Bold Soldier Boy (The)

 BOLD SOLDIER BOY, THE. Irish, Air (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The first strain of the melody is the same as Elias Howe's "Bold Soger Boy." Source for notated version: Chicago police Sergeant James O'Neill, a fiddler originally from County Down, and Francis O'Neill's collaborator [O'Neill] Printed source: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 79, p. 14.

X:1 T:Bold Soldier Boy, The M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Air N:"Moderate" S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 79 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D de | fA AB | d2 cd | e2 de | f2 de | fA AB | de fd | e2 d>d | d2 :| gf ga | b2 af | af ed | e2 de | fA AB | de fd | e2 d>d | d2 ||
 * ef | gf ga | b2 af | af ed | e2 ef | gf ga | b2 af | f2 e2 | e2 ef |

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