Biodag Aig MacThomais

strathspey

Key signature: Cmajor

Submitted on January 25th 2006 by Will CPT.

This tune has been added to 16 tunebooks.

Also known as Biotag Aig MacThomais, Glengarry's Dirk, Thomson's Dirk.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• At Home by Rosie Shipley And Matt Mulqueen
• Inveroran by Stuart Liddell
• John McCusker by John McCusker
• The Old Style by Blazin' Fiddles
• Traditional Music From Cape Breton by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Biodag Aig MacThomais
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K: Cmaj
G<EE>D C>EG>A|G<EEe d<c A2|G<EE>D C>EGc|e>dc<A G<E D2:|
E<Gc<G A<Gc<G|E<Gc<G A<GE{GE}D|E<Gc<G A<Gcd|e>dc<A G<E D2|
E<Gc<G A<Gc<G|E<Gce ge f2|a<c'g>e f>de>c|d>Bc>A G<E D2||

Thompson's Dirk

From John McCusker's self-titled cd. He says he learned this old highland tune from Ian MacDonald. A friend of mine brought it to last night's session, so we're adding it to the local repertoire.

# Posted on January 25th 2006 by Will CPT

sounds great if you play mulqueens reel after it

# Posted on January 27th 2006 by flamin fiddler

This is quite a different tune from the well-known pipe reel of the same name ( Thompson's Dirk), based on a gaelic song. It looks almost as if someone got the name mixed up when learning it from an old book. The first phrase looks a bit like 'Old Man let me be' (John Roy Stuart).

# Posted on January 29th 2006 by siubhal