Protestant Boys (The)

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X:1 T:Protestant Boys, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig Q:"Lively" B:J. Clinton – Gems of Ireland: 200 Airs (1841, No. 64, p. 32) H:Irish-born Clinton was a flute teacher for the Royal Academy, London Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D (d>e).d f2f|(e>f).e g3|(f<a).d (g2f)|(ed).c d3| (d>e).d .f2.f|(e>f).e g3|{fg}a2.d (g2f)|(e>d).c d2z:| |:(d'2a) (b2a)|.a.b=.c' (b2a)|(.a.b.^.c) (.d'.c'.b)|(.a.g.f) .e2z| (b2a).g (fg).a|(ag).f (ef).g|{fg}a2.d (g2f)|(e>d).c .d3:|]

X:1 T:Protestant Boys M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:William Gunn - The Caledonian Repository of Music B:Adapted for the Bagpipes (Glasgow, 1848, p. 77) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amix e|AAA cAc|BGB d2f|ecA d2c|B/B/AG A<Ae| AAA cAc|BGB Bcd|ecA d2c|B/B/AG A<A:| |:g|a2e f2e|a2e f2e|efg agf|edc B/B/ag| fed cAe|eac Bcd|ecA d2c|B/B/AG A<A:|]

X:1 T:Protestant Boys, The M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:"Moderately" B:R.M. Levey – First Collection of the Dance Music of Ireland (1858, No. 105, p. 41) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|d>ed f2f|e>fe g2b|afd g2f|edc d2:| |:a|d'2a b2a|d'2a b2a|abc' d'c'b|agf e2a| bag fga|agf efg|afd (g2f)|edc d2:|]

X:1 T:Protestant Boys, The, with Variations M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 3, c. 1883, No. 25, p. 14) B:http://grier.itma.ie/book-three#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=13&z=-223.537%2C347.8603%2C3313.3228%2C1282.7932 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:G D|G2G B2B|A2B c2e|dBG DcB|AGF gdB| G2G B2B|A2B C2E|DBG DCB|AGF G2|| f|g2g g2d|egf edB|def gfe|dcB A2f| gdB cde|dcB ABc|dBG DcB|AGF G2|| P:1st Variation D|GG,G BB,B|AA,B cde|dG,G, A,cB|AGF gdB| GG,G BB,B|AA,B cde|dG,G, A,cB|AGF G2|| P:2nd Variation f|gGg fed|eB,e dBG|dB,d gdB|dB,G, A,2d| eCB, A,Bc|dB,d Gge|dB,G, A,cB|A/B/c/A/F/A/ G2|| P:3rd Variation D|G/F/G/A/B/G/ DGB|A/G/A/B/c/A/ FAc|B/A/B/c/d/B/ GBd|c/B/c/A/F/A/ G/D/C/B,/A,/G,/| G/F/G/A/B/G/ DGB|A/G/A/B/c/A/ FAc|B/d/c/B/A/G/ A/c/B/A/G/F/|GDB, G,2|| P:4th Variation g/f/g/f/g/f/ gdB|e/d/e/d/e/d/ ecA|G/B/d/B/g/f/ g/d/B/G/B/d/|e/d/c/B/A/G/ A2d| e/f/e/d/c/B/ A/G/A/B/c/d/|d/e/d/c/B/A/ G/F/G/A/B/c/ d/B/G/B/d/G/ dcB|A/B/c/A/E/A/ G2||

X:1 T:The Protestant Boys B:O'Neill's Music of Ireland, no. 19 Z:transcribed by Paul de Grae M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G D|GFG BcB|AFA c2 e|dBG GcB|AGF G2 D| GFG BcB|AFA c2 e|dBG c2 B|AGF G2 || d|g2 d e2 d|g2 d e2 d|def gfe|dcB A2 g| edc Bcd|dcB ABc|dBG c2 B|AGF G2 ||