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Tune ID#477 (Dear Irish Boy)

Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Mode ?
AirA Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Dear Irish Boy, The / Dear Irish Boy / An Buachaillín Bán / An Buachaillin Ban / The Little Fair-Haired Boy / The Fair-Haired Boy / The Bold Trainer, O (1st in set Alone in the Dark on WFO 3; 1st in set The Dear Irish Boy on KC 3) (also in D, E, or G) (compare as song #2624) (composed by Mícheál Ó Liongáin or John Barton)
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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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Year
Recorded
Track
#Tune?
[Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
~19041.15#1
~19592.14#1
[WC 4] Willie Clancy. The Gold Ring. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).
19669#1
[BC 3] Bobby Casey. The Spirit of West Clare. Bobby Casey (fiddle, whistle).
~196617#1
~19677#1
[WC 1] Willie Clancy. The Minstrel from Clare. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle, vocals). For this tune: (pipes).
~19679#1
197119#1
[TPtts] Tommy Potts. The Liffey Banks. Tommy Potts (fiddle).
~19726#1
[TMacMn 1] Tony MacMahon. Tony MacMahon. Tony MacMahon (accordion).
~197611#1
[ST KCF] Séamus Tansey. King of the Concert Flute. Remastered. Séamus Tansey (flute).
~19762.6#1
[DD 2] De Danann. Selected Jigs Reels and Songs. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, flute, whistle), Charlie Piggot (banjo, melodeon, mandolin, whistle, bouzouki), Johnny Moynihan (vocals, bouzouki, mandolin, whistle, harmonica), Alec Finn (bouzouki), Johnny 'Ringo' McDonagh (bodhrán, bones). For this tune: Charlie (C melodeon).
~19772.3#1
[BC 2] Bobby Casey. Taking Flight. Bobby Casey (fiddle).
19928#1
19927#1
[FVlly 2] Fintan Vallely and Mark Simos. Back to the Starry Lane. Irish and Scottish Traditional Music on Flute and Guitar. Fintan Vallely (flute), Mark Simos (guitar).
199215#1
[JRyan] Joe Ryan. An Buachaill Dreoite. Joe Ryan (fiddle).
~19969#1 (0:39)
[JK 3] James Kelly. Traditional Irish Music. James Kelly (fiddle).
~19976#1
[TMcCrthy] Tommy McCarthy. Sporting Nell. Tommy McCarthy (concertina, pipes, whistle). For this tune: (Bb whistle).
~199811#1
[JMcE] John McEvoy. Returning. John McEvoy (fiddle).
~19983#1
[MDOSe] Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé. Ó Chicago go Carrachán. Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé (accordion, vocals). For this tune: (accordion).
19991#1 (1:11)
[TMacMn 2] Tony Mac Mahon. Mac Mahon from Clare. Tony Mac Mahon (accordion).
~200211#1
[CaBrdg] Niall and Cillian Vallely. Callan Bridge. Niall Vallely (concertina), Cillian Vallely (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (concertina).
~20051.4#1
[WFO 3] Wooden Flute Obsession 3. Christy Barry (8-key D flute).
~20051.4#5
[WFO 3] Wooden Flute Obsession 3. Christy Barry (8-key D flute).
~20074#1
[MH 5] Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill. Welcome Here Again. Martin Hayes (fiddle, viola), Dennis Cahill (guitar, mandolin, bass).
20085#1
[RBys 3] Randal Bays. Dig with It. Randal Bays (fiddle, guitar, harp).
200913#1
[TMacMn 4] Tony Mac Mahon. Farewell to Music. Tony Mac Mahon (accordion).
200911#1
[Hmmrs] The Hammers. From Distant Shores. Paul Hammer (mandolin, banjo), Susan Hammer (whistle, concertina). For this tune: (whistle).
~20094#1
[KClns 2] Kathleen Collins. My Book of Songs. Kathleen Collins (fiddle).
~20106#1
[MCny 2] Michael Cooney. Just Piping. Michael Cooney (pipes).
~201113#1
[BODFam] Bríd O'Donohue and Family. Cliabhán an Dúchais. Bríd O'Donohue (flute, whistle), Seán O'Brien (flute), Eibhlís O'Brien (pipes), Deirdre O'Brien (harp), Liam O'Brien (concertina), Sinéad O'Brien (fiddle). For this tune: Deirdre (harp).
~20127#1
[KC 3] Kevin Crawford. Carrying the Tune. Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle). For this tune: (Bb whistle).
~20126#1
[SODrscl] Seán O'Driscoll. So There You Go. Irish Tenor Banjo. Seán O'Driscoll (banjo, bouzouki, accordion). For this tune: (banjo).
~20135#1
[JAbrt 1] Joey Abarta. Swimming against the Falls. Snámh in aghaidh easa. Joey Abarta (pipes).
~201413#1
[NnNCsd] Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha. Draoícht na Feadóige. Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha (flute, whistle).
~20155#1
[HRich 1] Haley Richardson with Dylan Richardson. Heart on a String. Haley Richardson (fiddle), Dylan Richardson (guitar, bouzouki).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Cliff Dwellers
WFO 3
Played beforeOn Albums
Toormore #1
DD 2
Pride of Petravore
MDOSe
Mother's Delight
WFO 3
Hole in the Boat
KC 3

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 musical matches to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #73 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #59 in [D&M] Arthur Warren Darley and Patrick Joseph McCall. The Darley and McCall Collection of Traditional Irish Music. [available]
As tune #49 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
As tune #50 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]

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 only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903