The Boy On The Mountain Top (reel) on The Session

Also known as The Boy On The Hill Top, Boy On The Hilltop, The Boy On The Hilltop, The Boys On The Hilltop.

Two settings

X: 1
T: The Boy On The Mountain Top
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
A2 Ac B2 AG|EGGF G2 AG|EA ~A2 BGBd|egdB BAGB|
AGAc BGAG|EGGF G2 AB|c2 ec B2 GB|dBGA BAGB||
A2 Bd egdB|GBd^c defg|agfd egdB|GBdB BA A2|
~a2 fd egdB|GBd^c defg|afge fdef|g2 ag gedB||

X: 2
T: The Boy On The Mountain Top
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
|:[A3E3] B cBAG|EG ~G2 G2 [1 AG|EAAB cBcd|(3efg dc BdgB|
[2 AB|~c2 ec ~B2 GB|dBGB {c}BA A2:|:[A2E2] (3Bcd (3efg dB|
GBd^c defg|(3gag ed (3efg dc|BdgB BA A2|(3gag ed (3efg dc|GBd^c defg|(3gfe (3fed edef|gbaf gedB:|

Seven comments

Boy on the Mountain Top

Here’s a single reel I lifted from Harry Bradley’s “Bad Turns….” album. I like it because most Adorian tunes have similar structures but this one seems to break away from your average ADorian tune, while still sounding very traditional.

this is an awesome tune - they play it loads in galway

A fine permutation

Here’s a jolly version shown to me by Denis Lanctot.
X:1
T:Boy On the MountainTop
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Ador
|:[A3E3] B cBAG|EG ~G2 G2 [1 AG|EAAB cBcd|(3efg dc BdgB|
[2 AB|~c2 ec ~B2 GB|dBGB {c}BA A2:|:[A2E2] (3Bcd (3efg dB|
GBd^c defg|(3gag ed (3efg dc|BdgB BA A2|(3gag ed (3efg dc|GBd^c defg|(3gfe (3fed edef|gbaf gedB:||