Biddy the Darling

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 :|

 BIDDY THE DARLING (Bidí an Muirnín). Irish, Single Jig (12/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. See also the related "Rosie Finn's Favourite," recorded by the Bothy Band. The tune was collected by Samuel Bayard in fife tradition in southwestern Pennslyvania under the title "Green Cockade (1) (The)." Source for notated version: fiddler Tom Barrett (Listowel, County Kerry) [Breathnach]. Printed source: Breathnach (CRÉ V), 1999; No. 68, p. 35. Howe (500 Irish Melodies, Ancient and Modern), c. 1870. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867. __NORICHEDITOR__