ANDREW CAREY [1]. AKA - "Andy Carey," "Andrew Carr." AKA and see "Tipperary Hills," "Scotland," "The Yairds o' Finnigirth." Irish, English, Scottish; Hop Jig (slip jig) and Air. England, Northumberland. D Major (Athole, Cole, Gow, Raven, Roche): G Major (Bruce & Stokoe, Vickers). Standard. AAB (Athole, Gow, Hunter): AABB. The tune's title appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes ("The Northern Minstrel's Budget"), which he published c. 1800./ Appears as a country dance called "Scotland" in Playford (1709), and as a slower version in "The Yairds o' Finnigirth" from the Shetlands. Bruce & Stokoe print lyrics to the tune, beginning:
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As I went to Newcastle, My journey was not far,
I met with a sailor lad, His name was Andrew Carr.
And hey for Andrew, Andrew, Ho for Andrew Carr,
And hey for Andrew, Andrew, Ho for Andrew Carr.
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Bruce & Stokoe, Northumbrian Minstrelsy, 1882; pg. 179 (appears as "Andrew Carr"). Charlton Memorial Tune Book, 1956; pg. 17 (appears as "Andrew Carey"). Cole (1001 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 78. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 1, 1799; pg. 36. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 290. O'Neill (1001 Gems), No. 430 (appears as "Tipperary Hills"). Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 130. Roche Collection, 1982; Vol. II, pg. 24. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 138 (appears as "Andrew Carr"). Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 306.
T:Andrew Carr
L:1/8
M:9/8
R:Slip Jig
B:The Athole Collection
K:D Major
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T:Andrew Carr
L:1/8
M:9/8
S:Bruce & Stokoe - Northumbrian Minstrelsy
K:G
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ANDREW CAREY [2]. AKA and see "Andrew Carr".
ANDREW CARR. See "Andrew Carey."
ANDREW KERR. Probably "Andrew Carr/Carey." Printed by an anonymous publisher around 1730.
SCOTLAND [1]. AKA and see "The Yairds o' Finnigirth," "Andrew Carr." English (Scottish?), Country Dance (9/4 or 9/8 time). G Major. Standard. One part. "Scotch tunes" enjoyed a vogue in late 19th century England; some were composed in the Scottish style and others were appropriated. This tune appears in John Playford's "The English Dancing Master" in editions from 1657-1709. The Shetlands have produced a ornamental slow version of the tune called "The Yairds o' Finnigrith," and Merryweather (1989) begs comparison with "Drops of Brandy." Cooke (The Fiddle Tradition of the Shetland Isles), 1986; Ex. 38a, pg. 91. Merryweather (Merryweather's Tunes for English Bagpipes), 1989; pg. 47.
TIPPERARY HILLS (Cnuic Tiobraid-Arainn). AKA and see "Andrew Carey" [1], "Andrew Carr," "Over the Hill to Tipperary," "Michael Gorman's." Irish, Slip Jig. D Major. Standard. AABB. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 83. O'Neill (1850), 1903/1979; No. 1148, pg. 216. O'Neill (1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 430, pg. 84. Folkways FW 6819, Michael Gorman - "Irish Jigs, Reels & Hornpipes" (1956).
T:Tipperary Hills
L:1/8
M:9/8
S:O'Neill - 1001 Gems (430)
K:D
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