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The Kerry

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Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on August 9th 2002 by Doc Lawlor.

This tune has been added to 80 tunebooks.

Also known as Over The Water To Charlie, Sean Bui.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

1891-1945 Disc 2 by Michael Coleman
A Piper's Dream by Brian McNamara
Afterhours by The Bothy Band
Angelina Carberry And Martin Quinn by Angelina Carberry And Martin Quinn
Aontas by Aontas
Artistic License by Pendragon
Black Black Black by Cran
Caught In The Surf by Sheamus Heneghan And Family
Claddagh's Choice: An Anthology Of Irish Traditional Music by Various Artists
Cornerboys by Patrick Street
Dublin Made Me by Liam O'Connor And Seán McKeon
Farewell And Remember Me by Boys Of The Lough
Fiddle Duets by Andy McGann And Paddy Reynolds
Fluters Of Old Erin: Flute, Piccolo And Whistle Recordings Of The 1920's And 30's by Various Artists
Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
From Galway To Dublin: Early Recordings Of Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
Green Fields Of America Live In Concert by Green Fields Of America
Handprints by Donna Long
Highly Strung! by Padraic O'Reilly
Hives Of Honeyed Sound by Padraic Mac Mathuna
Inné Amarach by Teada
Ireland's Best Session Tunes CD 2 by Waltons Recording
Irish Traditional Concertina Styles by Various Artists
Old Hag You Have Killed Me by The Bothy Band
Piano + by Geraldine Cotter
Reeds And Rosin by Todd Denman And Dale Russ
Seoltai Seidte (Setting Sail) by Various Artists
Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume III by Various Artists
Songs, Jigs, Reels by Glenside And Kilfenora Ceili Bands
The Enduring Magic by Michael Coleman
The Flute Players Of Roscommon - Vol 1 by Various Artists
The King Of The Pipers by Leo Rowsome
The Long Grazing Acre by Paddy Keenan And Tommy O'Sullivan
The Sligo Indians by Tony DeMarco
The Sligo Indians by Tony DeMarco
The Stone In The Field by Tommy Reck
The Tailor's Choice by Joe Burke
The Wheels Of The World: Classics Of Irish Traditional Music by Various Artists
Traditional Irish Fiddle Music by The Kilfenora Fiddle Ceili Band
Traditional Irish Music by William Sullivan
Traditional Irish Music by Setanta
Traditional Irish Tunes Played On The Tin Whistle (1/2) by Geraldine Cotter
Tunes For Practice by Seamus Creagh
Unearthed by Paul McGlinchey

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The Kerry Slide

Enjoy! Try upping the tempo to 140 for 5-string banjo. That will give the fingers a workout!

Doc

# Posted on August 9th 2002 by Doc Lawlor

Over The Water To Charlie

I recognise this from a set that the Bothy Band played.

They start with Rosie Finn's Favourite, then play this (which they call Over The Water To Charlie) and finish with The Kid On The Mountain.

# Posted on August 9th 2002 by Jeremy

The Bothy's version is in G, as posted by Doc, and fiddle starts out an octave lower then moves to the higher octave for the last go round. I've also heard this played in sessions in D--same fiddle fingering as the low octave in G but moved up a string.

Here's the low octave G setting:

|G,B,D EB,D EFG DB,D|G,B,D EB,D E2 F G3|
|G,B,D EB,D EFG DB,D|1 BAG AGF E2 F G3:|
|2 BAG AGF E2 F G2 A||
|BAG AGF EFG DB,D|BAG AGF E2 AA2 A|
|BAG AGF EFG DB,D|1 G,B,D EB,D E2 F G2 A:|
|2 G,B,D EB,D E2 F G3|

On the 1975 album, it sounds to me like Peoples is "cranning" or rolling the open G, string instead of playing G,B,D.

# Posted on August 9th 2002 by Miss Lonelyhearts

Oops, sorry, that's the Live In Concert album. They call it Sean Bui (Yellow john).

# Posted on August 9th 2002 by Miss Lonelyhearts

no, thanks for posting that! ive been trying to figure out the bothy version, and i was confused because i thought that it was ded and not dBd after the efg. and the notes in the endings are switched around from how i heard them.

# Posted on February 4th 2005 by daiv

Over the Water to Charlie

Hi Everyone, I have been looking for the above tune but the version that the Bothy Band plays. I don't think the one listed in the tune section is that version. Can anyone help? Thanks. Lowhistle

# Posted on August 6th 2007 by LoWhistle

Re: Over the Water to Charlie

The comments for this version say it's the Bothy Band version. http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/882

# Posted on August 6th 2007 by spindizzy

Re: Over the Water to Charlie

"spindizzy's" link is as near as dammit to the Bothy Band version.

# Posted on August 6th 2007 by Kenny

Re: Over the Water to Charlie

If you have the rcording, why do you need the music?

# Posted on August 6th 2007 by llig leahcim

Tune Question

Hello Everybody, I am trying to find the music for "Over the Water to Charlie's", and the version listed here is not the one I neeed. My request is the middle tune of The Bothy Band's Rosie Finn's Favourite-Over the water to Charlie-Kid on the Mountain. Thanks.

# Posted on August 10th 2007 by LoWhistle

Re: Tune Question

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/882
Glad to see others are trying to improve the so called
"Tune Request" category

# Posted on August 10th 2007 by Tonya

Re: Tune Question

Look up, under Tunes: The Kerry (it's entered here as a slide).

It is recognisably the Bothy Band tune but has some differences (and I like the setting less). In the Comments below, someone has given the ABC's for the Bothy Band version as played on their Live In Concert album - it's played/notated an octave down, based on low G,

A transcription of the tune as played on the Bothies' first album doesn't seem to be in the Tunes base or comments.

# Posted on August 10th 2007 by nicholas

Re: Tune Question

Tonya's got it for you.

# Posted on August 10th 2007 by nicholas

Re: Tune Question

I should have said, above, "played on the Bothies' *second* album" ("Old Hag You Have Killed Me").

# Posted on August 11th 2007 by nicholas

Another

As once played in the USA from early fiddlers:

# Posted on August 13th 2007 by The Merry Highlander

There's another version here http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/882

# Posted on November 15th 2007 by Dow

Let's try that again: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/235

# Posted on November 15th 2007 by Dow