Belles of South Boston (The)

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Theme code Index	51 65 24 7L5L
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Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Contra
Meter/Rhythm	Hornpipe/Clog
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History	USA/New England"USA/New England" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Bradbury Ryan
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
Tune and/or Page number	p. 150
Year of publication/Date of MS	1883
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BELLES OF SOUTH BOSTON. American, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. South Boston, 'Southie', had a long history as an Irish enclave.

Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 113. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 150.

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