Protestant Boys (The)
X:1 T:Protestant Boys, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig Q:"Lively" B:J. Clinton – Gems of Ireland: 200 Airs (1841, No. 64, p. 32) H:Irish-born Clinton was a flute teacher for the Royal Academy, London Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D (d>e).d f2f|(e>f).e g3|(f<a).d (g2f)|(ed).c d3| (d>e).d .f2.f|(e>f).e g3|{fg}a2.d (g2f)|(e>d).c d2z:| |:(d'2a) (b2a)|.a.b=.c' (b2a)|(.a.b.^.c) (.d'.c'.b)|(.a.g.f) .e2z| (b2a).g (fg).a|(ag).f (ef).g|{fg}a2.d (g2f)|(e>d).c .d3:|]
X:1
T:Protestant Boys
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:William Gunn - The Caledonian Repository of Music
B:Adapted for the Bagpipes (Glasgow, 1848, p. 77)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amix
e|AAA cAc|BGB d2f|ecA d2c|B/B/AG A<Ae|
AAA cAc|BGB Bcd|ecA d2c|B/B/AG A<A:|
|:g|a2e f2e|a2e f2e|efg agf|edc B/B/ag|
fed cAe|eac Bcd|ecA d2c|B/B/AG A<A:|]
X:1
T:Protestant Boys, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:"Moderately"
B:R.M. Levey – First Collection of the Dance Music of Ireland (1858, No. 105, p. 41)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A|d>ed f2f|e>fe g2b|afd g2f|edc d2:|
|:a|d'2a b2a|d'2a b2a|abc' d'c'b|agf e2a|
bag fga|agf efg|afd (g2f)|edc d2:|]
X:1
T:Protestant Boys, The, with Variations
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 3, c. 1883, No. 25, p. 14)
B:http://grier.itma.ie/book-three#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=13&z=-223.537%2C347.8603%2C3313.3228%2C1282.7932
N:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a piper and fiddler from
N:Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Co. Leitrim.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|G2G B2B|A2B c2e|dBG DcB|AGF gdB|
G2G B2B|A2B C2E|DBG DCB|AGF G2||
f|g2g g2d|egf edB|def gfe|dcB A2f|
gdB cde|dcB ABc|dBG DcB|AGF G2||
P:1st Variation
D|GG,G BB,B|AA,B cde|dG,G, A,cB|AGF gdB|
GG,G BB,B|AA,B cde|dG,G, A,cB|AGF G2||
P:2nd Variation
f|gGg fed|eB,e dBG|dB,d gdB|dB,G, A,2d|
eCB, A,Bc|dB,d Gge|dB,G, A,cB|A/B/c/A/F/A/ G2||
P:3rd Variation
D|G/F/G/A/B/G/ DGB|A/G/A/B/c/A/ FAc|B/A/B/c/d/B/ GBd|c/B/c/A/F/A/ G/D/C/B,/A,/G,/|
G/F/G/A/B/G/ DGB|A/G/A/B/c/A/ FAc|B/d/c/B/A/G/ A/c/B/A/G/F/|GDB, G,2||
P:4th Variation
g/f/g/f/g/f/ gdB|e/d/e/d/e/d/ ecA|G/B/d/B/g/f/ g/d/B/G/B/d/|e/d/c/B/A/G/ A2d|
e/f/e/d/c/B/ A/G/A/B/c/d/|d/e/d/c/B/A/ G/F/G/A/B/c/ d/B/G/B/d/G/ dcB|A/B/c/A/E/A/ G2||
X:1
T:The Protestant Boys
B:O'Neill's Music of Ireland, no. 19
Z:transcribed by Paul de Grae
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
D|GFG BcB|AFA c2 e|dBG GcB|AGF G2 D|
GFG BcB|AFA c2 e|dBG c2 B|AGF G2 ||
d|g2 d e2 d|g2 d e2 d|def gfe|dcB A2 g|
edc Bcd|dcB ABc|dBG c2 B|AGF G2 ||