Boys from Scart (The)

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Theme code Index	3333 1H1H51
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Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Hornpipe/Clog
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Francis O'Neill
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
Tune and/or Page number	No. 1574, p. 292
Year of publication/Date of MS	1903
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BOYS FROM SCART, THE (Na Buacailli Ua Scairt). Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The name Scart comes from the Irish scairt, meaning a place of bushes or thickets. There are several Scarts in Ireland, notes P.W. Joyce, "although only in the Munster counties and Kilkenny."

Printed sources: O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 168. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1574, p. 292. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 824, p. 143.

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