Biddy the Darling

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 Theme code Index    153H5 42H74
 Also known as    Bidí an Muirnín, Green Cockade (1) (The), Sadler's Balloon, Martin Wynne's, Rosie Finn's Favourite, Sadler's Balloon
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 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Slide
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8, 12/8
 History    
 Structure    AA'BB'
 Editor/Compiler    Elias Howe
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:500 Irish Melodies, Book:Ancient and Modern
 Tune and/or Page number    
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1870
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 Score   (1)   




X: 1 T:Biddy the Darling. JNi.[021] T:Saddler's Balloon,aka. JNi.[021] T:Sadler's Balloon,aka. JNi.[021] N:Rest added to fill bar M:6/8 L:1/8 B:John Nichol MS, mid 19thC, Northumberland Z:Village Music Project Peter Dunk 2016 Q:3/8=120 F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/NicholJ/NicholJ(29-12-16).abc K:D D2F A2d|f2d A2F|G2B e2d|cBA GFE| D2F A2d|f2d A2F|Ged cBc|d3-d2"NB"z:| |:A2ce2c|A2d f2d|A2e g2e| fed cBA| d2A e2A|f2A g2A|fed cBc|d3-d2"NB"z:|


X: 83 T: BIDDY THE DARLING %R: jig B: Jean White "100 Popular Hornpipes, Reels, Jigs and Country Dances", Boston 1880 p.35 F: http://www.loc.gov/resource/sm1880.09124.0#seq-1 Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> M: 6/8 L: 1/8 K: D % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |:\ D2F A2d | f2d A2F | G2B e2d | cBA GFE | D2F A2d | f2d A2F | Ged cBc | d3- d2z :| |:\ A2c e2c | A2d f2d | A2e g2e | fed cBA | d2A e2A | f2A g2A | fed cBc | d3- d2z :| % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


X: 1 T:Biddy the Darling S:Tom Barrett Z:Nigel Gatherer M:12/8 L:1/8 R:slide K:Dmaj A | D2F A2d f2d A2F | G2B e2d cBA GFE | D2F A2d f2d A2F | Ged cBc d3 d2 :| |:c/B/ | A2c e2c A2d f2d | A2f g2e fed cBA | d2A e2A f2A g2A | fed cBc d3 d2 :|