Annotation:Boys of the West (1)
X:1 T:Boys of the West [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1035 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G g | fed edB | dBG GAB | cBc edc | BAA A2g | fed edB | dBG GAB | cBc edc | BGG G2 :: z | def gfg | eaa aga | bag bag | fdd d2g | ecc efg | dBG GAB | ABA gfe | BGG G2 :||
BOYS OF THE WEST [1]. Irish, Double Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Not the similarly titled "Boys from the West (The)" in Roche. Researchers Fr. John Quinn and Conor Ward find "Boys of the West (1)" to be a member of a tune family cognate primarily in the first strain, with more variation in the second strains (a common occurrence). Other tunes they have identified as related include "Boys of the Town (2) (The)," "Humors of Glynn (3)," "Jig (77)," "Six Mile Bridge (2)," and "Trip to the Ferry."
