| Title | The Fairhaired Boy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternate titles | An Buachaillín Bán The Fair-Haired Child The Fair-Haired Lad The Boys from Carrickroe The Freheen Jig | |||
| Composer | Traditional Irish | |||
| Instrumentation | Flute solo |     | ||
| Key | A minor | |||
| Range | D4–B5 | |||
| Time signature | 6/8 | |||
| Tempo | 116 BPM | |||
| Performance time | 0:35 | |||
| Difficulty level | intermediate | |||
| Download printable score | PDF Sheet Music (48 kB) (preview) | |||
| Download audio tracks | MIDI (change tempo/key) MP3 (282 kB) | |||
| Date added | 2012-06-13 | |||
| Last updated | 2012-06-13 | |||
| Download popularity index |   0.1 (relatively unpopular) | |||
| Categories |
Celtic Music, Jigs, Traditional/Folk | |||
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This Dorian-mode tune, which dates back to at least the first half of the 19th century, also goes by the titles “The Freheen Jig” and “The Boys from Carrickroe”. The title “The Fairhaired Boy” is sometimes seen as a reference to Bonnie Prince Charlie Stuart, who was known by the allegorical name “The Fair Lad“ (“An Buachall Bán”).
