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'''BOYS OF NEW YORK, THE.''' AKA and see "[[Merry Old Woman (1) (The)]]." Irish, Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune, a version of the jig "Merry Old Woman," is sourced to Kelleher | '''BOYS OF NEW YORK, THE.''' AKA and see "[[Merry Old Woman (1) (The)]]." Irish, Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune, a version of the jig "Merry Old Woman," is sourced to Daniel Kelleher, Clonough, Castle Island, County Kerry in the c. 1890's music manuscript collection of Patrick D. Reidy [http://rarebooks.library.nd.edu/digital/bookreader/MSE_1434-1/#page/13/mode/1up]. Reidy, also originally from Castle Island, County Kerry, was a dancing master employed by the Gaelic League in London who introduced the country dances Walls of Liscarroll and Siege of Ennis. He was a correspondent of Francis O'Neill's in America, and sent him a music manuscript copybook that contains this tune. | ||
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Revision as of 06:13, 4 February 2018
X:1 T:Boys of New York [1], The T:Merry Old Woman [1], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:”By Daniel Kelleher, Clonough Castle Island, Kerry” S:P.D. Reidy music manuscript collection, London, 1890’s (No. 2) N:”Professor” Patrick Reidy of Castleisland was a dancing N:master engaged by the Gaelic League in London to teach N:dance classes. He introduced “Siege of Ennis” and “Walls N:of Limerick” ceili dances and wrote a treatise on dancing. F: http://rarebooks.library.nd.edu/digital/bookreader/MSE_1434-1/#page/1/mode/1up Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G d|ABG AGF|DGG AGF|DGG DGG|Bdg fdc| ABG AGF|DGG AGA|BdB cAF|AGG G2:| A|BAB cBc|dgg fdc|def g3|gag fdc| dgg aga|bag fdc|BdB cAF|AGG G2:|]
BOYS OF NEW YORK, THE. AKA and see "Merry Old Woman (1) (The)." Irish, Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune, a version of the jig "Merry Old Woman," is sourced to Daniel Kelleher, Clonough, Castle Island, County Kerry in the c. 1890's music manuscript collection of Patrick D. Reidy [1]. Reidy, also originally from Castle Island, County Kerry, was a dancing master employed by the Gaelic League in London who introduced the country dances Walls of Liscarroll and Siege of Ennis. He was a correspondent of Francis O'Neill's in America, and sent him a music manuscript copybook that contains this tune.