Blue Bonnets Jig

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Theme code Index	131H1H 7652
Also known as	Port na mBoinead Gorm, Scotch Come Over the Border, Scotsman Over the Border
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Francis O'Neill
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
Tune and/or Page number	No. 1064, p. 200
Year of publication/Date of MS	1903
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BLUE BONNETS JIG (Port na mBoinead Gorm). AKA and see "Scotch Come Over the Border" (Pa.), "Scotsman Over the Border." Irish, Double Jig. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. An Irish version of "Blue Bonnets Over the Border [1]." See also "Carraroe (Jig)."

Printed sources: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1064, p. 200. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 268, p. 59.

X:1
T:Blue Bonnets Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:jig
B:O'Neill, Dance Music of Ireland (1907), no. 268
N:transposed from key of A
K:D
DED F2 A|ded {e}d2 A|cdc BcB|AFD ~E2 D|
DED F2 A|ded {e}d2 A|BAG FGA|B<dF ~E2 D:|
DFA AFA|~BAG FED|DFA ABd|DEF ~E2 D|
DFA AFA|~BAG FED|dcB AFA|B<dF ~E2 D:||