X: 1
T: Boys of Ballisodare Hop Jig (G major) / Boys of Ballysodare / Boys of Ballysadare / Boys of Ballysodaire / Liam Farrell's
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Hop Jig
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from tenor banjo player Pat Kelly of Edenderry in 2009
N: there's also another, non-related Reel with the same name
N: Chords: | G - - | C - - | G  - - | Am - -  |
N:         | G - - | C - - | G  - - | Am - - :|
N:         | G - - | G - C | G  - - | Am - -  |
N:         | G - - | G - C | Em - - | Am - - :|
N:         Last line to finish:
N:         | G - - | G - C | Em - - | Am - -  | G |]
N:         alternative:
N:         | G - - | Em - - | G  - - | D - -  |
N:         | G - - | C  - - | Em - - | D - - :|
N:         | G - - | G  - C | G  - - | D - -  |
N:         | G - - | G  - C | Em - - | D - - :|
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=170
K: G major % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: D2E G2A B2d | e3 d2e g3  | D2E G2A B2G | AcA B2G E2D  |
N: D2G G2A B2d | e3 d2e g2a | b2a g2e d2B | AcA B2G E2D :|
N: B2d d2B d2B | d3 def g3  | B2d d2B d2B | AcA B2G E2D  |
N: B2d d2B d2B | d3 def g2a | b2a g2e d2B | AcA B2G E2D :|
N:
N: P: Last line to finish:
N: B2d d2B d2B | d3 def g2a | b2a g2e d2B | AcA B2G E2D  | D6 |]
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
"G" D2E G2A B2d | "C" e3 d2e     g3  | "G"  D2E G2A     B2G | "Am" AcA B2G E2D  |
"G" D2G G2A B2d | "C" e3 d2e     g2a | "Em" b2a g2e     d2B | "Am" AcA B2G E2D :|
"G" B2d d2B d2B | "G" d3 def "C" g3  | "G"  B2d d2B     d2B | "Am" AcA B2G E2D  |
"G" B2d d2B d2B | "G" d3 def "C" g2a | "Em" b2a g2e "G" d2B | "Am" AcA B2G E2D :|
N:
P: Last line to finish:
"G" B2d d2B d2B | "G" d3 def     g2a | "Em" b2a g2e "G" d2B | "Am" AcA B2G E2D  | "G" D6 |]
N:
P: alternative Chords:
"G" D2E G2A B2d |"Em"e3 d2e     g3  | "G"  D2E G2A B2G | "D" AcA B2G E2D  |
"G" D2G G2A B2d |"C" e3 d2e     g2a | "Em" b2a g2e d2B | "D" AcA B2G E2D :|
"G" B2d d2B d2B |"G" d3 def "C" g3  | "G"  B2d d2B d2B | "D" AcA B2G E2D  |
"G" B2d d2B d2B |"G" d3 def "C" g2a | "Em" b2a g2e d2B | "D" AcA B2G E2D :|
N:
N: Discography:
D: 1963: Chieftains: Chieftains 1
D: 1980: Sean Keane, Kevin Burke, Paddy Glackin And Seamus Creagh: An Fhidil, Sraith 2
D: 1982: Grey Larsen & Malcolm Dalglish: Thunderhead
D: 1983: Mark Nelson: After the Morning
D: 1986: Noel Henry's Irish Showband: Irish Wedding Song
D: 1987: Dennis Morrison & The Glenmore Scottish Dance Band
D: 1988: Matt Cranitch: Take A Bow
D: 1991: Martin Wynne: The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival - My Love is in America
D: 1995: The Chieftains & The Rolling Stones: Long Black Veil (in Song 'The Rocky Road to Dublin')
D: 1998: Michael Cantrell: Invocation
D: 1999: AnRíl: Celtic Music from Maui
D: 1999: Billy McComiskey, Brendan Mulvihill & Zan McLeod: One More Time
D: 2000: UZ2: The Boy from Ireland
D: 2000: Emer Mayock: Playground
D: 2000: Meascán: The Road to Rio
D: 2000: Kim Robertson: Celtic Shores (Compilation)
D: 2000: Larry Reddigan: The Coleman Archive Vol. 1: The Living Tradition (Compilation)
D: 2001: John Carty: Yeh, That's All It Is (named 'Liam Farrell's', + reel version)
D: 2001: Niamh Parsons, Graham Dunne, Terry Clarke-Coyne & Tony Gibbons: So Here's To You - Live in Vlissingen 2001
D: 2002: Lúnasa: Lúnasa (untitled, third tune in the 'Bealtaine' set)
D: 2003: Kim Robertson: Searching for Lambs
D: 2003: Peter Shovlin: Beyond the Wee Strand
D: 2004: Talisman: Just Up the Hill
D: 2004: Zeb: Musical Priest
D: 2005: Tom Gilfellon: In the Middle of the Tune
D: 2007: Kieran Fahy, Philip Masure, Helen Flaherty & Patrick Michiels: Man from the West
D: 2007: Aisling: The Pilgrim's Road
D: 2007: Kieran Fahy, Luc Pilartz, Bernard Zonderman & Maarten Decombel: Trip to Ireland (Compilation)
D: 2008: Robin Bullock: Christmas Eve is Here
D: 2008: The Red Wellies: The Red Wellies
D: 2008: At the Racket: It's Not Racket Science
D: 2008: Celtic Tigers: Roar
D: 2008: The New England Irish Harp Orchestra: Live at the Portsmouth Athenaeum
D: 2008: Andi Wolfe: An Obair
D: 2009: Des Cafferkey: Achill Head
D: 2009: Skip McKinley: Fairytales
D: 2011: Dana Lyn & Kyle Sanna: The Hare Said a Prayer to the Rainbow and Followed the Fox Down the Hole
D: 2011: Frozen Gin: Frozen Gin
D: 2011: Kathy Barwick: In My Life
D: 2013: Brian Hughes, Donnchadh Gough & Seán McElwain: The Beat of the Breath
D: 2013: Tina Jordan Rees: Féistastic 2
D: 2014: Cormac O'Sé & Brian O'Sullivan: Feistunes 2
D: 2014: Còig: Five
D: 2014: Constance Braden, Elizabeth Jeter & Mary Radspinner: St. Brigid's Flame
D: 2015: Tabby Finch: Old Haunts
D: 2017: Méabh & Tiarnán Smyth: Méabh & Tiarnán Smyth
D: 2018: Hanz Araki: The West East Road
D: 2018: Ben Hall & Gregorio Bellodi: Tonight at Paddy Mac's
D: 2019: Vanderveer Brothers String Band: Present Journey
D: 2019: Ryan Molloy: Pianophony (first tune in the 'Hop Jigs' set)
D: 2020-....: Shannon & Matt Heaton: Virtual Guided Sessions
D: 2021: Gordon McLeod: Still Fiddlin'
D: 2022: Tiernan Courell: How's About Now?
D: 2022: Ellen Gibling: The Bend in the Light
D: 2022: William Bay: Celtic Gems
D: 2023: Pádraic Keane, Aidan Connolly, Fergus McGorman & Ruairí McGorman: Keane Connolly McGorman
D: 2023: Therese McInerney: Down The Strand
D: 2023: Eamonn O'Neal: Legacy
D: 2024: Jill Devlin: Tales From the Harp
D: 2024: Tomoyo Sugai & Honami Kimura: Favorites
D: 2024: Telenn Tri: The Cat's Meow (second tune in the 'Snowy Path Set')
D: 2024: The East Coasters: The East Coasters
D: Waltons: Ireland's Best Session Tunes, Vol. 2