The Dear Irish Boy

waltz

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on January 12th 2007 by nicholas.

This tune has been added to 78 tunebooks.

Also known as An Buachaillín Bán, An Buachaillin Ban, Green Fields Of America, The Green Fields Of America, Green Fields Of Canada, The Green Fields Of Canada, May Morning Dew.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 40th Anniversary 1946 - 1986 by The Tulla Ceili Band
• 40th Anniversary Album by Armagh Pipers Club
• A Few Tunes by John Skelton
• A Mandolin Album by Paul Kelly
• A Tribute To John McKenna by Mick Woods
• An Buachaill Dreoite by Joe Ryan
• An Phíb by Dicky Deegan
• Another Side Of Cape Breton by Johnny Wilmot
• Archives #1 by Jean Carignan And Gilles Losier
• Ard Rí by Aileach
• Baker's Well by Baker's Well
• Callan Bridge by Niall And Cillian Vallely
• Cavan's Lilter by Séamus Fay
• Chloe's Passion by An Lar
• Cold Blow And The Rainy Night by Planxty
• Come West Along The Road by Brian O'Connor
• Concertina Music From West Clare by Elizabeth Crotty
• Crossroads by Joe Ryan, Eddie Clark
• Cuisle by Angela Deane
• Déanta by Déanta
• Dear Old Erin's Isle: Irish Traditional Music From America by Various Artists
• Early Recordings Of Irish Traditional Dance Music by John Kimmel
• Enchanted Lady by London Lasses And Pete Quinn
• Far From The Shamrock Shore by Mick Moloney
• Fiona by Patrick Ball
• Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Folktrax-075: Johnny Doherty, The Star Of Donegal by John Doherty
• Folktrax-173: Willie Clancy And Bobby Casey by Willie Clancy And Bobby Casey
• Foolin' In Doolin by Michael Blackie O'Connell And Karol Lynch
• Foolin' In Doolin by Michael ''Blackie'' O' Connell And Karol Lynch
• Forgotten Days by Davy Spillane And Kevin Glackin
• Frankie Goes To Town by Frankie Gavin
• From Leitrim To London by Brian Rooney
• Gaelic Roots by Various Artists
• Galway's Own by Joe Burke
• Give Us Another by Joe Derrane
• Green Fields by Robin Bullock
• Hidden Ground by Paddy Glackin, Jolyon Jackson
• In The Smoke by Various Artists
• Inside Out by Mícheál O' Raghallaigh
• Ireland's Best Session Tunes CD 1 by Waltons Recording
• Irish Piping, Flutes And Whistles by Various Artists
• Kilkelly by Mick Moloney, Robbie O'Connell, Jimmy Keane
• King Of The Concert Flute by Seamus Tansey
• Lamh Ar Lamh (Many Hands) CD 2 by Various Artists
• Leitrim's Hidden Treasure by McNamara Family
• Light Through The Leaves by Various Artists
• Live Recordings From The William Kennedy Piping Festival by Various Artists
• Many's A Wild Night - Domhnach Is Dalach by Jackie Daly
• May Morning Dew by Mick O'Brien
• Music From The Atlantic Fringe by The Unwanted
• Music From The Reeds by Noel Battle
• Oi�che Go Maidean by Brendan Begley
• Out Of Thin Air by Chris Corbett
• Pipes, Rods 'n' Reels by Ray Sloan
• Piping Hot by Various Artists
• Pride Of The West by John Wynne And John McEvoy
• Rian by Liam O'Maonlai
• Rogha Órdha by Various Artists
• Roll Away The Reel World by James Keane
• Sailing Into Walpole's Marsh by Eddie Clarke, Sean Corcoran, Maeve Donnelly, Maighread Ni Dhomhnaill
• Set Dances Of Ireland: Music For Listening And Dancing by Various Artists
• Sister And Brother by Dolores Keane
• Songlines by Karan Casey
• Sporting Nell by Tommy McCarthy
• Sweet Nyaa by Moving Cloud
• Taking Flight by Bobby Casey
• The Celtic Harp by The Chieftains
• The Chanter's Tune by Na Fili
• The Donegal Fiddler by Danny O'Donnell
• The Drones And The Chanters by Various Artists
• The Enduring Magic by Michael Coleman
• The Gentlemen Pipers by Various Artists
• The House Band by The House Band
• The Jolly Tinker by Kane O'Rourke
• The Last House In Ballymakea by Junior Crehan
• The Last Of The Travelling Pipers by Felix Doran
• The Liffey Banks by Tommy Potts
• The Maid At The Well by Tony O'Rourke
• The Morning Mist by Joe Burke
• The Quiet Glen by Tommy Peoples
• The Ships Are Sailing by Comhaltas Concert Tour Group 1978
• The Spirit Of West Clare by Bobby Casey
• The Starry Lane To Monaghan by Fintan Vallely
• The Stone In The Field by Tommy Reck
• The Storm by Moving Hearts
• The Totally Traditional Tin Whistle Tape by Various Artists
• The Week Before Easter by Kevin Conneff
• The Wynd You Know by Ronan Browne
• Tracin' by Gearóid Ó HAllmhuráin And Patrick Ourceau
• Traditional Irish Accordion by Tony MacMahon
• Traditional Irish Music by James Kelly
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Tread by Tread
• Tune For Michael by Tom McConville
• Up Against The Flatirons by Eliot Grasso
• Welcome Here Again by Martin Hayes And Dennis Cahill
• Wish You Were Here by Boys Of The Lough
• Woman Of The House by Cherish The Ladies
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 3, Disc 1 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Dear Irish Boy, The
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Edor
|:EF|G2 F3 E|F B3 AF|E2 F3 E|D4 EF|G2 F2 E2|F B3 AF|F2 E3 E|E4 EF|
G2 F3 E|F B3 AF|E2 F3 E|D4 EF|G2 F2 E2|F B3 AF|F2 E3 E|E4 e2|
e B3 e2|e B3 G2|F d3 F2| E D3 e2|e B3 e2|e B3 A2|B e3 f2|e4 ef|
g3 f e2|d B3 AG| F d3 F2|E D3 EF|G3 A B2|e f-f>e d/B/A/F/ |G2 F3 B|E4 :|

The Dear Irish Boy

Though it might bear being played as a waltz this is really an air, which I assume has words. I got it off De Danann's album "Selected..." (reels, songs, jigs, something like that...)

# Posted on January 12th 2007 by nicholas

I learned this air from the concertina playing of Niall Vallely. I think he recorded it in Ador, but Edor is obviously nicer for flute.

# Posted on January 12th 2007 by slainte

Lament

Can't believe this is not here but apparently not. Tony MacMahon does a great version of this on the box. It is played as a lament and a very powerful one at that as it combines both the utter senselessness of loss with a lift of hope.

# Posted on January 13th 2007 by the wounded hussar

May Morning Dew

It's a version of The May Morning Dew

# Posted on January 14th 2007 by Alancorsini

Fiddler's compagnion

There is another version and lyrics:

http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/DE_DEL.htm

# Posted on January 15th 2007 by swisspiper

Eileen Ivers Version

X: 1
T: Dear Irish Boy, The
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Edor
|:EF|G2 F3 E|F B3 AF|E2 F3 E|D4 EF|
G2 F2 E2|F B3 AF|F2 FE D2|E4 EF|
G2 F3 E|F B3 AF|E2 F3 E|D4 EF|
G2 A3B|e2 f2 e/d/B/A/|FG3 AB|E2 EF/E/ D2| E4 ||
|:e2 B4 |e2 B3E |Fd3 d2 |F3E D2|
e2 B4|e2 B3A|Be3 fd|e4 ef|
g3 f e2|dB3 AG| Fd3 F2|ED3 EF|
G3A B2|e2 f2 e/d/B/A/ |FG3 AB|E2 EF/E/ D2| E4 EF|
G3A B2|e2 f2 e/d/B/A/ |FG3 AB|E2 EF/E/ D2| E4||

# Posted on August 8th 2007 by JACKB

Harp version

Irish harper Maire Ni Chathasaigh plays this tune (An Buachaillin Ban/The Fair-haired Boy) as a slow air on her (and Chris Newman's)CD FireWire. Gorgeous!

# Posted on November 9th 2007 by nadley54

Mick O'Brien

Here's a great version of the tune played with Sporting Nell's by Mick O'Brien:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=IcRXOxzo-yk

# Posted on June 7th 2008 by Piping Crow