Peggy of Darby

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 Theme code Index    1H1H1H6 1H1H1H6
 Also known as    Dandy's (The), Pretty Peggy of Darby O, Peg of Darby, Brandy O, Dandy O (1) (The), Peggy Darby, Pretty Peggy (5)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James Aird
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Selection of Scotch English Irish and Foreign Airs vol. 3
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 431, p. 166
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1788
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Pretty Peggy of Darby O M:2/4 L:1/8 B:T. Skillern - Twenty-Four Country Dances for the Year 1782 (p. 3) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A|d2d2|dcBA|d2d2|dcBA|d2d2|dfaf|e<cAB|A3:| |:d|gefg|afed|dBAG|GFGA|BcdB|cecA|B2 d>e|D3:|]


X:1 T:Peggy of Darby, or the Dandys. Irish. M:C L:1/16 R:Country Dance B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No. 431, p. 166) N:”Humbly dedicated to the Volunteers and Defensive Bands of Great Britain and Ireland” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A2|.d4 .d3.d (d2c2)(B2A2)|d4 d3e d2c2B2A2|d4 d3d d3fa2f2|e2c2A3B A6:| |:f2|g3ef2g2 a4 f2d2|dB3 A3G G3FG2A2|B3cd2B2 c2e2c2A2|F2A2 d2c2 d6:|]


X: 1 T:Brandy O [1], or Peg of Darby S:Riley's Flute Melodies, I, #164, 1815. L:1/4 M:C K:D A|A/d/d/d/ (d/c/)B/A/|A/d/d/d/ (d/c/)B/A/|A/d/d/d/ (d/f/)a/f/|eAAz/|G/|| g/|f/e/f/g/a "f?"g/d/|d/B/ A/G/ {G/}FG/A/|B/c/d/B/ e/d/c/B/|Addz/f/| (g/4f/4g/4a/4) (b/4a/4b/4c'/4) d'/a/f/d/|(g/4a/4b/4a/4) (g/4f/4e/4d/4) {d/}cA/d/|B/c/d/B/ e/d/c/B/|Add|]


X:550 T:Peggy of Darby O. Roose.0550 T:Dandys,aka. Roose.0550, The B:Roose MS, poss. Manchester, mid-late 19th century. Z:Village Music Project 2019 Roger Hare N:NB1 - undotted in MS M:C L:1/8 Q:1/4=120 K:D A | d2 dd dcBA | d2 d2 dcBA | d2 d2 dfaf | e<c B>d A3 :| |: f | gefg afed | dB AG GFGA | BcdB cecA | B2 d2 d3 f | gefg afed | dB AG GFGA | BcdB cecA | B2 d>e "^NB1"d3  :|