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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, vol. 2), c. 1795–1800; p. 5. Cahusac (German Flute Preceptor), c. 1794–1800; p. 26. Gow (Second Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1788; p. 35. JEFDS, 2nd Series, No. 2, p. 23. Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 3); No. 299. Preston (Entire New and Compleat Instructions for the Fife), 1796, p. 22. Wilson (A Companion to the Ballroom), 1816, p. 89.

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