Boston Boy

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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
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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 Gals/Gales."

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 ||