Jessie Over The Bridge

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on December 7th 2004 by errik.

This tune has been added to 22 tunebooks.

Also known as Con McGinley's, 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 Lynn Saoirse
• 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