The Boy On The Mountain Top

reel

Key signature: Adorian

Submitted on December 11th 2002 by B Rad .

This tune has been added to 42 tunebooks.

Also known as The Boy On The Hill Top, Boy On The Hilltop, The Boy On The Hilltop , The Boy On The Hilltop, The Boys On The Hilltop.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• As It Happened by Danny O'Mahony, Micheal O'Raghalleigh
• Bad Turns And Horse-Shoe Bends by Harry Bradley
• Barefoot On The Altar by Chulrua
• Beal A' Mhurlaigh by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• Ceol Agus Foinn : Music And Songs From The Willie Clancy Summer School by Various Artists
• Cuts From The Turf by Hooley
• Faoi Bhlath by Dave Sheridan, Ciaran Somers, Nicolas Quemener
• From Ballymote To Brooklyn by Paddy Killoran and James Morrison
• Hell For Leather by Swallow's Tail Céilí Band
• Hives Of Honeyed Sound by Padraic Mac Mathuna
• In Full Flight by Gavin Whelan
• Lucky In Love by Charlie Lennon And Mick O'Connor
• Music Of Sligo by Peter Horan And Fred Finn
• Mysterious Ireland by Various Artists
• Number 6 by Sean Potts
• On Common Ground by Cillian Vallely And Kevin Crawford
• Past Masters Of Irish Fiddle Music by Various Artists
• Potsticks by Sean Moloney
• Reed Only by Tim Collins/Brian McNamara
• Roguery Road by Jason O'Rouke And Ruadhrai O'Kane
• Rossinver Braes by Ben Lennon And Tony O'Connell
• Sean Reid's Favourite by Jimmy O'Brien-Moran
• Stormy Weather by Beginish
• The Ewe With The Crooked Horn by Colm Gannon, Jesse Smith And John Blake
• The Flying Pig by Slide
• The Luck Penny by Seamus Bugler
• The Piper Calls The Tune by Joe Finn
• The Sligo Indians by Tony DeMarco
• Traditional Irish Music On Flute And Guitar by Jack And Jimmy Coen
• Turas Ceoil by Marcas O'Murchu
• Unheard by Eddie Clarke
• Welcome Here, Kind Stranger by Paul Brady
• Wind Dancer by Conor Byrne

X: 1
T: Boy On The Mountain Top, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Ador
A2 Ac B2 AG | EGGF G2 AG | EA ~A2 BGBd |egdB BAGB |
AGAc BGAG | EGGF G2 AB |c2 ec B2 GB | dBGA BAGB ||
A2 Bd egdB | GBd^c defg | agfd egdB | GBdB BA A2 |
~a2 fd egdB | GBd^c defg | afge fdef |g2 ag gedB ||

Boy on the Mountain Top

Here's a single reel I lifted from Harry Bradley's "Bad Turns...." album. I like it because most Adorian tunes have similar structures but this one seems to break away from your average ADorian tune, while still sounding very traditional.

# Posted on December 11th 2002 by B Rad

this is an awesome tune - they play it loads in galway

# Posted on December 15th 2002 by bb

A fine permutation

Here's a jolly version shown to me by Denis Lanctot.
X:1
T:Boy On the MountainTop
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Ador
|:[A3E3] B cBAG|EG ~G2 G2 [1 AG|EAAB cBcd|(3efg dc BdgB|
[2 AB|~c2 ec ~B2 GB|dBGB {c}BA A2:|:[A2E2] (3Bcd (3efg dB|
GBd^c defg|(3gag ed (3efg dc|BdgB BA A2|(3gag ed (3efg dc|GBd^c defg|(3gfe (3fed edef|gbaf gedB:||

# Posted on December 6th 2006 by drone

The Boy on the Hill Top

Listen to this tune played in a great style: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfFzCehLYco It sounds very much like Kevin Henry's flute playing.

# Posted on July 27th 2009 by slainte

Slainte's Yutube link

What's the name of the second tune on that video, slainte?

It rocks!

# Posted on July 29th 2009 by I ♥ Dow

That's the Bag of Spuds. You can watch Patsy Hanley play the same set: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjLcfnY8-gY

# Posted on August 27th 2009 by slainte