Bacach na Cleithe

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Theme code Index	5572 2244
Also known as	Aineen's Double, Bacagh of the Wattle (The), Cherry Grove Jig, Coffee and Tea (2), Connie the Soldier, Ghaoth Aniar Andeas (An), South-West Wind (The), Jimmy the Tailor
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:George Petrie
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ancient Music of Ireland (The)
Tune and/or Page number	p. 41
Year of publication/Date of MS	1882
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BACACH NA CLEITHE. AKA and see "Aineen's Double," "Cherry Grove Jig," "Coffee and Tea (2)," "Connie the Soldier," "Ghaoth Aniar Andeas (An)" (The South-West Wind), "Jimmy the Tailor." Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Although collector George Petrie (1790-18) gave D major as the key, it works well in the mixolydian mode as well. Bacah (or Bacagh) means "the lame". Source for notated version: piper Patrick Coneelly, 1840 [Petrie]. Petrie (Ancient Music of Ireland), 1882; p. 41.

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