Boss (The)

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Theme code Index	1H16L5L 1H16L7L
Also known as	Old Horned Sheep (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Contra
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	B
Accidental	2 flats
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Bradbury Ryan
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
Tune and/or Page number	p. 108
Year of publication/Date of MS	1883
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"BOSS", THE. AKA and see "Old Horned Sheep (The)." American, Jig. B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. See also Donegal fiddler John Doherty's tune "Pet in the Kitchen (The)." American origins for the tune are doubtful, as it appears to be an amalgam of two old Irish tunes, "Humors of Donnybrook" and "Sweet Biddy Daly" (the 'A' and 'B' parts, respectively). The title is perhaps a reference to Jimmy Norton (see note for "Boss Clog Hornpipe (The)").

Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 76. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 108.

X:1
T:The "Boss"
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Bb
{f/g/a/}(b2.B) {c}BAB | GBB FBB | (b2.B) {c}BAB | GcB AGF | 
(b2.B) {c}BAB | GBB FBB | GBB Acc | dBB B2z :|
|: dff fdB | dff fdB | dff fdB | ecc c2z | 
dff fdB | dff fdB | bag fed | cdB AGF :||