Bímís ag Ól
Name
Bímís ag Ól / We were drinking & kissing the ladies / Búmid ag ol is ag pogadh na mban (Jig)
About
The sleeve notes of “John Kelly Fiddle & Concertina” album, Topic Records, 1974, state: “The Gaelic name for the first tune is Bimid ag ol is ag pogadh na mban. The air was used by the Killarney Farm worker Sailor soldier and poet Eoghan Rua O Suilleabhán (1748 – 1784) for one of his poems.”
Details: L-R: Joe Ryan & John Kelly Senior. Date: Unknown.
Credit: John Kelly Senior’s personal collection.
Audio
John Kelly playing Bímis ag Ól on the concertina
Credit: John Kelly Fiddle & Concertina album, Topic Records, 1974. Link.
Audio
John Kelly playing Bímis ag Ól & Patsy Geary's on the fiddle
Details: Location: Cultúrlann na hÉireann. Date: 1968. Collector: Séamus MacMathúna.
Credit: © Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. Séamus MacMathúna Sound Collection. Link.
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