Boolonzie (The)
BOOLONZIE, THE. AKA - "The Bolloon," "The Boulounger." Scottish, Quickstep 2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A traditional tune published by the Gows.
Printed sources: Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs), vol. 4, 1796; No. 70, p. 29. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 566. Gow (Third Collection of Niel Gow's Reels), 3rd ed., originally 1792; p 35. McGlashan (Collection of Reels), c. 1781; p. 32.
X:1 T:Boolonzie, The M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Quickstep B:Gow - Third Collection of Niel Gow's Reels (1792) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A|(Ad)(dd)|{c}d2 dd|(ef)ce|{d}c2 (.B.A)|(Ad)(.d.d)|{c}d2 dd|(eg)ce|d2d:| |:A|FEFG|(3ABA DE|{G}F>EFG|A2D2|{G}F>EFG|A>BAG|{G}F>EFG|A2D:||
X:2 T:Boolonzie M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4 (1796, No. 70, p. 29) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|(Ad)(.d.d)|d2 dd|efce|(d2 .B.A)|(Ad).d.d|d2 dd|(eg)ce|d2d:| |:A|fd fg|(3aba de|f>efg|a2d2|f>efg|a>bag|f>efg|a2d:|]
X:1 T:Boolonzie, The M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance S: Gilchrist "Old Fiddlers' Tune Books of the Georgian Period" (JEFDSS, vol. 4, No. 1, Dec. 1940, p. 22) N:from an "Un-named MS. of Country Dances in F(rank) K(idson)'s collection." (c. 1800) K:D A|OAd dd|{c}d2 dd|egce|1 {d}c2 BA:|2 d3|| |:A|GFGA|(3ABA DE|{G}F>EFG|A2D:|]
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