Bidh Eoin

strathspey

Key signature: Bminor

Submitted on January 16th 2005 by slainte.

This tune has been added to 17 tunebooks.

Also known as The Drummer, Seallaibh Curraigh Eòghainn.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• ...Born For Sport by Paul O'Shaughnessy And Harry Bradley
• Cape Breton Live - Take 2 by Various Artists
• Ceol A'Ghleanna by Ciarán Ó Maonaigh
• First Hand by Mairi Rankin
• John Daly by John Daly
• Journeyman by Gerry O'Connor
• Legacy Of The Scottish Fiddle Vol. 2 by Alasdair Fraser, Muriel Johnstone And Natalie Haas
• The Donegal Fiddle by Various Artists
• The Spirit Of West Clare by Bobby Casey
• The Three Piece Flute by Desi Wilkinson
• Traditional Fiddle Music Of Cape Breton Volume 2: The Rovers Return by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Bidh Eoin
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K: Bmin
d>cB<A F2E>F|A2A>B c<AA>c|d>cB<A F2E2|f>ed<c c<BB>c:|
d2d>f e2e>f|d2d>f e>cA2|d>cd>f e2e>f|f>ed<c c<BB>c:|

Bidh Eoin (highland)

I happened to record Gerry O'Connor playing this tune in a radio programme. It really sounded familiar to me, and then I noticed Cape Breton singer Mary Jane Lamond sings in Gaelic to this melody. The song has a phrase "bidh Eòghann," and so the relation between the tune and the song is obvious. For the lyrics and the English translation, see this page: http://www.maryjanelamond.com/songs/seallaibh.html

Well, another setting of this melody is already posted as "The Drummer": http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2041 It's in a different key and has a somewhat different first part. Is my transcription worth of a separate entry? What do you think?

# Posted on January 16th 2005 by slainte

Set Suggestion

I think we can play this tune as a slow reel, then into St. Kilda Wedding (http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1606) or The Sound of the Sleat (http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1101) Should sound great on two fiddles or more.

# Posted on January 18th 2005 by slainte

It doesn't have to be 'slow' necessarily. As is classic, 'highland flings' have tended to be reincarnated, get a second wind, as single reels.

# Posted on January 5th 2006 by ceolachan

"Bidh Eoin" ~ taken with a highland malt single malt

R: highland fling
K: b minor
|: B>c |
d>cB*A F2 E>F | A2 A>B c*AA>c | d>cB*A F2 E>F | f*ed>c B2 :|
|: (3ABc |
(3ddd d>f (3eee e>f |1 d2 d>f e*cA>c | d2 d>f e>^de>g | f*ed>c B2 :|
2 d2 d>f e*c A2 | B>^AB>c d>cd>b | a*fe>c B2 :|

# Posted on January 5th 2006 by ceolachan

Bidh Eoin

You can listen to Gerry O'Connor playing this tune: http://www.rte.ie/radio1/thelatesession/rams/19december.ram (16:30-) Now you see, my transcription isn't so accurate. Harry Bradley and Paul O'Shaughnessy recorded a very nice version in Ador.

# Posted on January 6th 2006 by slainte

In Ador

Here's the transcription of the tune based on Bradley and O'Shaughnessy's duet playing:

K: Ador
c>BA>G E2D>E|G2G>A B<GG>B|c>BA>G E2D2|(3gfe (3dcB c<AA>B:|
c>Bc>e d2d>e|c>Bc>e d>BG>B|c>Bc>e d2c>d|(3gfe (3dcB c<AA>B:|

I gave them the lyrics of the original Scots song after a workshop, and they sang it for me. http://www.maryjanelamond.com/lyrics/lan/9.htm

# Posted on February 2nd 2006 by slainte