Bold Soldier Boy (The)

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Theme code Index	3H5 1H7 2H1H 3H1H
Also known as	Bold Soger Boy
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History
Structure	AAB
Editor/Compiler	Francis O'Neill
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
Tune and/or Page number	No. 79, p. 14
Year of publication/Date of MS	1903
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BOLD SOLDIER BOY, THE. Irish, Air (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The first strain of the melody is the same as Elias Howe's "Bold Soger Boy."

Source for notated version: Chicago police Sergeant James O'Neill, a fiddler originally from County Down, and Francis O'Neill's collaborator [O'Neill]

Printed source: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 79, p. 14.

X:1
T:Bold Soldier Boy, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:"Moderate"
S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 79
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
de | fA AB | d2 cd | e2 de | f2 de | fA AB | de fd | e2 d>d | d2 :|
|| ef | gf ga | b2 af | af ed | e2 ef | gf ga | b2 af | f2 e2 | e2 ef | 
gf ga | b2 af | af ed | e2 de | fA AB | de fd | e2 d>d | d2 ||