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JIM BOULTON'S FANCY (Roga Seamuis Bouilton/Boultoin). Irish, Hornpipe. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB.

Source for notated version: "J. O'Neill" [O'Neill]. Chicago Police Sergeant and fiddler James O'Neill server as Francis O'Neill's transcriber and collaborator on his early volumes. James, originally from County Down, was musically literate and had a large repertoire, some of which was learned from his father.

Printed sources: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1756, p. 327. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 928, p. 159.

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