The Boys Of Malin

reel

Key signature: Amajor

Submitted on May 18th 2001 by Jeremy.

This tune has been added to 260 tunebooks.

Also known as Boys Of Malin, The Boys Of Mallin, Boys Of Mallow, Karen Logan's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• As Long As You're Enjoying Yourself by John Brennan And John McGillian
• Craic'd! by Atlantic Wave
• Far From The Shamrock Shore by Mick Moloney
• Fiddle Sticks, Irish Traditional Music From Donegal by Lynn Saoirse
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• Glackin by Paddy Glackin
• Gogarty's Music II: A Decade On by Lynn Saoirse
• Gracenotes by Buttons And Bows
• I Won't Be Afraid Any More by Nomos
• I'm Here Because I'm Here by Quilty
• In The Heather by Lynn Saoirse
• Irish Fiddle Solos by Pete Cooper
• Jack In The Box Irish Session by Tionol
• Lifescapes Celtic Fiddle by Lynn Saoirse
• Live In Concert by Brid Harper And Dermot Byrne
• Nicely Wrong by Feast Of Fiddles
• On The Fly by Patrick Street
• Raise The Rafters by Raise The Rafters
• Seisiún Na H-Éireann 2006 Festival CD by Lynn Saoirse
• Streaming Tunes by Harmony Glen
• Synergy by Deaf Shepherd
• Take A Bow by Matt Cranitch
• The Best Of De Danann by De Danann
• The Dawn by Baal Tinne
• The New Strung Harp by Maire Ni Chathasaigh
• The Orkney Sessions From The Ayre Hotel by Lynn Saoirse
• The Rough Guide To Irish Music by Lynn Saoirse
• The Sanctuary Sessions by Lynn Saoirse
• The Star Spangled Molly by De Danann
• The World Turned Upside Down by Patti O'Doors
• Traditional Irish Music From Boston by The Magic Square
• Tuned In by Johnny Murphy
• Turas by Turas

X: 1
T: Boys Of Malin, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amaj
|:ABcd eAce|fedf edcB|ABcd eAce|1 feBc d2cB:|2 feBc defg||
|aAAA cAce|abag fefg|aAAA cAce|dcBc defg|
aAAA cAce|abag f2g2|affe fedc|dcBc d2cB|
|:Aece Aece|Aece d2cB|Aece Aece|feBc d2cB:|

This is a fast and lively reel, guaranteed to liven up any session.

If you play it as shown here, you'll get a rollercoaster ride of notes in the first part. Try putting in some pauses by the lengthening the first E note that gets played, or the first F, or both.

This is the kind of tune that's hard to break out of in a set, but a classic combination is to follow this reel with "The Gravel Walks". As Cole Porter so succinctly put it, "How strange the change from major to minor".

# Posted on May 26th 2001 by Jeremy

I learned the A part as :
e|ABcd eAce|fdfa edcB|ABcd eAce|fdBc d2 ec:|
I think the second measure is actually easier played this way, as it breaks up the runs. And it also provides a change from going straight up and down the scale as the first part does.

# Posted on March 13th 2004 by Paddy

A Question of Arrangement...

I've spent a bit of my evening and learned 'The Boys of Malin' using the tune Jim Doran provided on his site. Using some sheetmusic from here and then toggling between slow and fast versions was, for me, a great way to get the mechanical and stylistic components of the tune. Thanks a heap Jim!

What I really want to know now is what tunes would you all suggest would go good before or after or both?

# Posted on October 22nd 2004 by c_ya

Re: A Question of Arrangement...

Right after I posted I got the bright idea to look throught he recordings section to see what some people have put with the tune. Duh! Well... if you have favorites or unique suggestions I'd still ove to hear them

# Posted on October 22nd 2004 by c_ya

Re: A Question of Arrangement...

Go easy on the Labatt, Mike.

# Posted on October 22nd 2004 by Key Maniac Lad

Before and after The Boys of malin

Jack The Lad / Boys Of Malin / Trip To Windsor
The Shetland Fiddler /T he Boys Of Malin
Macleod's Reel / The Boys Of Malin
Boys Of Malin / Maids Of Castlebar
The Star Of Munster / The Boys O' Malin
The Guns Of The Magnificent Seven / The Boys Of Malin / The Gravel Walk
Timour The Tartar / Boys Of Malin
Martin Wynes / The Boys Of Malin
Boys Of Malin / High Road To Linton
The New Policeman / The Boys Of Malin / The High Road
The Wind That Shakes The Barley / The Boys Of Malin
Victory Reel / The Boys Of Malin
The Boys Of Malin / Jenny's Wedding
The Boys Of Malin / The Old Oak Tree
The Boys Of Malin / The Sailor On The Rock
The Boys Of Malin / McDermott's Reel
Road To Lisdoonvarna/Boys Of Malin
The Sailor on the Rock/Boys of Malin/The Star of Muns

# Posted on October 22nd 2004 by gian marco

Music?

What happened to the sheet music for this reel?

# Posted on June 29th 2006 by Faerie Feet

Boys of Malin - bowing that last line!

Great tune..................but how do you bow that last line cleanly when it's bowling along at a fair lick?!

Separate bows?
2 notes to a bow?
Use 4th finger on A-string to play the e's?

# Posted on September 22nd 2006 by domnull

Bowing last line

Just little flicks of the wrist, crossing the strings. It takes some practice, but is an excellent skill to learn. I still can't do it very well, and I've been at it for years. (I have found, however, that if you play an electric fiddle with really heavy distortion, nobody really notices that you mess it up

# Posted on January 3rd 2007 by Ben314

The Boys of Mallin

This is the version I learned from a recording by Buttons and Bows. Although it's plain that it's the same tune, it's significantly different

X:036
T:The Boys of Mallin
D:Buttons and Bows: 'Grace Notes' 1991
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Bm
Bfdf Bfdf | Bfdf e2 dc | Bfdf Bfdf | ecAc ecdc :|
Bcde f2 df | g2 eg fedc | Bcde f2 df | ecAc ecdc |
Bcde f2 df | g2 eg fedc | Bcde f2 df | ecAc efga ||
bB B/B/B fBdF | b2 ba fefa | bB B/B/B fBdf | ecAc efga |
bB B/B/B fBdF | b2 ba fefa | bgaf gefd | ecAc e2 dc |]

# Posted on June 24th 2007 by nigelg