Biodag Air Mac Thòmais

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 Theme code Index    3331 2427bL
 Also known as    Arndilly's Reel, Biodag Ain M' Omish, Brodach Ain M' Omish, Canty Body, Frazer's Rant, Petercan MacOmish, Thomas' Son Wears a Dirk, Thomson's Dirk, Thompson's Dirk
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 Region    Scotland, Canada
 Genre/Style    Cape Breton/PEI, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Mixolydian
 Time signature    4/4
 History    CANADA(Maritimes/English)
 Structure    AAB, AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Angus Cumming
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of Strathspey or Old Highland Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 21, p. 8
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1782
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Ata bidag ar MacThomais T:Thomson had a Dirk M:C| L:1/8 B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations” (AKA - The B:McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 186, p. 233) F: https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/ata_bidag_ar_macthomais.pdf N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland K:D e|TcA c/d/e Tc2 Ad|BG B/c/d TB2 GB|TcA c/d/e Tc2 Ad|BGdB A2A:| |:f/g/|aeec aeef|gd B/c/d/B/ gddg|ae c/d/e/c/ aeec|d/c/B/A/ GB A/A/A A:|]


X:1 T:Arndilly's Reell T:Bittae air Mac' homaich M:C| L:1/8 B:Cumming - A Collection of Strathspey or Old Highland Reels (1780, No. 21, p. 8) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A e|cA c/d/e c2 Ad|BG B/c/d {=c}B2 GB|cA c/d/e T^c2 Ad|BGdB A2A:| |:g|aeec aeef|=gddB gddg|aeec aeed|cABG A2A:|]


X:1 T:Biodag air MacThòmais M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Duncan McKercher – A Collection of Original Stathspeys and Reels (Edinburgh, 1824, p. 12) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A B|cA c/d/e {d}c2 Ac|B=GdG {=c}B2 GB|cA c/d/e {d}c2 Ac|B=GdB A2A:| g|aeec aeef|=gedB gdd^g|aeeg aeed|cABG A2 Ag| aeec aeef|=gedB gddg|aebe aefd|cABG A2A||


X:1 T:Petercan MacOmish T:Biodag Air Mac Thòmais M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 2 (1844–1845, p. 2) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A d|c>A c/d/e c2 Ac|B<=Gd<G B2 (GB)|c>A c/d/e c2 Ac|B=GdB A2A:| ^g|aeec aeef|=gddB gdd^g|aeeg aeed|cABG A2 (Ag)| aeec aeef|=gddB gdd^g|aeec aefd|cABG A2 A||


X:1 T:Biodag air Mac Thòmais, Tha T:Frazer’s Rant M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Angus MacKay – “Piper’s Assistant” (c. 1844, No. 44, p. 24) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amix d|cAAe c2 Ad|BGGd B2GB|cAAe c2 Ac|dGBG AAA:| g|aeee aeef|g2 dB gBBg|aeee aeed|cABG AAAg| aeee aeef|g2 dB gddg|aege aeed|cABG AAA||


X:1 T:Tha biodag air Macthòmais T:Thomson's Dirk M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:William Gunn - The Caledonian Repository of Music B:Adapted for the Bagpipes (Glasgow, 1848, p. 57) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amix a|cAAe c2 Ad|BGGd B<BGd|cAAe c2 Ac|dGBG AAAa| cAAe c2 Ad|BGGd B<BGd|café c2 Ac|dGBG AAA|| e|aece aece|g2 dB gdde|aece a2 ed|cABG AAAe| aece aece|g2 dB gdde|afge afed|cABG AAA||


X:2 T:Biodag air Mac Thòmais M:C| L:1/8 S:Reel B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A e|cA c/d/e c2Ac|B=GdG B2GB|cA c/d/e c2Ac|dB=GB A2A:| g|aeec aeef|~=g2 dg Bgdg|aeec aeed|cABG A2Ag| aeec aeef|~=g2 dg Bgdg|aebg aefd|cABG A2A||