Annotation:Sporting Boys (2) (The)
X:1 T:Sporting Boys [2], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|Td3 fef|dBB B2d|cAc efd|cAA ABc| Td3 fef|dBB B2g|fga efg|fdd d2:| |:A|Td3 fed|faa a2f|Td3 fed|cee cee| Td3 fed|(f/g/a).a a2g|(f/g/a).f ede|fdd d2:|
SPORTING BOYS [2], THE. AKA and see "Clancy's Frolics." Irish, Jig (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The first strain is shared with the Jig "Devil in Ireland (The)," found in the c. 1823 music manuscript of English fiddler Johusa Gibbons.
