Sunday 21 July 2024
Tune of the Day: Biddy Maloney
Traditional Irish jig
This lively 7-part jig is taken from Chicago Police captain Francis O'Neill's celebrated collection Music of Ireland, published in 1903. O'Neill cites as his source the manuscript collection of retired businessman and Irish music enthusiast John Gillan, who collected from musicians in his home county of Longford and the adjoining Leitrim.