X:1
T:Island Boy
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
O:Prince Edward Island
K:D
(3ABc|dD D/D/D FEDF|AFAB AFDF|G2 GF {F}G2 DF|EFGA BABc|
dD D/D/D FEDF|A2 AB|AFDF G2 GF {^F}G2 GF|1 EDCE D2:|2 EDCE D/D/D D||
|:Addc {c}d2 de|fedsf edcB|(ce-e)c efge|face d2 eg|
face dcBA|BcdB AFDF|G2 GF {F}G2 GF|1 EDCE D/D/D:|2 EDCE D2||
ISLAND BOY. AKA and see "Larry O'Gaff Reel." Canadian, Reel. Canada, Prince Edward Island. D Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Perlman identifies the tune as a variant of the Irish jig "Larry O'Gaff (1)," adapted to reel time.
Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Ervan Sonier {1920-1994} & Toussaint Arsenault {b. 1916} (Summerside, East Prince County, PEI) [Perlman].
Printed sources : - Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; p. 69.
Recorded sources : - Rounder CD 7014, Denis Pitre - "Fiddlers of Western Prince Edward Island" (1997. "The cut shows the quintessential Western P.E.I. fiddle style-fast tempo, singing fiddle, infectious rhythm, and quite a bit of syncopation").
See also listing at :
For much more information, see the entry for the tune at Bowing Down Home [1]
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