Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#211 (Boys of the Town)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording CC (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | G Major |
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Boys of the Town, The / Boys of the Town / Buachaillí an Bhaile / The Miltown Jig / Milltown Jig (compare St. Patrick's Day #1821 and compare 2nd part with 2nd part of #2129)
Discography
Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc.
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to hear the first 10 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 9#3 | [CC] Bernard O'Sullivan and Tommy McMahon. Clare Concertinas. Bernard O'Sullivan (concertina), Tommy McMahon (concertina) except where solos noted. For this tune: Tommy McMahon. |
| ~1984 | 3#3 | [KB UC] Kevin Burke. Up Close. Kevin Burke (fiddle). For this tune: with Murphy family (harmonicas). |
| ~1987 | 2#1 | [MM 3] Matt Molloy. Stony Steps. Matt Molloy (flute). |
| ~1996 | 14#1 | [DH 1] Dan Herlihy and Friends. The Night of the Fair. Traditional Irish Music from Sliabh Luachra. Dan Herlihy (accordion). |
| 2000 | 1.12#2 | [LaL] Lámh ar Lámh. Many Hands. young musicians of Ashbourne CCE. |
| ~2002 | 2.7#1 | [WFO 1] Wooden Flute Obsession. Mark Roberts (flute). |
| ~2011 | 16#1 | [PO 4] Paddy O'Brien. Mixing the Punch. Paddy O'Brien (accordion). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune considering only the indexed books, listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.
| As tune #825 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #89 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 29 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 97 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 126 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| On page 164 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As jig #13 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903