Biddy of Sligo

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Theme code Index	1H565 1H54H3H
Also known as	Ballahaboy Fair, Biddy from Sligo (1), Kitty O'Lynn
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History	IRELAND(Ulster)
Structure
Editor/Compiler	Biography:James S. Kerr
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Merry Melodies vol. 1
Tune and/or Page number	No. 6, p. 36
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1880's
Artist	Biography:Bobby Casey
Title of recording	Casey in the Cowhouse
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Bellbridge Records
Year recorded	1992 (originally recorded 1959)
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Score ()

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BIDDY OF SLIGO. AKA and see "Ballahaboy Fair," "Biddy from Sligo," "Kitty O'Lynn." Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Jarman, Kennedy, Kerr): AA'BB' (Songer). As "Biddy from Sligo" it is a popular jig in County Donegal.

Source for notated version: Sean Smyth (Ireland) via Dan Compton (Portland, Oregon) [Songer].

Printed sources: Jarman, Old Time Fiddlin' Tunes; No. or p. 18. Kennedy (Fiddlers Tune Book), vol. 2; No. 37. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; No. 6, p. 36. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; p. 28 (appears as "Biddy from Sligo").

Recorded sources: Bellbridge Records, Bobby Casey - "Casey in the Cowhouse" (1992. Originally recorded 1959). Sean Smyth - "The Blue Fiddle" (appears under the title "Soweto Slide").

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