Boys of Portaferry (The)

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Theme code Index	1323 1315L
Also known as	Buacailli Puirt an Calad, Sporting Boys (1) (The), Pullet (3) (The)
Composer/Core Source	Phillip J. O'Reilly
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AB, AA'BB'
Editor/Compiler	Francis O'Neill
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
Tune and/or Page number	No. 1249, p. 235
Year of publication/Date of MS	1903
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Boys of Portaferry (The): Annotations

X:1 T:Boys of Portaferry, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 521 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G BA|G2 BG AcBA|G2 BG GEDE|G2 BG ABce|dBgB c2 BA| G2 BG AcBA|G2 BG GEDE|G2 BG ABce|dBAB G2|| GA|Bdgd edgd|Bdgd e2 dc|Bdgd edef|gedB c2 BA| Bdgd edgd|Bdgd e2 dc|Bdgd egfa|gedB c2||

X:2 T:Boys of Portaferry, The T:Sporting Boys [1], The T:Pullet, The R:reel D:Planxty Z:id:hn-reel-215 Z:transcribed by henrik.norbeck@mailbox.swipnet.se M:C| L:1/8 K:G G2BG AGBA|G2BG GEDE|G2BG A2Bc|1 dBGB c2BA:|2 dBAB G3A|| |:(3Bcd gd edgd|(3Bcd gd e2dc|(3Bcd gd edef|1 gedB c2BA:|2 gedB c2BA|| P:Variations: G2~G2 AcBA|B2AG GEDE|1 G2BG AGcA|dBGB cAAB:|2 ~G3B ~A3B|dBAB G3A|| |:Bdgd edgd|Bdgd egdc|1 Bdgd ~e3f|gedB cAAc:|2 Bdgd egfa|gedB cAAB|| P:Version 2 |:~G3B A2BA|~G3A BEDE|~G3B A2Bc|1 dBGB c2BA:| |2 dBAB G3A||:(3Bcd gd edgd|Bdgd (3efe dc| |1 (3Bcd gd edef|gedB c2BA:|2 (3Bcd ef ~g3a|gedB c2BA||

Boys of Portaferry (The): Annotations