Coach Road to Sligo (1) (The)

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Theme code Index	1H652 5L7L32
Also known as	Bóthar an Chóiste go Sligeach, Billy Patterson, Billy Patterson's Favorite, Blackthorn Stick (1), Boys of Bockhill, Boys of Rockhill, Catholic Boys (3) (The), Eagle's Nest (The), Fire on the Mountain (2), Fire on the Mountains (2), Fire in the Valley, Hare on the Mountain (The), Humors of Bantry, Maid at the Well (The), Maid on the Green (The), Maiden on the Green (The), Rose on the Mountain (1) (The), Welcome Home Royal Charlie
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Tony DeMarco & Miles Krassen
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Trip to Sligo (A)
Tune and/or Page number	pp. 28, 42, 56
Year of publication/Date of MS	1978
Artist	Paddy Killoran
Title of recording	Coach Road to Sligo
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Decca 12081 (78 RPM)
Year recorded	1936
Media
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COACH ROAD TO SLIGO [1], THE (Bóthar an Chóiste go Sligeach). AKA and see "Billy Patterson('s Favorite)," "The Blackthorn Stick [1]," "The Boys of Bockhill/Rockhill," "The Catholic Boys [3]," "The Eagle's Nest," "Fire on the Mountain(s) [2]," "Fire in the Valley," "The Hare on the Mountain," "Humors of Bantry," "The Maid(en) on the Green," "The Rose on the Mountain [1]." Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'B (Breathnach): AABB (Mulvihill): AABB' (DeMarco & Krassen, O'Neill). Breathnach identifies that Goodman and Joyce print the tune under the title "Boys of Rockhill," which is one of O'Neill's titles, although it also appears in O'Neill as "Humours of Bantry" and "Billy Patterson." Bayard (1981) gives it as "The Catholic Boys." The 'A' part shows up as the second part of "Welcome Home, Royal Charlie" in County Donegal versions. Breathnach also finds it in manuscripts from Castleisland, County Kerry, and County Limerick as "Fire on the Mountain" and "Fire in the Valley," respectively.

Source for notated versions: Sligo style fiddler Paddy Killoran (County Sligo, Ireland) [Breathnach, DeMarco & Krassen].

Printed source: Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 5, p. 4. DeMarco & Krassen (A Trip to Sligo), 1978; pp. 28, 42, 56. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 42, p. 73. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 71.

Recorded source: Shanachie 33003, "Paddy Killoran's Back in Town" (1977).

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T:Coach Road to Sligo, The
R:Jig
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