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 Also known as    Take Me Back to Georgia, Ladies in the Ballroom (2), Rattlesnake Bit the Baby
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AA'BB'
 Editor/Compiler    
 Book/Manuscript title    
 Tune and/or Page number    
 Year of publication/Date of MS    
 Artist    Biography:Mac Bendord and the Woodshed All-Stars
 Title of recording    Willow
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Rounder CD 0371
 Year recorded    1996
 Media    
 Score   ()   


BOSTON BOY. AKA and see "Take Me Back to Georgia," "Ladies in the Ballroom (2)," "Rattlesnake Bit the Baby." Old-Time, Bluegrass; Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The tune was a favorite of "Uncle Pen" Vanderver, a fiddler made famous by Bill Monroe's famous song (and Monroe's uncle). The 'A' part of "Boston Boy" is similar the 'C' part of "Texas Gales/Gals."

Recorded sources: Rounder CD 0371, Mac Bendord and the Woodshed All-Stars - "Willow" (1996).

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]

X:1
T:Boston Boy
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
N:From a transcription by John Lamancusa, by permission. See http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A,B, |: D2 DE F2A2 | GFGA GF E2 | A2 cA BA c2 | d3e dBAF | 
D2 FD E2F2 | G2 GA GF E2 | A2 cA BABc |1 dcde d4 :|2 dcde d2 de || 
|: f3g fede | fa2b afdf | efed cABc | e2(d2d2) de | 
f3g fede | ba2b afdf | efed cABc |1 dcde d2 de :|2 dcde dBAF ||

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