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The Prince Of Wales reel

By Donald MacPhedran

Also known as Bealach A’ Chara, No Surrender, The Pass Of Cara.

There are 12 recordings of this tune.

The Prince Of Wales has been added to 7 tune sets.

The Prince Of Wales has been added to 80 tunebooks.

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Five settings

1
X: 1
T: The Prince Of Wales
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
a|c2BA AAAB|ceeA feca|c2 BA AAAc|Bcac BBBa|
c2 BA AAAB|ceeA feca|ddde feaf|ecdB AAA||
a|cAeA fAed|cAeA feca|cAeA fAec|Bcac BBBa|
cAeA fAed|cAeA fece|ddde feaf|ecdB AAA||
2
X: 2
T: The Prince Of Wales
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amix
a|c2BA AAAc|e2eA feca|c2BA AAAc|e2ac BBBd|
c2BA AAAc|e2eA fece|d2de fgaf|ecdB AAA||
a|cAeA fAeA|cAeA feca|cAeA fAed|cAac BBBd|
cAeA fAeA|ceeA fece|d2de fgaf|ecdB AAA||
3
X: 3
T: The Prince Of Wales
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
A|F2ED D3E|FAAD BAFd|F2 ED D3F|EFdF E3d|
F2 ED D3E|FAAD BAFd|F3A BAdB|AFGE FD D2||
A|FDAD BDAG|FDAD BAFd|FDAD BDAF|EFdF E3d|
FDAD BDAG|FDAD BAFA|F3A BAdB|AFGE FD D2||
# Added by JACKB .
4
X: 4
T: The Prince Of Wales
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
d|B2AG G3A|BddG edBG|B2 AG G3B|ABdB A3d|
B2 AG G3A|BddG edBG|B3d edge|dBcA BG G2||
d|BGdG eGdc|BGdG BA A2|BGdG eGdB|ABdB G3d|
BGdG eGdc|BGdG ed (3Bcd|B3d edge|dBcA BG G2||
# Added by JACKB .
5
X: 5
T: The Prince Of Wales
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
A|F2ED D3E|FAAD BAFD|F2 ED D3F|EFAF E3A|
F2 ED D3E|FAAD BAFD|F3A BAdB|AFGE FD D2||
A|FDAD BDAG|FDAD FE E2|FDAD BDAF|EFAF D3A|
FDAD BDAG|FDAD BA (3FGA|F3A BAdB|AFGE FD D2||
# Added by JACKB .

Six comments

A simple but nice traditional Scottish reel I picked up from Margaret Stewart and Allan MacDonalds album "Fhuair mi Pog".
Allan plays it on Scottish smallpipes.

Also known as Bealach a’ Chara or The Pass of Cara.

The Prince Of Wales (reel)

This tune was composed by Donald MacPhedran.

McPhedran setting

From Donald McPhedran’s Collection

X:1
T:Prince of Wales, The
C:D. McPhedran
R:Reel
M:C
L:1/8
K:Amix
a|c2BA AAAc|e2eA feca|c2BA AAAc|e2ac BBBd|
c2BA AAAc|e2eA fece|d2de fgaf|ecdB AAA||
a|cAeA fAeA|cAeA feca|cAeA fAed|cAac BBBd|
cAeA fAeA|ceeA fece|d2de fgaf|ecdB AAA|]

Second name from Alasdair White

He also calls it the Lads of…Mull…?? to mine own ears.

Lads of Mull

You heard right, in fact the tune has been posted under that title elsewhere on this site. Nice Youtube of Fin Moore playing it on pipes if you care to Google it.