Annotation:Dairymaid (4) (The)

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 DAIRYMAID [4], THE (Bean an Bhainne). AKA and see "Kiss the Bride in the Bed," "Kiss the Maid in Bed," "Maids of Tipperary," "The Milkmaid [3]," "Shuffle the Cards," "Tom the Fisherman." Irish, Reel. D Mixolydian (Breathnach): D Major (Moylan, Sullivan). Standard tuning. AB (most versions): AA'BB' (Harker/Rafferty). The tune was recorded in 1926 in New York by County Sligo fiddler James "The Professor" Morrison, as part of a three-tune medley. See also the related "Billy Brocker."  Source for notated version: fiddler Tommy Peoples (Donegal, Ireland) [Breathnach]; recorded in Ballydesmond, February, 1973, from the playing of accordion player Johnny O'Leary (Sliabh Luachra) who associates the tune with box-player John Brosnan [Moylan]; Planxty [Sullivan]; fiddler Sean McGuire [Bulmer & Sharpley]; New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker].  Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 191, p. 86. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), vol. 3, No. 38. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 111, p. 34. Moylan (Johnny O'Leary), 1994; No. 21, p. 13. Sullivan (Session Tunes), vol. 3; No. 54, p. 22.  Recorded sources: Copely Records 9-116 (78 RPM), Paddy Cronin (195?). MKM 7590, Mike McHale - "The Schoolmaster's House" (2000. Learned from Pat Lavin). Shanachie 29003, Tommy Peoples - "The High Part of the Road" (1979). Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40481, Brian Conway - "First Through the Gate" (2002). See also listings at: Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index, Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources , Alan Ng's Irishtune.info.

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