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Appears on Altan’s first self-titled album, between Con Cassidy’s Highland and Neilly O’Boyle’s Reel.
Also, Mair
i really like this tune. meant to enter it in with the reel under the recording but i’m lazy. will try and change it now.
good tune
Mary Bergin plays this as a reel in G mixo called "A Stór, a Stór, a Ghrá".
Neilly O’Boyle’s Highland
T:
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: highland fling
K: A mixolydian
|: (3Bcd |
e>a (eaag e3 c | d>cB>A B>cd>f | e2 a>g e>^de>f | g>fg>d B>A :|
| A>B |
c>Ac>A d>cd>B | c>Ac>A c>ea>e | c>A (3cBA d>c (3def | e>cA>c (3BcB AB |
c2 c>A d2 d>B | c2 c>A (3cde e>f | g>ba>g e2 z>f | g>fg>d B>A A2 ||
This is a good one for playing octaves with someone:
~ | E>AA>G E3 C | ~
Also, in the key a fifth down, D Mixolydian:
~ | A2 d>c (3ABA A>F | ~
“Neilly O’Boyle’s” ~ duplication
Key signature: A Mixolydian
Submitted on January 23rd 2004 by errik.
~ a duplication in name only…
& another that works also as a Highland Fling…
Neilly O’Boyle’s Highland, X:3
As taught to us last evening by Dáithí Sproule at Center for Irish Music in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Re: Neilly O’Boyle’s Highland
On the recording I have, Boyle himself actually plays this in G. I think I like it better in G anyhow.