Belfast Boat (The)

 X:1 T:Belfast Boat M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 274 (c. 1880's) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G GBd g2g|agf efg|GBd g2g|edB A3|GBd g2g|agf efg|ded cBA|BGG G2:|
 * DGG BGG|dGG BAG|DGG BGG|EAA A3|DGG BGG|dGG cde|ded cBA|BGG G2:||



BELFAST BOAT, THE (An Bád go Béal Feirste). Scottish, Irish; Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The name Belfast means 'crossing place by a sandbank'. Printed sources: Breathnach (CRE IV), 1996; No. 2, pg. 3. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 274, pg. 30.

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