The Boys From Wexford

barndance

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on November 6th 2004 by ceolachan.

This tune has been added to 34 tunebooks.

Also known as The Boys Of Ireland, The Boys Of Wexford, Flight Of The Earls, In Comes The Captain's Daughter, March For The Boys From Wexford.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Date With The Gallowglass Ceili Band by The Gallowglass Ceili Band
• Farewell To Ireland CD 2 (Of A Box Set Of 4) by Various Artists
• Leo Rowsome: Classics Of Irish Piping by Leo Rowsome
• The Rowsome Tradition: Five Generations Of Uileann Piping by Kevin Rowsome
• The Wheels Of The World, Early Irish American Music, Vol. 1 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Boys From Wexford, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Gmaj
D2 |
G3 A GF E<D | d3 e d2 c2 | B2 G2 BA GF | E4 E2 F2 |
G3 A GF E<D | d3 e d2 c2 | B2 G2 BA GF | G4 G2d2 |
e2 c2 g3 e | d4 B2 d2 | c2 B2 A2 G2 | E6 F2 |
G3 A GF E<D | d3 e d2 c2 | B2 G>A BA GF | G4 G2 ||

K:Dmaj
(3ABc |
d3 e d>cB<A | a3 b a2 g2 | f2 de fe dc | Bc/B/ Bc/B/ A2 AB/c/ |
d>c de dc BA | za-ab a2 g2 | f>e de fe f^g | a6 A2 |
Bc/B/ G2 dc B/c/d/b/ | ab/a/ g2 fd A/B/d/a/ |
ga/g/ fg/f/ ef/e/ de/d/ | B>c Bc AB/A/ AB/c/ |
d>cde dcBA | za-ab a2 g2 | f2 e2 d2 c2 | d6 ||

A well known march and song. This another one that is fun playing in a couple of keys on the trot, as given - with a few variations thrown in.

Marches are great for 'rhythmic variation' while demanding you keep that steady march feel throughout. These were also used in the dance halls, for couple dances such as 'The Heel and Toe', and for the quadrilles (sets of -), ...

# Posted on November 6th 2004 by ceolachan

The pookahs have been house cleaning again - - -

It seems Jeremy got in here, which usually means I wasn't as together on my ABCs as he'd like, however, in his rephrasing the tune in the two different keys was slammed together. The (3ABc between them belongs to the second key as a 'lead in',in the key of 'D', the 'c' being sharp. Some folks play it in one key or the other, without doing as I like, playing the tune a few times in 'G' and then a few times in 'D' - or whatever takes my fancy at the time. Sometimes I just want to hold the one key. Anyway, I've made just that slight adjustment of putting the triplet back with the key it and part it belongs to.

# Posted on November 6th 2004 by ceolachan

Recorded way back when by Martin Beirne and His Irish Blackbirds as The Boys Of Ireland.

# Posted on November 7th 2004 by Aidan Crossey