The Boys of Blue Hill
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Transcription: 01/12/2023 15:29:30 by Darryl D. Bush
"Boys of Blue Hill", in Gaelic "Buacailli Ua Cnoc-Gorm", also known as "Beaux of Oak Hill",<br> "Boys of North Tyne", "Cape Giradeau", "Lads of North Tyne", "Silver Lake" (Pa.),<br> "Jenny Baker", "Lonesome Katy", "Two Sisters" or "Twin Sisters" is an Irish reel or hornpipe<br> in D Major. The parts are played AABB (most versions)or AA'B (Moylan).<br> In American tradition it is almost always played as a reel rather than a hornpipe.<br> In the 19th century it appears in publications such as Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883) as<br> "The Boys of Oak Hill" (by which title it also appears in one of the Scottish Kerr<br> collections).<br> O'Neill said that the melody was unknown to Chicago<br> Irish musicians when he made his collection.<br> It was printed in Brody's Fiddler's Fakebook (1983),<br> Cranitch's The Irish Fiddle Book (1996),<br> Kennedy's Fiddler's Tune-Book, vol. 1 (1951) (appears as "Beaux of Oakhill"),<br> Lerwick's Kilted Fiddler (1985),<br> McDermott's Allan's Irish Fiddler (c. 1920's),<br> Moylan's Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra (1994),<br> O'Brien's Jerry O'Brien's Accordion Instructor (1949),<br> O'Malley's Luke O'Malley's Collection of Irish Music (1976),<br> O'Neill's O'Neill's Irish Music (1915),<br> Krassen's O'Neill's Music of Ireland (1976),<br> O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907),<br> Roche's Collection of Traditional Irish Music, vol. 3 (1927),<br> Spadaro's 10 Cents a Dance (1980),<br> Sweet's Fifer's Delight (1964) and<br> Tubridy's Irish Traditional Music, vol. 1 (1999).<br> It was recorded by<br> Derek Bell on Musical Ireland (1984), <br> Diana Blackett-Ord on Wild Hills O'Wannie - The Small Pipes of Northumbria (1974),<br> Gordon Bok on Tune for November (1970),<br> Deseret String Band on Okehdokee (1973),<br> Ted Furey on Toss the Feathers (1973/1967),<br> James Galway on Annie’s Song (1978),<br> High Level Ranters on Northumberland Forever (1968),<br> Leo Kretzner and Jay Leibovitz on Dulcimer Fair (1981),<br> John McGreevy and Seamus Cooley on McGreevy and Cooley (1974),<br> Stan Ransom on My Long Island Home (1997).<br>
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