Annotation:Boys of Ballinafad (The)
Miller (Fiddler's Throne), 2004; No. 14, p. 22. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 55. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 978, p. 182. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 195, p. 46.
X:1 T:Boys of Ballinafad, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 195 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A f|ecA AcA|ecA F2A|EFA ABc|edc B2f| ecA AcA|F2A E2c|d2f ecA|BAA A2:| |:f|ecA Ace|fde fga|ecA AGA|BGE Ecd| ecA Ace|fde fga|edc BAB|cAA A2:||
BOYS OF BALLINAFAD, THE (Na Buacaillí O Bel-an-Ata-Fada). AKA and see "Teviot Brig/Bridge." Irish, Double Jig (6/8 time). A Major (O'Neill): D Major (Miller). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. An Irish version of the Scottish jig "Teviot Brig/Bridge", first printed in Nathaniel Gow's Complete Repository Book IV (1817). Scottish printed versions predate O'Neill's collections.
