The Dear Irish Boy

waltz

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on January 12th 2007 by nicholas.

This tune has been added to 45 tunebooks.

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

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Mandolin Album by Paul Kelly
• An Buachaill Dreoite by Joe Ryan
• An Phíb by Dicky Deegan
• Another Side Of Cape Breton by Johnny Wilmot
• 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 (An Lár)
• Come West Along The Road by Brian O'Connor
• Crossroads by Joe Ryan, Eddie Clark
• 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
• Fiona by Patrick Ball
• Folktrax-075: Johnny Doherty, The Star Of Donegal by John Doherty
• Folktrax-173: Willie Clancy And Bobby Casey by Willie Clancy And Bobby Casey
• Irish Piping, Flutes And Whistles by Various Artists
• King Of The Concert Flute by Seamus Tansey
• Lamh Ar Lamh (Many Hands) CD 2 by Various Artists
• Many's A Wild Night - Domhnach Is Dalach by Jackie Daly
• May Morning Dew by Mick O' Brien
• Oi�che Go Maidean by Brendan Begley
• Pipes, Rods 'n' Reels by Ray Sloan
• Piping Hot by Various Artists
• Rian by Liam O'Maonlai
• Roll Away The Reel World by James Keane
• 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 Chanter's Tune by Na Fili
• The Drones And The Chanters by Various Artists
• The Jolly Tinker by Kane O'Rourke
• 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 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
• Traditional Irish Accordion by Tony MacMahon
• Traditional Irish Music by James Kelly
• Tune For Michael by Tom McConville
• Welcome Here Again by Martin Hayes And Dennis Cahill
• 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