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OLD PETER STREET. AKA and see "Barnes Mor (The)," "Biddys", "Biddys of Barnes." Irish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The alternate "Biddy's/Barnes" titles refer to the name of a latter 20th century pub (still in operation) in Barnesmore Gap, County Donegal, "Biddys of Barnes." Belfast fiddler Sean Maguire had a hornpipe called "Biddy of Barnes" as well.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Miller (Fiddler's Throne), 2004; No. 225, p. 138.

Recorded sources: Gael-Linn CEFED 180, Paddy Glackin - "In Full Spate" (1991).

See also listing at:
Hear Paddy Glackin's recording on youtube.com [1]




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