The Boyne Hunt

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on June 17th 2001 by Jdharv.

This tune has been added to 207 tunebooks.

Also known as Boyne Hunt, Lady Carberry, Molly Maguire, Molly McGuire, Over The Lakes, The Perth Hunt, The Perthshire Hunt, Popcorn, Rolling The Ryegrass, The Sailor's Trip To Liverpool, Scéal Na GCapali, Thomas A Carta, Tom The Blacksmith.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 1891-1945 Disc 2 by Michael Coleman
• 40 Years Reunion by The Dubliners
• Aengus by Aengus
• An Buachaill Dreoite by Joe Ryan
• An Exciting Session With One Of Ireland's Leading Traditional Fiddlers by Tommy Peoples
• But Why, Johnny? by John Halloran
• Cape Breton Fiddle Music Not Calm by Howie MacDonald And Ashley MacIsaac
• Come To An Irish Dance Party by Laichtín Naofa Céilí Band.
• Conversation At The Crosses by Pat O'Connor And Eoghan O'Sullivan
• Cooley by Joe Cooley
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 2 by Matt Cunningham
• Donncha O'Briain by Donncha O'Briain
• Doublin' by Paddy Glackin And Paddy Keenan
• Fiddle Music 101 by Ashley And Dave MacIsaac
• Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• From Leitrim To London by Brian Rooney
• Galway's Own by Joe Burke
• Glackin by Paddy Glackin
• Happy To Meet And Sorry To Part by Joe Burke, Michael Cooney And Terry Coleman
• Hell For Leather by Swallow's Tail Céilí Band
• In The Footsteps Of Coleman by Various Artists
• Instrumental by The Dubliners
• Ireland's Best Session Tunes CD 1 by Waltons Recording
• Killultagh by Killultagh
• Live At Passim by Boys Of The Lough
• Live From The Katharine Cornell Theater Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
• Maiden Voyage by Various Artists
• Mi.da:za by North Cregg
• Milestone At The Garden by Irish Fiddle Masters From The 78 RPM Era
• Out Of Their Shell by Céide
• Over The Moor To Maggie by Oisin
• Return To Droim by Colm Gannon
• Set Dances Of Ireland: Music For Listening And Dancing by Various Artists
• Show The Lady: Music For The Sets Volume 5 by Various Artists
• The 3rd Irish Folk Festival In Concert by Various Artists
• The Best Of Irish Jigs And Reels Vol.1 by Various Artists
• The Best Of Traditional Irish Music From Ireland's Number One Céilí Band by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
• The Celebrated Recordings by John Doherty
• The Dusty Miller by Conor, Gay And Seán McKeon
• The Enduring Magic by Michael Coleman
• The High Kings Of Tara by Planxty And Various Artists
• The Humours Of Lewisham, Volume Three by Aidan Crossey
• The Hurricane by Donagh Hennessy And Mark Crickard
• The McDonaghs Of Ballinafad And Friends by Larry And Michael Joe McDonagh
• The Music Makers: Celebrating 35 Years Of Comhaltas In Leeds by Leeds CCE
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Joe Burke
• Traditional Music Of Ireland And The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke And Charlie Lennon

X: 1
T: Boyne Hunt, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
(3ABA FA DAFA | (3ABA FA BE~E2 | (3ABA FA DAFA |ABde fdd2:|
fa{b}af a3f |gfga be ~e2 |fa{b}af afdB | ABde fdd2 |
fa{b}af a3f |gfga be e2|fgfe dedB |ABde fdd2 |

Boyne Setting

This setting of Boyne Hunt came from fiddler Brad Maloney of Providence, RI. According to Brad, the last three measures of this tune's second part should be played with a good deal of swing (almost like a hornpipe) to give it a little lift.

John Harvey

# Posted on June 18th 2001 by Jdharv

Well, if you like "Swing" in your Irish music...

# Posted on April 16th 2003 by pchaffee

The Boyne Hunt

I'd never heard this tune before coming to Leeds, Yorkshire, but it's one of the first tunes all the kids there learn. It's such a simple, lovely reel, so it sometimes pops up in the session. Here is the local version:

K:Gmaj
BAFA DAFA|DAFA BE~E2|BAFA DAFA|ABde fedB|
BAFA DAFA|DAFA BE~E2|BAFA DAFA|ABde fdd2||
faaf afdf|gfga be~e2|faaf afdB|ABde fdd2|
faaf afdf|gfga be~e2|fgfe d2dB|ABde fedB||

It seems originally a Scots tune.

# Posted on June 2nd 2004 by slainte

Sorry, the version above is in D major.

# Posted on June 2nd 2004 by slainte

In Clare we're familiar with the setting above by Slainte. This is a very popular reel in the County and is usually followed by Shannon Breeze (also known as Rolling in the Ryegrass).

# Posted on June 2nd 2004 by Bannerman

is it me or is the setting in o'neills more fun?

# Posted on November 19th 2004 by daiv

The Boyne Hunt

I've been thinking this tune can be a variant of Lucy Campbell's.

# Posted on June 16th 2005 by slainte

Barney McKenna

Barney McKenna played each part 4 times at one of the Dubliners gigs. It was transformed into a longer reel but I prefer it as a short one. Four Men and A Dog Barking Mad tried to do the same thing with "The Mountain Road". This time it worked but probably because Gerry O'Conner really did a good job of it.

# Posted on February 16th 2006 by 52Paddy

Drives me mad when playing this tune and nobody but myself knows or plays the third part.

# Posted on May 7th 2008 by Free Reed

3rd part ?

Could you post it, please, then maybe some more of us could pick it up. "Better to light a candle than curse the darkness, grasshopper".
Originally Scottish, I believe, "The Perthshire Hunt", and I think it was in "C".
PaddyC - not sure about your Barney McKenna statement. This was the first reel I ever learned on mandolin. The LP record of the Dubliners playing it had 2 tunes - the first a version of "Sporting Nell", followed by "The Boyne Hunt". I'd be surprised if he played it differently live, but it is possible. Sure that's not what happened? Just curious.

# Posted on May 7th 2008 by Kenny

3rd part

@ Kenny: Here is the Willie Clancy version I know. Three parts. Missing out some triplets because I still can't write them in abc. You'll find and play them on your instrument anyway...
@Free Reed: What's your 3rd part?

X: 1
T: Boyne Hunt, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
BAFA DAFA|DAFA BEE2|BAFA DAFA|ABde fddB:|
faa2 agaf|g3a bgeg|faa2 agaf|efde fdd2|
faa2 agaf|g3a bgeg|f2fe dedB|ABde fddc||
dfAd BdAd|dfAd feec|dfAd BdAF|ABde fddc|
dfAd BdAd|dfAd feef|gefd ecdB|ABde fded||

# Posted on April 11th 2009 by bonnanza

Gaelic name

A slightly different version of this tune (no triplets, for example) is called Scéal na gCapali in a recording made by the Chieftains for an Italian "Best of Folk Music" CD... no other evidence of a tune with such a name, it took me about a year to find out it was actually called the Boyne Hunt!

# Posted on October 7th 2009 by Groft van Moor