Boys in the Gap (1)

BOYS IN THE GAP [1] (An Buachaill sa Bhearna). AKA - "Boy in the Gap." AKA and see "The Boys of Cappoquin," "Cat in the Hopper," "Laird O' Cockpen," "Lord Doneraile." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB (Breathnach/vol. 1, Flaherty): AABA (Cole): AABB (Miller & Perron, Songer): AABB' (Breathnach/Vol. 3): ABCD (Mitchell). The Boys of the Lough say this tune is a good flute tune and a great favorite of flute player Paddy Taylor, who has added a third part. Bernard Flaherty (1990) notes that the tune was always played in County Sligo as a two-part tune, until late, when the three-part version (popular throughout Ireland) took hold. The title holds sexual connotations for some.

Sources for notated versions: accordion player Sonny Brogan (County Sligo/Dublin, Ireland) [Breathnach, vol. 1] and piper Paddy Moloney (Ireland) [Breathnach, vol. 3]; flute player Sonny McDonagh (b. 1926, Rinnarogue, Bunninadden, County Sligo, Ireland) [Flaherty]; piper Willie Clancy (1918-1973, Miltown Malbay, west Clare) [Mitchell]; George Penk (Portland, Oregon) who learned it from Dennis Rothrock who learned it from the album "Boys of the Lough" [Songer]; Boys of the Lough [Miller & Perron].

Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 132, p. 53. Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 101, p. 51. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 27. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; 121. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 2, No. 31. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; p. 52. Mitchell (Dance Music of Willie Clancy), 1993; No. 47, pp. 56-57. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 53. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; p. 38 (appears as "Boy in the Gap"). Vallely (Learn to Play the Tin Whistle with the Armagh Pipers Club), vol. 3; 15.

Recorded sources: Claddagh Records CC2, Paddy Moloney - "Paddy Moloney, The Chieftains" (1969). GTD Heritage Trad. HCD 008, Tommy Peoples - "Traditional Irish Music Played on the Fiddle" (appears as "Boy in the Gap"). Shanachie 79002, "The Boys of the Lough" (1973). See also listings at: Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1], Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [2].

X:1 T:Boy in the Gap, The M:4/4 L:1/8 S:Baily's Corner session, Tralee Ireland Z:transcribed by Paul de Grae K:D D2 FA d2 cB | A2 GE AFGE | D2 FA d2 cB | ABGE EDDE | D2 FA d2 cB | A2 GE =cEGE | D2 FA dfed | A2 GE ED D2 || f3 g fedf | e2 ef edcB | ABcd edcd | eaag eaag| f2 fg fedf | e3 f edcB | ABcd e2 dc | ABGE ED D2 || df f2 df f2 | ce e2 ce e2 | Addc d2 cd | eaag edde | f2 ec dcAF | G2 BG EFGE | D2 FA dfed | A2 GE ED D2 ||

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X:2
T:Boy in the Gap, The
T:Boy in the Gaf, The
R:reel
H:See also #57
N:Often played with only two parts.
N:The third part was composed by Paddy Taylor
Z:id:hn-reel-58
Z:transcribed by henrik.norbeck@mailbox.swipnet.se
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
D2FA d2cA|G2EF GFGE|D2FA dfed|cAGE FDD2:|
|:~f3g fedf|e2fd edcB|ABcd edcd|eaag eaag|
~f2g fedf|e2fd edcB|ABcd e2dB|A2GE FD D2:|
|:d2~f2 df~f2|ce~e2 ce~e2|df~g2 df~f2|a2ge fdde|
f2ef dBAF|G2BG EFGE|D2FA dedc|A2GE FDD2:|
"Variations"
FDFA d2cA|~G3F EFGE|DEFA dfed|cAGE EDD2:|
|:~f3g fedf|gfed edcB|A2 (3Bcd ed(3Bcd|eaag efge|
~f3g fedf|efgf edcB|ABcd e2dc|A2GE EDD2:|
|:df~f2 df~f2|ce~e2 gece|df~f2 df~f2|geag edde|
fAde fdAF|G2EF GEAF|DEFA d2cA|A2GE EDD2:||

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