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Also known as	Take Me Back to Georgia, Ladies in the Ballroom (2), Rattlesnake Bit the Baby
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AA'BB'
Editor/Compiler
Book/Manuscript title
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS
Artist	Biography:Mac Bendord and the Woodshed All-Stars
Title of recording	Willow
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Rounder CD 0371
Year recorded	1996
Media
Score ()

BOSTON BOY. AKA and see "Take Me Back to Georgia," "Ladies in the Ballroom (2)," "Rattlesnake Bit the Baby." Old-Time, Bluegrass; Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The tune was a favorite of "Uncle Pen" Vanderver, a fiddler made famous by Bill Monroe's famous song (and Monroe's uncle). The 'A' part of "Boston Boy" is similar the 'C' part of "Texas Gales/Gals."

Recorded sources: Rounder CD 0371, Mac Bendord and the Woodshed All-Stars - "Willow" (1996).

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]

X:1
T:Boston Boy
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
N:From a transcription by John Lamancusa, by permission. See http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A,B, |: D2 DE F2A2 | GFGA GF E2 | A2 cA BA c2 | d3e dBAF | 
D2 FD E2F2 | G2 GA GF E2 | A2 cA BABc |1 dcde d4 :|2 dcde d2 de || 
|: f3g fede | fa2b afdf | efed cABc | e2(d2d2) de | f3g fede | 
ba2b afdf | efed cABc |1 dcde d2 de :|2 dcde dBAF ||

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-'''BOSTON BOY'''. AKA and see "Take Me Back to Georgia," "Ladies in the Ballroom [2]," "Rattlesnake Bit the Baby." Old-Time, Bluegrass; Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The tune was a favorite of "Uncle Pen" Vanderver, a fiddler made famous by Bill Monroe's famous song (and Monroe's uncle). The 'A' part of "Boston Boy" is similar the 'C' part of "Texas Gals/Gales."
+'''BOSTON BOY'''. AKA and see "[[Take Me Back to Georgia]]," "[[Ladies in the Ballroom (2)]]," "[[Rattlesnake Bit the Baby]]." Old-Time, Bluegrass; Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The tune was a favorite of "Uncle Pen" Vanderver, a fiddler made famous by Bill Monroe's famous song (and Monroe's uncle). The 'A' part of "Boston Boy" is similar the 'C' part of "[[Texas Gales]]/Gals."
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-''Recorded sources:'' Rounder CD 0371, Mac Bendord and the Woodshed All-Stars - "Willow" (1996). See also listing at: Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://ibiblio.unc.edu/keefer/b13.htm#Bosbo1]
+''Recorded sources:'' Rounder CD 0371, Mac Bendord and the Woodshed All-Stars - "Willow" (1996).
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+See also listing at:<br>
+Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://ibiblio.unc.edu/keefer/b13.htm#Bosbo1]<br>
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