Priest and his Boots (1) (The)

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X:1 T:Priest in his Boots [1], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Thompson – Compleat Collection of 120 Favourite Hornpipe (c. 1765-77, No. 23) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G2G G2G|GBG FED|G2G GBG|FDF ABc| {e}d2B {d}c2A|{c}B2G FED|G2c B/c/dB|cAF G3:| |:GDG GDG|AFA AFA|BGB BGB|cAc cAc| {e}d2B {d}c2A|{c}B2G FED|G2c B/c/dB|cAF G3:|]

X:1 T:Priest in his Boots T:Priest and his Boots (1) (The) M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Straight and Skillern – Two Hundred and Four Favourite B:Country Dances, vol. 1 (c. 1775, No. 184, p. 92) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D eee eee|dfd cBA|ddd fed|cAc e3| eee eee|efd cBA|ddd fga|gec d3:| |:f/g/|a2f gfe|fed cBA|ddd ddd|cAc e3| afa geg|fdf ecA|ddd fga|gec d3:|]

X:1 T:Priest in his Boots [1], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Mulhollan - Selection of Irish and Scots Tunes (Edinburgh, 1804, p. 8) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D e2e e2e|efd cBA|d2d fed|cAc e3| e2e e2e|efd cBc|d2d f2a|gec d3:| |:(f/g/)|afa geg|fed cBA|d2d fed|cAc e2 (f/g/)| Ta2f Tg2e|f2d cBc|d2d f2a|gec d2:|]

X:1 T:Priest in his Boots, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig Q:”Slowly” O:Irish B:John Hall – “A Selection of Strathspeys Reels, Waltzes & Irish Jigs” (c. 1818, p. 2) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104981834 N:”Printed and sold by John Hall, at his Music Room.” N:Hall was a music teacher in Ayr, Scotland. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G F/G/|AAA AAA|ABG {G}FED|GGG GBG|FDF A2 B/c/| d(B/c/)d/B/ c(A/B/)c/A/|BAG FED|G(B/c/)d/B/ G(B/c/)d/B/|cAF G2:| |:B/c/|d(B/c/)d/B/ c(A/B/)c/A/|BAG FGA|BGG BGG|cAA cAA| d>e=f cBA|dBG FED|G(B/c/)d/B/ G(B/c/)d/B/|cAF G2:| |:F/E/|DDD D2E|[A,F][A,F][A,F] [A,2F2][A,F]|[B,G][B,G][B,G] [B,2G][B,G]|AAA A2A| d>e=f cBA|dBG FED|G(B/c/)d/B/ G(B/c/)d/B/|cAF G2:| |:e/f/|g(b/a/)g/f/ gdf|gdB G2e|=f(a/g/)f/e/ fce|=fcA F2 e/^f/| g(b/a/)g/f/ gdf|gdB G2D|G(B/c/)d/B/ G(B/c/)d/B/|cAF G2:|]

X:1 T:Priest in his Boots [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig & Country Dance Tune B:Hime - Forty Eight Original Irish Dances Never Before Printed N:with Basses (Dublin, 1804, No. 4) F:http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b90673324/f11.image Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D c/d/|e2e e2e|efd cBc|ded fed|cAc e3| e2e e2e|efd cBc|ded fga|gec d3:| |:f/g/|a2f g2e|f2d cBc|ded fed|cAc efg| a2f g2e afd cAc|ded fga|gec d2:|]

X:1 T:Priest in his Boots [1], The T:There are sounds of mirth M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig/Air Q:"Allegretto" B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 3 (1859, No. 266, p. 132) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb (A/B/)|c2c c>cc|(deB) (AGF)|B2B (d>cB) |(AFA) c2(A/B/)| c2c c2c|(cdB) (AGF)|(B>cB) (def)|(ecA) [D2B2]|| (d/e/)|(f2d) (e2c)| (d2B) AGF|B2B (dcB)|AFA c2 (d/e/)| (f2d e2c)|(d2B) AGF|(B>cB) (def)|ecA [D2B2]||

X:1 T:Prist [sic] in His Boots, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Finnegan/Curtin Manuscript (Sliabh Luachra, Co. Cork, mid-19th century, No. 54, p. 21) B: https://www.itma.ie/digital-library/manuscript/finnegan-curtin-manuscript N:The ms. predates the introduction of quadrille-based polkas and slides that N:now characterize the music of Sliabh Luachra region, thought to have been N:introduced in the latter 19th century. S:Breandán Breathnach (1912-85) obtained the ms. from E. Finnegan, who had it S:from D. Curtin of Stagmount, Rockchapel, Co Cork. K:G F/G/|ABA ABA|ABG AFD|G2G BAG|FDF A2 B/c/| dBd cBA|dBG AFD|G2c BdB |cAF G2:| |:B|dBd cBA|dBG AFD|G2G BAG|FDF A2 B/c/| dBd cBA|dBG AFD|G2c BdB|cAF G2:|]

X:1 T:Priest in his Boots [1], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:William Fitzgerald music manuscript collection (c. 1866, B:Sliabh Luachra, Co. Kerry) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G ABA ABA|ABA AFD|DGG BAG|(3F/E/D/ EF A3| ABA ABc|ABG AFD|BdgG3| cAF G3:| |:(Ac)|dAd cAc|A2B AFD|DGG BAG|(3F/E/D/ EG A(Bc)| dAd cAc|BdG FED|

X:1 T:Priest in his Boots [1], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 3, c. 1883, No. 134, p. 46) B:http://grier.itma.ie/book-three#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=45&z=75.2901%2C581.1012%2C3451.7239%2C1437.3821 N:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a piper and fiddler from N:Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Co. Leitrim. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D f/g/|a2f d2e|fed cBA|dcd fed|cAc efg| agf gfe|fg/a/d cBA|dcd faf|gec d2:| |:c/d/|e2e e2e|efd cBA|dcd fed|cAc efg| agf gfe|fed cBA|dcd faf|gec d2:| |:e/d/|cAA A2B|cc/c/c c2e|dd/d/d d2f|ee/e/e efg| agf gfe|fg/a/d cBA|dcd faf|gec d2:|]

X:1 T:Priest and his Boots [1], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 188 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D c/d/|e2e e2e|efd cBA|dcd fed|cAc e2 c/d/| efe efe|efd cBA|dcd fga|gec d2:| |:f/g/|afa geg|fdf ecA|dcd fed|cAc e2 f/g/| a2f g2e|f2d ecA|dcd fga|gec d2:|]

X:2 T:Priest in his Boots [1], The M:6/8 L:1/8 S:Patrick Street R:Jig D:PS Z:Kevin Alewine K:D afa geg|fdf ecA|dcd fed|cAc efg| afa geg|fdf ecA|1dcd (3fga f|gec d2f/2g/2:| [2dcd (3fga f|gec dcd:|efe efe|e2d cBA| dcd fed|cAc ecd|efe efe|e2d cBA| [1dcd (3fga f|gec dcd:|2dcd (3fga f|gec d2f/2g/2||