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 Theme code Index    5753 5525
 Also known as    Oh Nannie, Oh Nanny wilt though gang with me?, Oh Nanny wilt thou fly with me?, Oh Nanny wilth thou go with me?
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Thomas Carter
 Region    England, Scotland
 Genre/Style    English, Scottish, Stage
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    One part
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:David Sime
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The Edinburgh Musical Miscellany
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 83, p. 187
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1792
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X:1 T:Oh Nanny wilt thou fly with me? M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:Sime - Edinburgh Musical Miscellany (1792) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Eb (G>A)|(B<e) (d<c) B2 (G>A)|(B>c) (B<G) F2 (B>D)|{F}E2 zE E3G|(Fc) (BA) {A}G2 (G>A)| (B<e) (d<B) B2 G>A|(B>c) (B<G) F2 z>D|E2 E2 E2zG|(Fc) (BA) {A}G3B| e>f gg (fd) zB| (c>d)e e {e]d3B|g2 (f/e/d/c/) f3 g/f/|d2 e c B2 z2| (c>d) e e (dB) zG|A>B c c BGzE|A3 (G/F/) (Ge2)B|(AG)(FE) !fermata!B4| (c>d) e e (dB) zG|(A>B) cc (BG) zE|A3 (G/F/) (Ge2) (d/c/)|{c}(BA/G/ B/A/) (B/F/) G2 zB| {c}(B/=A/B/c/B) _A G e z B|{c}(B/=A/B/c/B) _A G e zB|(B/c/d/e/) f (g/a/) (g/e/) z(c/A/)z|G2E2 D2z2||


X:1 T:Oh Nannie M:C L:1/16 Q:"Andante" B:Edward Riley – “Riley’s Flute Melodies vol. 1” (New York, 1814, No. 221, p. 59) B: https://archive.org/details/flutemelodies0000rile/page/n73/mode/2up Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B3c|(dg3)(fe3) d4 (B3c)|d3edB3 A4 d3F|{A}G4 z2G2 G4z2B2|A2e2d2c2 c2B2B3c| d3edB3 A4 z2F2|G6G2 G4z2 B2|(A2e2)(d2c2) (c2B2) z2d2|g3a b2b2 (a2f2) d2d2|(e3{fede}f) g2g2 (g2f2) z2(d2| b4) (agfe) a6bg|(f3g) Te4-d4 z4|(e3{fede}f) g2g2 (f2d2) z2B2|(c3{dcBc}d) e2e2 (d2B2) z2G2| (c6d)c B2g4d2|.c2.B2.A2.G2 !fermata!d6^d2|(e3f) g2g2 (f2d2)z2B2|c3d e2e2 (d2B2) z2G2|(c3BA) B2 (g4fe)| (edcB) (dcBA) G4 z2d2|{e}d^cde (d2=c2) B2g2 z2d2|{e}d^cde (d2=c2) B2g2 z2d2|defg !fermata!a {baga} bc'bg zec z|B4A4G4z4||


X:1 T:O Nanny wilt thou gang with me M:C L:1/16 R:Air B:John Burks music manuscript collection dated 1821 N:This version of the tune is poorly transcribed or copied, compared N:with other tunes in his ms. which also contains another version of N:the melody called "O Betsy will thou gang with me," which looks like N:an accurate copy from a book. N:Nothing is known of Burks, although the provenance of his N:ms. is English. His music ms. surfaced in the United States, and had N: possibly been in the possession of his descendants until the N:mid-20th cent. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F V:1 (A3B)|(cf3) (ed3) c4 (A3B)|(c3d) (cA3) G4 (c3E)|(G3F) z z2 F2 F6A2|(G3dc2) B2 {B}A4 (A3B)|(df3) (ed3) c4 (A3B)| (c3d) (cA3) G4 (c3E)|F6F2 F4 c2A2|G4{AG}A2 B2A4z2|(f3ga2) a2 (g2e2) z2 c2|(d3ef2) f2{f}e4 z2c2|a4{g}f2{e}d2 g6 (af)| e4{f}f2{e}d2 {^cd}=c4z4|(d3e) f2 f2(ec) c4 A2|(B3cd2) d2 (c2A2)z2F2|B6 (AG) A2f2 z2c2|B2A2 G2F2 !fermata!c4z2|(d3e) f2f2 (e2c2) z2A2| (B3cd2) d4 (c2A2) z2F2|B6 {cB}(AG) A2 f4 (ed)|{d}c2 (BA) {c}B2 (AG) F4 z2c2|{d}(c=Bcdc2) =B2 A2f2z2c2| {d}(c=Bcdc) _B2A2f2z2c2|(cdefg2) (ab) (af) z2 (dB) z2|G2 (B>d) c3B (B2A4)c2|{c}(c=Bcdc2) =B2 A2f2c4c2| {d}(c=Bcdc2)=B2 A2f2z2c2|(cdefg2) (ab) (ag)c4 B>G|A2{c}B4{A}G2 {EF}F4|| V:2 F3-G|(Bd3) (cB3) A4 (F3G)|(A3B) (AF3) E4 z4|z2 c2 {e}d3[D4F4B4] c2{A}A2{G}F2|(F3B)A2G2{G}F4 (F3G)|(Ad3) (cB3) A4 (F3G)| (A3B) (AF3) E4 z4|z2 f2e2{d}d2 c4{c}A2F2|E4 {FE}F2 G2 F4 z2|z2c2f2f2 e2c2z2c2|(B3cd2) d2 {c}c4 z4|z2 f2 d2 A2 =B4{cd}c2(fd)| c4 {d}d2 {c}=B2 c4z4|(=B3c) d2d2 c4z2F2|(G3A B2) B2 A2-F2 z4|z2 G2G2 (FE) F2A2 z2c2|B2A2G2F2 !fermata!E4z2|(B3c) d2d2 c4 z2F2| (G3AB2) B4A2-F2 z4|G6 {AG} (FD) F2-c2 d2(cB)|{B}A2 (GF) {A}G2 (FD) F4 z2A2|{B}(AGGAF2) G2F2A2z2A2| {B}(AGABA2) G2F2A2z2A2|(G2 cd e2) (fg) (fA) z2 (BG)|E2 (G>B) A3G G2F4A2|(AGABA2) G2F2A2 z2A2| {B}(AGABA2) G2F2A2z2A2|(G=Bcd)(e2 fg) fA c2 (BG) z2|F2{A}G4{F}E2 F4||


X:1 T:O Betsy will thou gang with me M:C| L:1/8 R:Air B:John Burks music manuscript collection dated 1821 N:Burks' ms. also contains another version called "O Nanny N:wilt thou gang with me." N:Nothing is known of Burks or the provenance of his N:ms. but it is probable he was from England. N:His music ms. surfaced in the United States, and had possibly N:been in the possession of his descendants. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C FG|(AdcB) A2 F>G|A>B (AF) E2 AC|D2D2D3F|EBAG F2 F>G| AdcB A2 F>G|A>B AG E2 A>[A,C] |D2D2D3A|E>GF>A GF E2|c>dc>e d>ed>f| e>fe>g f>gf>a|c>dc>e d>ed>f|e>fe>g f>gf>a|e>fe>g af zB/G/|F2E2D2FG|| A>B dcA2 FG|ABAF E2 AC|D2D2D3F|EB AG F2 FG|Ad cB A2 FG| AB AF z2 AC|D2D2D2zF|EB AG GF2A|d>ef fc c2 zA| d>cd d2 {d}c2 zA|f2 e/d/c/B/ dfd|ce/dc/B/ A2G|B>cd dcA zF|G>AB>B AG zD| G2 F/E/ F2 d A|GFED A4|B>c dd c2 AzF2|GABc B2 AF| F3 FE F d cB| {B}AG/F/ A/G/F/E/ D2 zA|{B}A/G/A/B/A G F2 d2A2:|A/B/c/d/e/f/g/ dB z2BG|F2E2D2G||


X: 1 T:Glee Oh Nanny. RHu.154 T:O Nanny. RHu.154 S:R.Hughes MS,1823,Whitchurch,Shrops. A:Whitchurch, Shropshire Z:Tony Weatherall 2006 M:C L:1/8 Q:1/2=65 K:G B>c|dg f>e d2B>c|d>e dB A2dF|G3GG3B|Ae dc B2B>c|! dg f>e d2B>c|d>e dB A2 d>F|G2G2G2 zB|ce dc B2 zd|! g>abb af zd|e>fggf2zd|b2a/g/f/e/ a3b/g/|f2a/g/f/e/d2zd|! e>fgg fd zB|c>dee dB zG|c3B/A/ Bg2d|cBAG d2zd|! e>fgg fdzB|c>dee dBzG|c3B/A/ Bg2f/e/|e/d/c/B/ d/c/B/A/ G2zd|! d/^c/d/e/ d=c Bgzd|d/^c/d/e/ d=c Bgzd|d/e/f/g/ ab/c'/ b/g/ ze/c/z|B2A2G2|]


X: 1 T:Oh Nanny. JGi.062 O:Tealby,Lincolnshire M:C L:1/8 Q:1/4=110 S:Joshua Gibbons MS,1823,Tealby,Lincs. N:tune of popular 18th century song by Thomas Carter R:air Z:VMP/R.Greig, 2009 K:G B>c|d<gf<e d2 B>c|d>ed<BA2d>F|{A}G3GG3B|Aedc{c}B2B>c| d<gf<ed2B>c|d<ed<BA2zF|G2G2G2zB|Aedc{c}B3d| g>abb a<fzd|e>fggfzd|b (a/g/f/e/)a3b/g/|f2ge~d2z2| e>fgg fdzB|c>dee dBzG|c3(B/A/)Bg2d|cBAGHd4| e>fgg fdzB|c>dee dBzG|c3B/A/ G(g2f/)e/{d}cB/A/|(d/c/B/A/)G2zd| {e}(d/^c/d/e/) d=c Bgzd|{e}(d/^c/d/e/) d=c Bgzd|d/e/f/2g/ a2 b/2c'/2 b/2g/2ze/2c/2|B2~A2G2|]