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Tune ID#815 (Sweet Biddy Daly)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Sweet Biddy Daly about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording KB UC (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBA Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Sweet Biddy Daly / Sweet Biddy Daly's / A Health to the Ladies / An Irishman's Heart to the Ladies / The Irishman's Heart to the Ladies / An Irishman's Love / Fond of the Ladies / To the Ladies / The Frolicksome Dame / Saddle the Pony / Over the Callows / Pat Beirne's Favourite / Rogha Pheait Uí Buirne / Buttermilk Mary / The Móinín Jig / The Mountain Road / The Mountainy Boy / The Boy in the Wood / Little Boy Ted in the Hay / Ted Beag san Fhéar / Paddy's Return / O'Mahony's Jig / The Queenstown Jig / Baron's (1st in set Medley of Irish Jigs on Sunshn; 1st in set Sweet Biddy Daly on OTUS1) (also in G or D or F, also in Mixolydian) (compare Pet in the Kitchen #1570; 1st part same as 1st part of #3663; compare especially 2nd parts with #8176)
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Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc.

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Year
Recorded
Track
#Tune?
[Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
191810#3 (1:37)
[JKm] John J. Kimmel. John J. Kimmel. Early Recordings of Irish Traditional Dance Music. John J. Kimmel (accordion).
~192213#1
[Sunshn] "Sunshine". James Morrison (fiddle).
19252.9#2
[JMcK] John McKenna. The Music and Life of John McKenna. 'The Buck from the Mountain'. John McKenna (flute, whistle, lilting, vocals). For this tune: (whistle), with Michael Gaffney (banjo mandolin).
193217#1
~19632.7#2
[JCrehan] Junior Crehan. The Last House in Ballymakea. Junior Crehan (fiddle, vocals, concertina). For this tune: Baby Crehan (concertina).
~19673#1
[PKlly] Patrick Kelly. Patrick Kelly From Cree. Fiddle Music. Patrick Kelly (fiddle).
~198014#2
[SMMcG] Seamus and Manus McGuire. Humours of Lissadell. Seamus McGuire (fiddle), Manus McGuire (fiddle).
~19843#2
[KB UC] Kevin Burke. Up Close. Kevin Burke (fiddle). For this tune: with Murphy family (harmonica).
19922.5#2
[SDI 2] Set Dances of Ireland. Volume II. Denis McMahon (fiddle), Paudy Scully (flute), Timmy O'Connor (melodeon), Michael Tubridy (flute), Tommy McCarthy (concertina), Eamon McGivney (fiddle).
~199510#2
[Whr] Paddy Glackin and Robbie Hannan. The Whirlwind. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Robbie Hannan (pipes). For this tune: Paddy (fiddle).
~19975#2
[TMcCrthy] Tommy McCarthy. Sporting Nell. Tommy McCarthy (concertina, pipes, whistle). For this tune: (concertina).
~19985#3
[Cltri 3] Ceoltóirí. Women of Ireland. Karen Ashbrook (hammered dulcimer, flute, whistle), Connie McKenna (vocals, guitar), Sue Richards (harp).
~19982.2#2
20002.16#2
[LaL] Lámh ar Lámh. Many Hands. thirty-three fiddlers (fiddle).
~200010#2
[DH 3] Dan Herlihy and John Drew. The Ballydesmond Polka. Traditional Irish Music from Sliabh Luachra Played By Dan Herlihy and John Drew. Dan Herlihy (accordion), John Drew (mandocello).
~20028#3 (3:37)
[Boh 3] Bohola. Bohola. Jimmy Keane (piano accordion), Sean Cleland (fiddle, viola, baritone fiddle), Pat Broaders (dordan, bouzouki, vocals).
~200312#2
[PShvln] Peter Shovlin. Beyond the Wee Strand. Peter Shovlin (fiddle).
~200410#1
[OHrth] Mary Mac Namara, Andrew Mac Namara. Open Hearth. Mary Mac Namara (concertina), Andrew Mac Namara (accordion).

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Bibliography

Here are all transcriptions of this tune considering only the indexed books, listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are musical matches to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #1084 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #278 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #112 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
As tune #29 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." [available]
As tune #24 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. [available]
On page 67 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As tune #326 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. [available]
On page 88 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
On page 144 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As jig #124 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]

If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?

Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903