Product Number:
30745S3
Format:
Digital Sheet Music
Skill Level:
Intermediate
Notation Type:
Standard Notation
Pages:
2
Binding:
Digital Download
Publisher:
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published:
7/16/2025
Scottish. Ionian Mode. Roud 3772. A version of this very popular song arranged by Malcolm Lawson in Songs of the North (c.1894) inspired by the author's arrangement. Lawson described it as "a Highland rowing measure" and Jacobite song. The lyrics describe Bonnie Prince Charlie's escape from the Jacobite Uprising in 1745-6 after the Battle of Culloden on 16 April, 1746. Flora McDonald helped Prince Charlie (Charles Edward Stuart) flee to the Isle of Skye in a boat and he is said to have disguised himself as her Irish maid Betty Burke to elude capture. Prince Charles eventually reached France and remained in Europe for the rest of his life. It is very important to bring out the repetitive rhythmic structure of the piece to emulate the rowing of the Skye boat.
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