Biddy From Sligo

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on May 18th 2003 by Trevor Jennings.

This tune has been added to 45 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

Borders by Ossian
Casey In The Cowhouse by Bobby Casey
In The Tradition by Boys Of The Lough
Just For Seumas by Gordon Duncan
King Of The Button Box by Jimmy Shand
Kitty Lie Over by Mick O'Brien And Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh
Meiteal by Seamus Begley And Stephen Cooney
Roag by Pipedown
Slainte Mhath by Slainte Mhath
The Totally Traditional Tin Whistle Tape by Various Artists
We'll Seek No More Engagements by Aidan Crossey
Wood And Stones by Rockin' Ceilidh Duo

X: 1
T: Biddy From Sligo
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|:dcd AFA|BGB AFA|dzA ABA|g3 f2e|
dcd AFA|BGB AzB|fa/a/a agf|1 e3 f2e:|2 ede d2e||
faa baa|faa baa|fa/a/a faa|ede gfe|
faa baa|faa baa|fg/g/a gfe|1 d3 d2f:|2 dze f2e||

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Biddy from Sligo

This is in response to a request by A�ife Redden on 18/5/03.
The main posting is a simplified version of a transcription by Larry Sanger of a source by Neillidh Boyle (further details on J-C's database). The full transcription is as follows, with ornaments, staccato notes, and drones:

|:dcd AFA|BGB AFA|.dzA ABA|{ga}g3 {fg}f2e|
dcd AFA|BGB .AzB|f .a/.a/.a {b}agf|1 e3 ~f2e:|2 ede [d2D4]e||
faa baa|faa baa|f .a/.a/.a faa|ede [gA]fe|
faa baa|faa baa|fg/g/a gfe|1 ~d3 d2f:|2 [.dD4]ze ~f2e||

# Posted on May 18th 2003 by Trevor Jennings

I think this is actually a slide

I'm not sure of the exact difference but I learned this to be a slide.

# Posted on October 3rd 2008 by buyseps

It's also on Sean Smyth's album, The Blue Fiddle

A MUST HAVE!

# Posted on October 3rd 2008 by buyseps

absolutely smashing set her on the Tube - Proinsias & Máiréad doubling up on this along with Rakes of Kildare

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zGVIkwWc0g&feature=related

Isn't the most beautiful?

# Posted on April 3rd 2010 by Pádraig

Lovely. The second tune in the clip is actually not "Rakes of Kildare" but "Wellington's Advance": http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2191

# Posted on April 3rd 2010 by slainte