X:1
T:With Biddy by My Side
M:C
L:1/8
R:March
S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1842
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E Minor
EFGA BcAc|B>A (3GAB AGED|EFGA BcAc|1 Bee^d e2 z2:|2 Bee^d e2 ef||
gefd edB^c|d2 ed B<d d2|gefd edBA|(3B^c^d ef e2 ef|
gefd edB^c|d2 ed B<d dg/a/|bgaf gefd|Bee^d e2 z2||
WITH BIDDY BY MY SIDE ('S Brigidin le mo taob). Irish, March? (4/4 time). E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'B. Paul de Grae finds the first strain "practically identical" to that of Howe's "Negro Jig, Pastime on the Levee", but, although the second parts have harmonic similarities they are melodically different[1].
Additional notes Source for notated version : - "Kennedy" [O’Neill]. Chicago Police Patrolman James Kennedy, a member of the Irish Music Club in the city.
Printed sources : - O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1842, p. 346.
