Over The Water To Bessie

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on November 17th 2003 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 49 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Altan by Altan
• Altan's Finest by Altan
• Ceol A'Ghleanna by Ciarán Ó Maonaigh
• The First Ten Years: 1986 - 1995 by Altan
• Wooden Flute Obsession Disk 2 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Over The Water To Bessie
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
dB|:A2FA BAFA|~A2FD EDEF|A2FA BAFB|1ABAF D3A:|2ABAF D3g||
|:~f3d g2ge|~f3d ~e3c|defg a2ab|1afed Bdde:|2afed Bdd2||

Over The Water To Bessie (reel)

Source: Frankie Kennedy and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh : "Altan"
Transcription: g.m.p.

# Posted on November 17th 2003 by gian marco

Frankie, I miss you.

# Posted on November 17th 2003 by gian marco

does anyone know what reel comes after this one in Altan's "the cat that ate the candle" medley? It's not listed anywhere...so if anyone recognizes it...

# Posted on March 2nd 2005 by JennyRampage

Is it.............?

"Dandy Denny Cronin" ?

# Posted on March 2nd 2005 by Kenny

Over the Water to Bessie???

Frankie Kennedy actually plays 3 reels on the track, and I think this is the middle one. The real "Over the Water to Bessie" is probably the one posted by Kenny: http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2832

# Posted on March 19th 2005 by slainte

This belongs in the 'Highland fling' family of tunes that comes under varied guises/names: The Little Pack of Tailors, the Wind that Shakes the Barley, etc
the kinship is most obvious here in part 2.

# Posted on July 15th 2009 by birlibirdie