Over the Water to Charlie (1)

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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
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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|]