Over the Water to Charlie (1)
X:0
T:Over the Water to Charlie
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Robert Bremner - Collection of Scots Reels, Country Dances (1757, p. 16)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
V:1 clef=treble name="0."
[V:1] A>BA A2G|T(F>EF) D3|ABA AFA|B3d3|
DED DEF|GF TE2D|dcB AFA|B3 {Bc}d3:|
|:d2e f2f|e2d T(cBA)|d2e fdg|Te3 A3|
dcd efg|fed T(c>BA)|(B/c/d)B AFA|B3 d3:|]
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| Theme code Index | 5531 5561H |
| Also known as | Charley Over the Water, Irish Lilt (7), Lacrum Cosh, Ligrum Cush, Marquis of Granby (The), Marquess of Granby (The), Over the Water (2), Over the River to Charlie, Pot Stick, Quadrille 5th Set – Finale, Sean Buidhe, Sean Bui, Shambuy (The), Shambuie (The), Shanbuie, What Will You Do When the War Will Come?, Wishaw's Delight, Yellow John (1), You’ll Never be any Good |
| Composer/Core Source | |
| Region | England, Scotland, United States |
| Genre/Style | Contra, English, Morris, Scottish |
| Meter/Rhythm | Jig/Quadrille |
| Key/Tonic of | D |
| Accidental | 2 sharps |
| Mode | Ionian (Major) |
| Time signature | 6/8 |
| History | |
| Structure | AB, AABB, AABBCCDD |
| Editor/Compiler | Robert Bremner |
| Book/Manuscript title | Book:Collection of Scots Reels (A) |
| Tune and/or Page number | p. 16 |
| Year of publication/Date of MS | 1757 |
| Artist | |
| Title of recording | |
| Record label/Catalogue nr. | |
| Year recorded | |
| Media |  Played by: Hood, Wink & Swagger Source: Soundcloud Image: Prince Charles Edward Stuart (1720-1788) was indeed 'over the water', in France with a price on his head should he return to Britain, growing old, fat and alcoholic, while his air was advancing in popularity through the 18th century. |
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X:1
T:Over the Water [2]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig and Country Dance Tune
B:Walter Rainstorp music manuscript collection (1747, p. 42)
F: https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/2057949
N:The cover is inscribed "Walter Rainstorp, 1747. Bought in Cheap Side,
N:London, 1747".
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F
V:1 clef=treble name="1."
[V:1] c2c cdB |ABG FAB|c2c cAc|d3 f3|
F2F FGA|B2A G2e|fed cAc|d3 f3:|
|:f2g a2b|gaf ge|f2g aba|g3 c3|
f2g aba-|agf edc|d/e/fd cAc|d3 f3:|
show score for: Over the Water [2]
X:2
T:Over the Water [2]
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F
V:1 clef=treble name="2."
[V:1] c2c c2d|ABG FAB|cdc cAc|d3 f3|
F2F FGA|B2A G2F|fed cAc|d3 f3:|
|:f2g a2b|gaf gec|f2g aba|g3 c3|
f2g aba|gaf gec|(d/e/f)d cAc|d3 f3:||
show score for: Over the Water [2]
X:3
T:Over the Water to Charlie
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Brisk"
B:James Oswald - Caledonian Pocket Companion, vol. 4 (1760, p. 7)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
V:1 clef=treble name="3."
[V:1] A2A (AB)G|(FG)E (DF)G|(AB)A (AF)A|B3d3|
D2D (DE)F|(GA)F TE2D|(dc)B (AF)A|B3 d3:|
|:d2e (fg)f|(ef)d (ec)A|d2e (fg)f|Te3A3|
d2e (fg)f|(ef)d (ec)A|(B/c/d)B AFA|B3d3:|
|:(AF)D (AF)D|(BG)E (BG)E|AFD EFA|TB3d3|
AFD dAF|GAF TE2D|fed AFA|TB3d3:|
|:dfd dfd|ecA acA|dfd dfd|Te3A3|
dfd afd|(c/d/e)c ecA|(B/c/d)B AFA|B3d3:|
|:AAD BBD|AAD TE2D|dfD EFA|TB3 d3|
DDd EEd|FFd TE2D|(f/g/f/e/)d AFA|B3d3:|
|:fdf (a/g/f/e/)d|ecA ecA|fdf (a/g/f/e/)d|fdf (a/g/f/e/)d|
(g/f/g/a/)g (f/e/f/g/)f|efd (e/d/c/B/)A|(B/c/d)B AFA|TB3d3:|
|:(D/E/F/G/)A DFA|(E/F/G/A/)B EGB|(D/E/F/G/)A DFA|B3d3|
DdD AdD|BdD TE2D|(a/g/f/e/)d AFA|TB3d3:|
|:(a/g/f/e/)d (a/g/f/e/)d|ecA acA|(a/g/f/e/)d (a/g/f/e/)d|Tf3a3|
ggb ffa|efd ecA|(B/c/d)B AFA|TB3d3:|]
show score for: Over the Water to Charlie
X:4
T:Over the Water to Charlie
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Aird - Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. II (1785)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
V:1 clef=treble name="4."
[V:1] A2A A>BG | FGE D>FG | A>BA AFA | B3d3 |
D2D DEF | GAF E2D | dcB AFA | B3d3 :|
|: d2e fgf | efd ecA | d2e fgf | e3 A3 |
d2e fgf | efd ecA | (B/c/dB) AFA | B3 d3 :|
|: AFD AFD | BGE BGE | AFD EFA | B3d3 |
AFD dAF | GAF E2D | fed AFA | B3d3 :|
|: dfd dfd | ecA acA | dfd dfd | e3A3 |
dfd afd | (c/d/e)c ecA | (B/c/d)B AFA | B3d3 :|]
show score for: Over the Water to Charlie
X:5
T:Over the Water to Charlie
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:From Ann Winnington's music manuscript book, from the early 19th century.
N:Winnington was an American, probably a pianist, who resided in England.
K:D
V:1 clef=treble name="5."
[V:1] D2A AFA | B/c/dF E2D | D2A AFA | B3d3 |
show score for: Over the Water to Charlie
D2A AFA | B/c/dF E2D | dfd ecA | d3 {B/c/}d3 :|
|: dfd ecA | (B/c/)dF E2D | dfd ecA | B3d3 | dfd ecA | dcB AFA | D2A AFA | (B3 {B/c/}d3) :|]
X:6
T:Original Set of O'er the Water to Charlie
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Gow - 3rd Collection of Niel Gow's Reels, 3rd ed., p. 12 (orig. 1792)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
V:1 clef=treble name="6."
[V:1] D|A2A (AB).G|(FG).E D/A,/B,/C/ D/4E/4F/4G/4|A>BA AFA|B3 Td3|
D2D DEF|{A}G2F {F}E2D|{B/c/}d>cB A<FA|B2Tc {e}d2:|
|:A|Td2e f2d|(ef).d {d}cBA|~d2e (fgf)|{f}e3 ABc|
Td>cd efg|{f/g/}.a/>.g.f .e.d.c.|{B/c}d>cB A<FA|B2Tc {e}d2:|]
show score for: Original Set of O'er the Water to Charlie
X:7
T:Over the Water to Charley (Old Scotch)
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:"Allegro"
R:Jig
B:Thomas Wilson - Companion to the Ball Room (1816, p. 53)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
V:1 clef=treble name="7."
[V:1] GBd dBd|{fg}g2B A2G|GBd dBd|e3 g3|
GBd dBd|efg dBd|g/a/bg afd|e3 g3||
g/a/bg afd|e/f/gB A2G|g/a/bg afd|e3 g3|
bag afd|e/f/gB A2G|GBd dBd|e3 g3|]
show score for: Over the Water to Charley (Old Scotch)
X:8
T:Charley
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
N:Possibly a pipe version
S:John Rook music manuscript collection (1840, p. 89, Wigton, Cumbria)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
V:1 clef=treble name="8."
[V:1] A2A ABG|FGE DFG|ABA AFA|B3d3|
D2D DEF|GAF E2D|dcB AFA|B3 d3:|
|:d2e fgf|efd ecA|d2e fgf|e3A3|
d2e fgf|efd ecA|B/c/dB AFA|B3d3:|
|:AFD AFD|BGE BGE|AFD EFA|B3d3|
AFD dAF |GAF E2D|fed AFA|B3d3:|
|:dfd dfd|ecA acA|dfd dfd|e3c3|
dfd afd|c/d/ec ecA|B/c/dB AFA|B3 d3:|
|:AAd BBD|AAD E2D|dfD EFA|B3d3|
DDd EEd|FFd E2D|f/g/f/e/d AFA|B3d3:|
|:fdf a/g/f/ed|ecA ecA|fdf a/g/f/e/d|fdf a/g/f/e/d|
g/f/g/a/g f/e/f/g/f|efd e/d/c/B/A|B/c/dB AFA|B3d3:|
D/E/F/G/A DFA|D/E/F/G/A DFA|D/E/F/G/A DFA|B3d3|
DdD AdD|BdD E2D|a/g/f/e/d AFA|B3d3:|
|:a/g/f/e/d a/g/f/e/d|ecA acA|a/g/f/e/d a/g/f/e/d|f3a3|
ggb ffa|efd ecA|B/c/dB AFA|B3d3:|]
show score for: Charley
X:9
T:Untitled Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:"Moderate time"
B:R.M. Levey - First Collection of the Dance Music of Ireland (1858, No. 15, pp. 6-7)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F
V:1 clef=treble name="9."
[V:1] c>dc c2B|A2G F3|c>dc cAc|d3 f3|
f>ed cdB|A>BA F2c|f>ga gec|d3 f2c:|
|:f2g aba|g2f e2c|f2g aba|g3 c2c|
f2g aba|g2f ede|fed cBA|1 d3 f2c:|2 d3 f3||
show score for: Untitled Jig
X:10
T:Untitled jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:R.M. Levey - First Collection of the Dance Music of Ireland (1858, No. 109, p. 43)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
V:1 clef=treble name="10."
[V:1] ABA A2G|F2E D3|ABA AFA|B3 d3|
dcB ABG|FGE D3|def ecA|B3 d3:|
|:d2e fgf|e2d c2A|d2 e fgf|e3A3|
d2e fgf|e2 d cBc|dcB AGF|B3 d3:|]
show score for: Untitled jig
X:11
T:Ower The Water
B:Annie Shand - Old Scottish Music (1932, p. 24)
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
V:1 clef=treble name="11."
[V:1] D2A AFA|B/2c/2dF E2D|DFA AFA|BAB def|
DFA AFA|Bcd AFD|dfd ecA|B3d3:|
dfd ecA|d2F E2D|dfd ecA|B3d2 A|
dfd ecA|d2F E2D|D2A AFA|B3d2A|
ded ecA|Bcd AFD|ded ecA|B3d2f/g/|
agf edc|dcB AFA|DFA AFA|BABd3|]
show score for: Ower The Water