Biddy Early

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Theme code Index	3b3b3b5 447bL2
Also known as	Brigidin Ni Maelmoceirige
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Hornpipe/Clog
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Dorian
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Francis O'Neill
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems
Tune and/or Page number	No. 946, p. 162
Year of publication/Date of MS	1907
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X:1
T:Billy Early
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 946
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Ador
(3GAB|c2 cB cdeg|dedB GABd|cA (3AAA ecAc|edBA GABd|
c2 cA cdeg|dedB GABd|cBAg edcB|c2A2A2:|
|:ef|gfga gedc|BcdB GABd|agab agea|gede cdef|
geaf gedB|cBAB cdea|gfge dfed|c2A2A2:||

BIDDY EARLY (Brigidin Ni Maelmoceirige). Irish, Hornpipe. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Biddy Early (1798-1874), or 'Biddy the Healer' was a 'wise woman' of Feakle, County Clare, Ireland, renowned for her lore, remedies and council. Some believed she was a fairy or sidhe, or at least communicant with them, but her powers as a folk healer garnered her a reputation that transcended her west Ireland region. Early in the 20th century Irish immigrants from County Clare were called (somewhat derisively) 'Biddy Early's'.

Printed source: O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 946, p. 162.

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