Carle He Came O'er the Craft (The)

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X:1 T:Carle he Came o’er the Croft &c., The M:C| L:1/8 Q:"A little slow" B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations” (AKA - The B:McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 11, p. 30) F: https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/the_carle_he_came_o_er_the_croft__c.pdf N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland K:Amix (A>B A)e Tc(B/A/) c/d/e/f/|g2d2 B/d/g/d/ TB(A/G/)|(A>B A)e TcB/A/ ef/^g/| a^g/f/ ed/e/ c/e/a/e/ Tc(B/A/)::aA A>B =c/B/c/d/ e/d/e/f/|gG G>A B/=c/d/c/ TB(A/G/)|A2(T^g>f/g/4)a2e2| f/^g/a ed/c/ B/c/d/e/ Tc(B/A/):: AECE Ac/d/ e(c/4d/4e/4f/4)|gG/A/ B/c/d/e/ d/e/B/A/ G/d/B/G/| AEcE A,/B,/C/D/ Ef/^g/|aA/a/ e/c/d/e/ f/^g/a/e/ Tc(B/A/)::a/^g/a/b/ aA/B/ cE A/c/e/f/| TBd =gf/e/ d/c/B/A/ =G/A/B/d/|Tcd e(f/d/) Tcef^g|a(A/4B/4c/4d/4) e/c/f/d/ c/f/e/d/ Tc(B/A/):| |:A/E/A/B/ A/c/B/A/ e/a/^g/a/ A/c/e/c/|B/E/=G/A/ B/=g/f/e/ d/c/B/g/ G/B/d/e/|c/E/B/E/ F/A/A/A/ E/A/D/A/ C/E/A/B/| c/e/f/e/ a/e/d/c/ B/c/d/e/ d/c/B/A/::e/a/c'/e'/ a/A/c/e/ a/c'/a/e/ c/e/(d/4c/4B/4A/4)| B/E/G/A/ B/d/g/e/ d/c/B/d/ G/B/g/e/|(d/4c/4B/4A/4G/B/) (c/B/c/)a/ e/A/c/e/ f/e/f/^g/|(a/^g/a/)b/ a/e/d/c/ B/A/^G/B/ A2:| |:[M:12/8]"Brisk"A(c/B/A) T^G2 A BEf edc|B2e TcA/B/c/A/ BFA T^G>FE| Ace fed cBA e2T^G|F2d EAc TBAT^G A3::a2A Tc2d ecf edc| B2F T^G2A BT^de E2T^G|A2f e^ga be=d cBA|F2d E2c TBAT^G A3:|]

X:1 T:Carle he came o’er the Craft, The M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (1782, No. 55, p. 19) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amix A>BAe|cAce|gddc|Bc/d/ BG| A>BAe|cAce|aeed|cd/e/ cA:| aAAB|cdef|gGGA|B/c/d BG| AA/A/ a2|ge a2|aeed|c/d/e cA:|]

X:1 T:Carle he came o'er the croft, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:T. Straight - 24 Favourite Dances for the Year 1783 (p. 5) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amix A>BAe cAce|g2d2 B/=c/d BG|A>BAe ^cAce|a^g/f/ ed c/d/e cA:| |:aA2B c>def|gG2d B/=c/d BG|A2 ^gf/g/ a2 ef/g/|a^g/f/ ed c/d/e cA:|]

X:1 T:Carl Cam our the Craft, The M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Robert Petrie – Third Collection of Strathspey Reels (1802, p. 25) N:Dedicated to Francis Garden Esq. Junior of Troup by N:Robert Petrie at Kirkmichael. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A (AB)Ae cAce|=g2 dg (B/c/d) (BG)|(ABA)e cAce|afed (c/d/e) cA:| |:a(AA)B cdef|=gedc (B/c/d) (BG)|Aagb a2 (e/f/g)|aefd (c/d/e) cA:|]

X:1 T:Carle he came o’er the Craft, The M:C L:1/8 C:”By Ld. MacDonald” R:Strathspey B:John Gow – A Favorite Collection of Slow Airs, B:Strathspeys and Reels (London, c. 1804, p. 16) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amix [A,3C3E3A3] e cAce|[G,2D2B2g2] d2 (B/c/d) BG|A3e cAce|afed (c/d/e) cA:| |:aAAB cdef|gGG=c (B/c/d) BG|Aa^gb a2 ef/g/|afed cd/e/ cA:| |:A,/B,/C/B,/ A,e d/c/B/A/ ce|G,/A,/B,/A,/ G,d B/=c/d/c/ BG|A,/B,/C/B,/ A,e d/c/B/A/ ce|a/^g/f/e/ f/e/d/c/ d/e/f/g/ a/e/c/e/:| a/^g/a/b/ a/g/f/e/ f/e/d/c/ d/c/B/A/|g/f/g/a/ gd BG B/c/d/B/|Aa ^g/a/b/g/ a2 ef/g/|a/^g/f/e/ f/e/d/c/ d/e/f/g/ a/A/c/e/| a/^g/a/b/ a/g//e/ f/e/d/c/ d/c/B/A/|g/f/g/a/ g/a/b/a/ g/f/e/d/ =c/B/A/G/|Aa^gb ac’bd’|c’e’bc’ aAce||

X:2 T:Carle Came O'er the Craft, The M:C L:1/8 Q:"Allegretto" B:Wilson - Companion to the Ball Room (1816, p. 35) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A A<BAe cAce|=g2 dg B/c/d BG|A>BAe cAce|afed c/d/e cA:| |:aAAB cdef|ged=c B/c/d BG|Aagb a2 e/f/g|aefd c/d/e cA:|]

X:3 T:Carle he came o'er the craft, The M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:J. Anderson - Anderson's Budget of Strathspeys, Reels & Country Dances B: for the German Flute or Violin (Edinburgh, 1820, p. 20) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A AGAB =cdef|=g2 (d=c) BdB=G|A3 (Ac) cAce|a2 (ed) cecA:|| aAAB cdef|=g2 (dc) BdB=G|Aagb a2 (eg)|a2 (ed) cecA| aAAB =cdef|gde=c B(c/d/) (BG)|A/A/A (ag) a2 (eg)|(ae).f.d (cB).A.G||

X:1 T:Carle He came o’er the Craft, The M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 3 (1844–1845, p. 1) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A A3e {d}cAce|{ef}=g2 d=c (Bc/d/) B=G|A3e {d}cAce|aefd cecA:| aAAB cdef|=g=GG=c (B/c/d) BG|(Aa)^gb aefg|aefd cecA| aAAB cdef|=g=GG=c (B/c/d) BG|Aa^gb aefg|aefd cecA||

X:4 T:The Carle He Came O'er the Craft M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Amix Aeeg fdec|AeeB dGdB|Aeeg fdef|gedg BGdB|| Ag (f/g/a) fdec|Ag (f/g/a) (GB/c/) dB|Ag (f/g/a) (fd)ef|gedg BGdB|| ABAe cAce|g2d2 B/c/d/c/ BG|ABAe cAce|a^g/f/ ed c/d/e cA| aAAB cdef|aAAB cdef|aAAA B/c/d/c/ BG|A2 a^g a2 ef/g/|a/^g/f/e/ fd c/d/e cA||