Boyne Water (2)

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Theme code Index	1H2H1H6 5316
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Composer/Core Source
Region	England, United States
Genre/Style	Contra, English, Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance, Polka
Key/Tonic of	F
Accidental	2 flats
Mode	Mixolydian
Time signature	2/2
History	USA(New England)
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Karpeles & Schofield
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Selection of 100 English Folk Dance Airs (A)
Tune and/or Page number	p. 29
Year of publication/Date of MS	1951
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BOYNE WATER [2]. English, Sword Dance; New England, Polka. F Mixolydian (Karpeles, Raven): F Major (Miller & Perron). Standard tuning (fiddle). ABCD (Karpeles, Raven): AABB (Miller & Perron). Appears to bear little relation to version #1 save for one brief descending melodic line. The mode shifts between major, mixolydian and dorian, and the tonic note between 'F' and 'G'.

There was a military march of this name used in the British army in the Revolutionary War period, though it may be the tune in version #1. It is the fourth figure in the sword dance from the village of Sleights, England.

Printed sources: Karpeles & Schofield (A Selection of 100 English Folk Dance Airs), 1951; p 29. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddler's Repertoire), 1983; No. 87. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 73.

X:1
T:Boyne Water [2]
M:2/2
L:1/8
K:Fmix
d=e | f2g2f2d2 | cBAG F2 d=e | f2g2f2g2 | a2f2d3=e | f=efg f2d2 | 
cBAG F2 GA | B2G2A2F2 | G4 G2 || z2 | A2F2G2=E2 | F4 F2GB | 
A2F2F2 GB | A2F2F2 GA | B2G2A2F2 | G2G2c3B | A2F2G2=E2 | 
F4 F2 || cd | f=efg f2d2 | cBAG F2 d=e | f2g2f2g2 | a2f2d3=e | 
f2g2f2 =ed | cBAG F2 GA | B2 AG d2c2 | G2G2 || c3B | 
A2F2G2=E2 | F4 F2 GB | A2F2F2 GB | A2F2F2 GA | 
B2G2A2F2 | G2G2c3B | A2F2G2=E2 | F4 F2 ||