Butcher Boy (1) (The)

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Theme code Index	1H61H6 1H64H6
Also known as	Butcher's Boy (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style
Meter/Rhythm	Hornpipe/Clog
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Bradbury Ryan
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
Tune and/or Page number	p. 115
Year of publication/Date of MS	1883
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BUTCHER BOY, THE. American, Dance Tune (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Listed as a 'jig' in Ryan's Mammoth Collection, referring to a composition in the style of old-time synchopated banjo tunes rather than the Irish 6/8 jig. Kerr lists it as a "clog dance," and White's as a "sand jig." These titles indicate its use as a vehicle for clog or step-dancing, probably for the stage -- a 'sand jig' refers to the practice of spreading sand on the stage to facilitate the sliding of the dancer's shoes on the floor.

Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 81. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 418, p. 47. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 115. White's Unique Collection, 1896; No. 30, p. 6.

X:1
T:Butcher Boy, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:'Sand Jig'
S:White's Unique Collection (1896), No. 30
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A/ | dA/d/ B/d/A/d/ | dA/A/ B/e/ z/e/ | dA/d/ B/d/A/d/ | g/e/f/d/ B/d/ z/d/ | 
dA/d/ B/d/A/d/ | dA/A/ B/e/ z/e/ | dA/d/ B/d/A/f/ | g/e/f/d/ (B/d/) z/ || 
A/ | fa/ z/a/ a z/f/ | g/e/f/d/ e/d/ z/A/ | (f/a/) z/a/ d' z/a/ | g/e/f/d/ e/d/ z/A/ | 
(f/a/) z/a/ a z/f/ | g/e/f/d/ e/d/ z/d/ | g/g/ z/g/ g/d/g/b/ | g/f/e/g/ f/d/ z/ ||