Billy Patterson's Favorite

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Theme code Index	1H6 52 5L7L 12
Also known as	Billy Patterson's Favorite, Blackthorn Stick (1) (The), Boys of Bockhill, Boys of Rockhill, Catholic Boys (2) (The), Eagle's Nest, Fire on the Mountain (2), Fire on the Mountains (2), Fire in the Valley, Humors of Bantry, Hare on the Mountain (The), Maid on the Green (The), Maiden on the Green (The), The Rose on the Mountain (1) (The).
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland, United States
Genre/Style	Contra, 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:William Bradbury Ryan
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
Tune and/or Page number	p. 83
Year of publication/Date of MS	1883
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BILLY PATTERSON('S FAVORITE). AKA and see BILLY PATTERSON('S FAVORITE). AKA and see "The Blackthorn Stick [1]," "Boys of Bockhill/Rockhill," "The Catholic Boys [2]," "Eagle's Nest," "Fire on the Mountain(s) [2]," "Fire in the Valley," "Humors of Bantry," "The Hare on the Mountain," "The Maid(en) on the Green," "The Rose on the Mountain [1]." Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB.

Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 54. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 83.

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