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'''BOYS IN BLUE'''. American, Scottish; Reel. G Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AA'BB'. The title refers, perhaps, not to policemen (the modern connotation), but to Union Army Civil War soldiers, whose uniforms were blue. Despite its appearance in Kerr's publication, the tune sounds thoroughly American. | '''BOYS IN BLUE'''. American, Scottish; Reel. G Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AA'BB'. The title refers, perhaps, not to policemen (the modern connotation), but to Union Army Civil War soldiers, whose uniforms were blue. Despite its appearance in Kerr's publication, the tune sounds thoroughly American. | ||
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'''© 1996-2010 Andrew Kuntz. All Rights Reserved.''' | '''© 1996-2010 Andrew Kuntz. All Rights Reserved.''' | ||
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Engraver Valerio M. Pelliccioni | Engraver Valerio M. Pelliccioni | ||
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Revision as of 09:25, 6 May 2019
BOYS IN BLUE. American, Scottish; Reel. G Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AA'BB'. The title refers, perhaps, not to policemen (the modern connotation), but to Union Army Civil War soldiers, whose uniforms were blue. Despite its appearance in Kerr's publication, the tune sounds thoroughly American.
Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 28. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 285, p. 31. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 52.
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© 1996-2010 Andrew Kuntz. All Rights Reserved.
Engraver Valerio M. Pelliccioni