“Johnny Boyle’s” is a slide I learned from the playing of Derek Hickey and Liam Flanagan, on the compilation album from the Corofin Trad Festival. Apart from being an amazing accordion player, Derek is a real gentleman and it is always such a treat to see and hear him at festivals.
I also associate this tune with another accordion player from Limerick, Donie Nolan, who is a regular visitor to Doolin and I always enjoy playing this tune with him, which is usually followed by another slide called “Con Cassidy’s“.
X:1
T:Johnny Boyle’s
R:Slide
M:12/8
L:1/8
K:Gmaj
|:g2f efg d2B BAB|c2A AGA B2G G2f|
g2f efg d2B BAB|1 A2a agf g3 def:|2 A2a agf g3 g2a||
|:b2g gfg b2g gfg|a2f fef a2f d2a|
b2g gfg b2g gfg|1 eag fef g3 g2a:|2 e2a agf g3 def||
T:Johnny Boyle’s
R:Slide
M:12/8
L:1/8
K:Gmaj
|:g2f efg d2B BAB|c2A AGA B2G G2f|
g2f efg d2B BAB|1 A2a agf g3 def:|2 A2a agf g3 g2a||
|:b2g gfg b2g gfg|a2f fef a2f d2a|
b2g gfg b2g gfg|1 eag fef g3 g2a:|2 e2a agf g3 def||