X:1
T:I think the Carlie’s wud the night
N:William Christie (1778-1849)
N:Christie was a dancing master, fiddler
N:and composer from Cuminestown, Aberdeenshire.
M:C
L:1/16
R:Strathspey
N:”Very Old”
B:Christie - Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Hornpipes,
B:Waltzes &c. (Edinburgh, 1820, p. 33)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
B2|{B}TA3FA3B dB3TB3d|{B}A3FA3B d3AA3B|d3AA3B {c}d3BB3d|{B}TA3FA3B d3A-A3B|
A3FA3B d3B B3d|{B}A3FA3B ~d3ef3d|e-f.g/.e/ f-g.a.f {f}Te3dB2d2|{B}A3FA3B {B}d2A2-A2||
B2|ddd2 f3-d {f}Te3eB2e2|dd3 f3d g2ef3d|eg3fa3 {f}Te3dB2d2|{B}A3FA3B {c}d2A2-A3B|
ddd2 f3-d {f}Te3B2e2|dd3 f3ds g3df3d|(ef).g.e (fg).a.f {f}Te3dB2d2|Aa3 {f}e3f {c}d2A2-A2||
I THINK THE CARLIE'S WUD THE NIGHT. Scottish, Strathspey (whole time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. William Christie, in whose 1820 collection this tune appears, indicated it was "Very Old."
Additional notes
Printed sources : - William Christie (Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Hornpipes, Waltzes &c.), Edinburgh, 1820; p. 33.
