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Theme code Index
1H652 5L232
Also known as
Billy Patterson , Bill Patterson's Favorite , Boys of Bockhill , Boys of Rockhill , Catholic Boys (3) , Coach Road to Sligo (1) (The) , Eagle's Nest (The) , Fire in the Valley , Fire on the Mountain (2) , Fire on the Mountains (2) , Hare on the Mountain (The) , Humors of Bantry , Rose on the Mountain (1) (The) , Joys of Wedlock (2)
Composer/Core Source
Region
England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, United States
Genre/Style
Contra, English, Irish, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm
Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of
G
Accidental
1 sharp
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
6/8
History
USA(New England)
Structure
AABB
Editor/Compiler
Biography:William Bradbury Ryan
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
Tune and/or Page number
pp. 80 & 83
Year of publication/Date of MS
1883
Artist
Biography:Jimmy Shand
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Beltona BL 2229 (78 RPM)
Year recorded
1935
Media
Score 1 )
X:1
T:Untitled Air
M:6/8
L:1/8
N:Identified by Conor Ward as a version of "Blackthorn Stick [1]."
B:Joyce - Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909, No. 836)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
DGG Gge|dBG c>AF|DGA B2A|A3 {BAGA}BGE|
DGG Gge|eBG B{A}GE|DGA B2A|B/A/GG G2:|
|:d|edd gdd|{f}edd gdd|e3 {fede}dge|dBG B{A}GE|
g3 {bagfe} dBG|A3 {BAGA} BGE|DGA B2A|B/A/GG G2:|]
X:2
T:The Blackthorn Stick [1]
D:Jimmy Shand 78: Beltona BL 2229 (1935)
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:A
e|aga faf|ecA BAF|EAA GAB|cAc B2 e|
aga baf|ecA BAF|EAA GAB|cAA A2:|
|:e|cee aee|fee aee|cee agf|edc B2 e|
aga baf|ecA BAF|EAA GAB|cAA A2:|]
X:1
T:Blackthorn Stick [1], The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Jerry O'Brien's Accordion Instructor (Boston, 1949)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
d|gfg efg|dBG AGE|DGG AGA|BAB ABd|
gfg efg|dBG AGE|DGG AGA|BGG G2:|
|:Bd|edd gdd|edd gdd|GBd gfe|dBG ABd|
|1 gfg efg|dBG AGE|DGG AGA|BGG G2:|
|2 gfg age|dBG AGE|DGG AGA|BGG G2||
X:1
T:Blackthorn Stick [1]
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:G
gfg e/f/ge|dBG AGE|DEG AGA|BdB ABd|
gfg e/f/ge|dBG AGE|DEG AGA|BGG G2:|
|:d|edd gdd|edd gdd|Bdd gfe|dBG A2d|
gfg age|dBG AGE|DEG AGA|BGG G2:||
