Annotation:Miss Casey (2)
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MISS CASEY [2]. AKA - "Mrs. Casey," "Mistress Casey," "Madam Casey," "Madam Cassey." Scottish, Jig. A Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A form of "Over the River to Charlie (1)." Gow noted that this tune was "one of the most fashionable dances in Edinburgh 1787-88." See also Annotation:Mrs. Casey for more.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Button and Whittaker (Pocket Collection of Favorite Marches), vol. 1, p. 64. Cahusac (Pocket Companion for the German Flute), c. 1795 1800, vol. 2, p. 5. Cahusac (German Flute Preceptor), c. 1794-1800; p. 26. Gow (Strathspey Reels), vol. 2, 1788, p. 35. JEFDS, 2nd Series, No. 2, p. 23. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3, No. 299. Preston, 1796, p. 22. Wilson (Companion to the Ballroom), 1816, p. 89.
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