Annotation:Boys in the Gap (2)
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BOYS IN THE GAP [2] (Na Buacaillide 'nNsa m-Bearna). Irish, Air (6/8 time, "with spirit"). G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. No relation to the reel of the same title. The melody has become a popular New England contra dance vehicle under the title " Cat in the Hopper." See Scottish antecedent "Laird of Cockpen."
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 157, p. 27.
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