The Boys Of '45

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on November 7th 2006 by Bannerman.

This tune has been added to 15 tunebooks.

Also known as The Boys Of 45.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• Set On Stone by The Kilfenora Ceili Band

X: 1
T: Boys Of '45, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
DG ((3GFG) FGAc|BG ((3GFG) ABcA|d2 cA BG G2| ((3Bcd) cA BGAF|
DG ((3GFG) FGAc|BG ((3GFG) ABcA|d2 cA BG G2| ((3Bcd) cA G3 z:|
g3 e fdde|fdgd fdd2|g3 e fddc|defd g3 z|
g2 ag fddc|B2 BG ABcA|d2 cA BGG2| ((3Bcd) cA G3 z:|

The Boys of '45

This tune is on the Kilfenora Céilí Band's "Set in Stone" CD where it follows the Doon Reel. I couldn't find the dots here so I've had a go at transcribing it from the CD and I hope the result is fairly accurate!

# Posted on November 7th 2006 by Bannerman

Sorry.........

Nae luck, Bannerman..........

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2816

# Posted on November 7th 2006 by Kenny

Thanks Kenny; Micko's is very close but bars 3 and 4 are totally different as are bars 7 and 8 so in deference to the Kilfenora Céilí Band I'd argue that the Boys of '45 is deserving of its separate identity in the pool of trad tunes.

# Posted on November 7th 2006 by Bannerman

I don't usually step in on these "is it a different tune" debates, but Bannerman, although your version is slightly different than the sheetmusic of the first posting of this tune, check out the ABCs that Emily posted in the comments section of the first posting of this tune. She transcribed it from Jimmy Noonan's "The Maple Leaf" and it's almost identical to what you have posted here. Might be a triplet instead of a roll or something like that, but the same tune as far as I can tell.

# Posted on November 7th 2006 by Jason G

I agree. It's obviously the same tune.

# Posted on December 14th 2006 by Dow