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 Theme code Index    5L15L4 5437bL
 Also known as    Biddy McGee (1), Cathaoir an Phíobáire, Jig (75), Paddy from London, Piper's Chair (The), Silver and Gold
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Mixolydian
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:George Petrie
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Ancient Music of Ireland (The)
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 154
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1855
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Catholic Boys [1], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:Philip Carolan music manuscript collection N:Philip Carolan (c. 1839-1910, Crossmolina, County Mayo), a musically literate N:farmer and fiddler who compiled his ms. probably during 1863-1873. S:Angela Buckley, thesis, “A Critical Edition of the Irish Music Manuscripts of S:Philip Carolan c. 1839-1910, vol. 2”, Waterford Institute of Technology, S:2007, p. 81. Carolan ms. 1, No. 250. K:A A/G/|(EA)A AGE|(cB)c dcd|(eg)e dcB|(c{B}A)c BGE| (EA)A AGE|(cB)c dcd|(eg)e dcB|1 cBc A2:|2 cBc A3|| (ea)a a2b|(ge)f g2a|gfe dcB|(cA)c BGE| eaa a2b|(ge)f g2a|(gf)e dcB|(cB)c A3| (ea)a a2b|(ge)f g2a|(gf)e dcB|(cA)c BGE| (EA)A AGE|(cB)c dcd|(eg)e dcB|1 (cB)c A3:|2 cBc A2||


X:1 T:The Catholic Boys [1] B:O'Neill's Music of Ireland, no. 18 N:almost identical with the Petrie setting M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G D|D<GG GFG|D<BB cBc|d<ed cBA|BGE =F2 {GF}D| DGG GFG|DBB cBc|d>ed cBA|B<GG G2 || d/e//f//| gdB gGg|gdc BAG|F<=ff f>ef|A=FA c_BA| G<gg g=fe|dcd/e/ =fdc|B/c/dB {cd}cAF|A<GG G2||


X:2 T:Catholic Boys [1], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Luke O'Malley's Collection of Irish Music, vol. 1, No. 88 (1976) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A E2A {B}AGE|d2d {e}dcd|efe dBA|B2A GED|E2A {B}AGE| D2d {e}dcd|efe dBA|1 BAG AGF:|2 BAG A2 c/e/|| |:aga bag|eaa aga|AGA gfg|B^AB dcB| Ace a2g|e2f ged|c/d/ec dBA|1 BAG A2 c/e/:|2 BAG A2z||