The Boys Of Ballysodare

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on January 19th 2003 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 132 tunebooks.

Also known as Baile Easa Dara, Boys Of Balisadeer, The Boys Of Balisodare, Boys Of Ballisadare, The Boys Of Ballisadare, Boys Of Ballisodare, The Boys Of Ballisodare, Boys Of Ballysadare, The Boys Of Ballysadare, Boys Of Ballysodare, Buachaillí Baile Easa Dara, Douse The Monkey, The Dublin Lasses, Last Night's Work, Liam Farrell's, Miss Roddy's, Miss Roden's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Kindly Welcome by Na Fili
• A Musical Trip To Coleman Country by Various Artists
• An Fhidil, Sraith 2 by Sean Keane, Kevin Burke, Paddy Glackin And Seamus Creagh
• An Historic Recording Of Irish Traditional Music by Paddy Canny, P.J. Hayes, Peader O'Loughlin, Bridie Lafferty
• An Tris Is A Rian by Claire Keville, John Weir And Eithne Ni Dhonaile
• As We Got Them: Traditional Flute And Fiddle Music From County Sligo by Various Artists
• Bean Chairdin by Dympna O'Sullivan
• Bridgetown by Johnny B. Connolly
• Cathal Hayden by Cathal Hayden
• Cold In April by Mat Walklate
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 3 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 3 CD Version by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 5 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Time In Ireland by Larry McKee And The Shandonairs
• Fiddle Sticks, Irish Traditional Music From Donegal by Various Artists
• Folktrax 174 - Michael Gorman (fiddle) With Margaret Barry (banjo) by Michael Gorman
• Hell For Leather by Swallow's Tail Céilí Band
• Hives Of Honeyed Sound by Padraic Mac Mathuna
• Irish Traditional Fiddle Music by John Kelly And James Kelly With Michael Crehan And Michael Gavin
• Irish Traditional Music Of County Clare by Bernard O'Sullivan And Tommy McMahon
• It's A Hard Road To Travel by Andy McGann And Paul Brady
• Katy Bar The Door by Randal Bays
• Kelly/O'Brien/Sproule by Kelly, O'Brien and Sproule
• Le Chéile (Lord Mayo) by Various Artists
• Live In Belfast by Cathal Hayden
• Lord Mayo by Le Cheile
• Maiden Voyage by Various Artists
• Molly's Revenge Four by Molly's Revenge
• My Love Is In America by Various Artists
• On TSean - Am Anall by Danny O'Donnell
• Playground by Emer Mayock
• Rattle The Boards by John Nugent, Benny McCarthy And Pat Ryan
• Reeds And Rosin by Todd Denman And Dale Russ
• Return To Droim by Colm Gannon
• Round The House: Music For The Sets Volume 1 by Various Artists
• Sarah McFadyen And Kris Drever by Sarah McFadyen And Kris Drever
• Seoltai Seidte (Setting Sail) by Various Artists
• Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume I by Various Artists
• Sets In The City by Tipsy House
• Sligo Fiddle (Disk 2) by John Vesey
• Songs, Jigs, Reels by Glenside And Kilfenora Ceili Bands
• Southwind by Glenn Morgan
• Take A Bow by Matt Cranitch
• The Best Ever Traditional Irish Pub Session Volume Two by Various Artists
• The Chieftains 1 by The Chieftains
• The Clare Shout by Bobby Gardiner
• The Dear Little Isle by Inishbofin Ceili Band
• The Fertile Rock by Chris Droney
• The Irish Concertina Two by Noel Hill
• The Lakes Of Sligo by Carmel Gunning
• The McDonaghs Of Ballinafad And Friends by Larry And Michael Joe McDonagh
• The Michael Sexton Ceili Band by The Michael Sexton Ceili Band
• The Morning Dew by Brendan Mulvihill And Donna Long
• The Mountain Road by Various Artists
• The Music Makers: Celebrating 35 Years Of Comhaltas In Leeds by Leeds CCE
• The Natural Bridge by Ben Lennon And Friends
• The Plain Of Jars by Brian Kelly
• The Red Wellies by The Red Wellies
• The Rowsome Tradition: Five Generations Of Uileann Piping by Kevin Rowsome
• The Shores Of Lough Graney by P.J.Hayes And Martin Hayes
• The Sligo Champion (CD 2) by Michael Gorman
• The Spirit Of West Clare by Bobby Casey
• Thunderhead by Malcolm Dalglish And Grey Larsen
• Traditional Dance Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Traditional Irish Fiddle Music by The Kilfenora Fiddle Ceili Band
• Traditional Irish Music In America: The East Coast by Various Artists
• Traditional Music From East Clare by Mary MacNamara
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Paddy O'Brien
• Under The Moon by Martin Hayes
• When The Party's Over by Brian Finnegan
• Whistle Wizardry by Vinnie Kilduff

X: 1
T: Boys Of Ballysodare, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
e|dG~G2 dGeG|dBGA BAAe|dGGB dedB|AcBA GED2|
dG~G2 dGeG|dBGA BAAd|Bdd2 eBdB|AcBA GED|]
f|g3a bgaf|gfga bgef|g3a bgaf|gfed Bdef|
g3a bgaf|gfga bgeg|bgaf gedB|AcBA GEDd|]
Bdd2 Bdgd|Bdgd BAAc|Bddg eBdB|AcBA GEDd|
Bdd2 Bdgd|Bdgd BABd|eB~B2 eBdB|AcBA GED|]

The Boys of Ballysodare

Source: Paddy O'Brien

# Posted on January 19th 2003 by gian marco

one of my favourite reels.

# Posted on January 26th 2003 by gian marco

The Boys of Ballysadare

There is also a hop-jig by this name. Listed in O'Neills 1001 and recorded by Lunasa http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/15 as a "gan ainm".

# Posted on April 16th 2006 by sixholes

This is the one: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1340

# Posted on April 17th 2006 by slainte

Also played in F

Also often played in the key of F.

Ballysadare is a small town in County Sligo by the way.

# Posted on August 25th 2006 by PaddyCmusic

Well, you might hear this tune played in F by East Clare or East Galway musicians, but certainly not by Sligo musicians. Claire Keville does a beautiful version in the key on the concertina.

# Posted on August 25th 2006 by slainte

Yes, it's mainly among East Clare musicians (Martin Hayes, Mary MacNamara) and Paddy Carty, Conor Tully, Padraig Mac Donnacha and Frank Hogan played it in F on Bring Down the Lamp in 1982.

# Posted on August 26th 2006 by PaddyCmusic

Quentin Cooper and Eoin O'Neill played it in F at the session in Brogan's I went to in January. I asked if that was the normal key, and they said it was. (What was unsaid, but clearly there between the lines, was that normal was a local term.)

# Posted on August 26th 2006 by GaryAMartin

Please be nice to flute players. Two East Clare fiddle legends Paddy Canny and P.J. Hayes actually recorded it in G with Peadar O'Loughlin on the concert flute.

# Posted on August 26th 2006 by slainte

lol, funny way you put that slainte. Paddy Carty played along with it in F like I said but that could have been an F flute

# Posted on August 26th 2006 by PaddyCmusic

Don't you know P. Carty played a fully-equipped Boehm flute? He was an exception.

# Posted on August 27th 2006 by slainte

Paddy carty played a Radcliffe system flute.

# Posted on August 27th 2006 by Kenny

Pardon my ignorance. But it looks like another kind of "typewriter": http://www.oldflutes.com/articles/radcliff.htm

# Posted on August 27th 2006 by slainte

John & James Kelly version

Anyone searching for the Version of John & James Kelly beware that they actually play the Dublin Reel, transposed up to G Major.

The Dublin: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/384

# Posted on April 9th 2008 by TMB