Jessie Over The Bridge

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on December 7th 2004 by errik.

This tune has been added to 32 tunebooks.

Also known as Con McGinley's, Over The Bride To Betty, Over The Bridge To Bessie.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• ...Born For Sport by Paul O'Shaughnessy And Harry Bradley
• A Letter Home by Athena Tergis
• Blackwater by Altan
• Horse With A Heart by Altan
• Maiden Voyage by Various Artists
• Memories From The Holla by Peter Carberry, Angelina Carberry And John Blake
• The Road To Glenlough by James Byrne
• The Words That Remain by Solas
• We Won't Go Home 'Til Morning by Brendan Begley

X: 1
T: Jessie Over The Bridge
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
|:(3Bcd ef g2 eg|faaf gfed|(3Bcd ef g2 fg|1afge d3 A:|2afge dABA||
|:GE~E2 GEBE|GEBE D2 EF|GE~E2 GABd|1edcA dABA:|2edcA d3 A||

Over the Bridge to Bessie

I learned a slighly different version of this tune from Harry Bradley and Paul O'Shaughnessy's duet playing. According to the notes, Harry learned it from Nigel and Diana Boullier from Co. Down.

K: Dmaj (?)
BA|:GEBE GE~E2|GEBE D2EF|GEBE GABc|1 edce d2BA:|2 edce d3A||
(3Bcd ef ~g3e|abaf gfed|(3Bcd ef g2fg|1 afge d3A:|2 afge d2||

The second part is almost identical to that of John Egan's: http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/909 This is probably not related to "Over the *Water* to Bessie" recorded by Frankie Kennedy.

# Posted on March 19th 2005 by slainte

Closely Related Tune

Johnny Loughran's, or Con McGinley's: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1643

# Posted on June 2nd 2007 by slainte

T:Over thr Bride to Betty
M:4/4
S:Memories From The Holla by Angelina Carberry
R:reel
Z:gian marco pietrasanta
K:EDor
GEBE GE~E2|GEBE D2BA|GEBE GABd|1edce d2BA:|2edce d3A||
Bdef g2ge|agfa gfed|Bdef g2e/f/g|afge d2BA|
Bdef g2ge|abgf gfed|Bdef g2ge|afge d2BA|

# Posted on October 23rd 2010 by gian marco