Over the Water to Charlie (1)
X:1 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 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:|]
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
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:|
X:1
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
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:||
X:1
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
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:|]
X:2
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
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 :|]
X:3
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
D2A AFA | B/c/dF E2D | D2A AFA | B3d3 |
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:4
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
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:|]
X:5
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
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|]
X:1
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
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:|]
X:1
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
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||
X:1
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
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:|]
X:1
T:Ower The Water
B:Annie Shand - Old Scottish Music (1932, p. 24)
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
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|]