Clare’s Dragoons march

This is really a march, not a reel. But I wanted it in 4/4 time so I called it a reel.
This comes from a collection of irish whistle tunes.

A march can be 4/4-- can’t it?
I played this last night with Chris Droney, concertina legend. Very nice tune.

…the number of main beats in a march’s meter is equal to the number of feet possessed by the species intended to do the marching. 🙂

Do animals with four legs only ever have one foot on the ground at any one time. What an amazing thought 🙂

This is a version of a popular Scottish songs called “Happy We’ve Been A’ Thegither”:

X:665
T:Happy We’ve Been A’ Thegither
S:Memory
Z:Nigel Gatherer
L:1/8
M:2/4
K:D
A | FA AB | d>e dA | FA Af | ed B2 |
FA AB | d>e dA | FA Af | ef d :|
e | fa e>f | d>e fd | fa e>f | g/f/e/d/ B>g |
f<a e>d | de fg | a<A Af | ef d :|]

I love it.. & what about marches in 3/4, 6/8 & 9/8 eh? 😀

Marches in 3/4 for wounded warriors with canes

Marches in 6/8 for wounded warriors with walkers

Marches in 9/8 for wounded warriors who have lost their mind but still dancing

The Spanish Lady is a polka version of this march
https://thesession.org/tunes/1117
which came first does someone know?

See Open the Door (another march) for similarities:
https://thesession.org/tunes/4989

Sheet music from 1866 ,great cover art.
http://digital.library.temple.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15037coll1/id/901