Boat to Bofin, The Item Info
- Title:
- Boat to Bofin, The
- Sound Cloud:
- Description:
- Joanie Madden of Cherish the Ladies fame composed this happy jig. In her own words Joanie tells us of her inspiration: 'I was inspired to write this tune after a very rocky ferry ride to the beautiful island of Inishbofin off the coast of Connemara in County Galway'.
- Publisher:
- Séamus Connolly, Boston College Libraries
- Creator:
- Madden, Joanie Donohue, Gabriel
- Type:
- Some transcriptions are based on historical source recordings. More info.
- Subjects:
- Folk dance music Jigs Penny whistle music Madden, Joanie
- Playlist:
- Playlist 06
- Collection:
- Jigs
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- Madden, Joanie ;Donohue, Gabriel, "Boat to Bofin, The", The Séamus Connolly Collection of Irish Music, accessed June 4, 2025, https://library.bc.edu/ds/connolly/document/499.html.
- Reference Link:
- https://library.bc.edu/ds/connolly/document/499.html
Rights
- Rights:
- This website was created through a partnership with Séamus Connolly and the Boston College Libraries (2016). All materials on this site may be freely shared and adapted according to the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.