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X: 1 T:John Clifford's No. 1 T:Polka O:Irish S:Nigel Gatherer http://www.nigelgatherer.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=762 L:1/8 M:2/4 R:Polka K:G D |: "G"G>A Bd | "C"ef "G"g2 | "Bm"ed Bd | "Em"ed Bd | "G"G>A Bd | "C"ef "G"g2 | "C"ed "D7"BA |1 "G"G2 G2 :|2 "G"G2 G2 || |: "G"g>f ed | "C"ef "G"g2 | "Bm"ed Bd | "Em"ed Bd | "G"g>f ed | "C"ef "G"g2 | "C"ed "D7"BA |1 "G"G2 G2 :|2 "G"G2 G2 || |: "G"G>A Bd | "C"ef "G"ge/f/ | "Bm"ed Bd | "Em"e/f/e/d/ Bd | "G"G>A Bd | "C"ef "G"ge/f/ | "C"ed "D7"BA |1 "G"G2 G2 :|2 "G"G2 G2 || |: "G"g>f ed | "C"ef "G"ge/f/ | "Bm"ed Bd | "Em"e/f/e/d/ Bd | "G"g>f ed | "C"ef "G"ge/f/ | "C"ed "D7"BA |1 "G"G2 G2 :|2 "G"G2 G2 ||

JOHN CLIFFORD'S [2]. AKA - "Pádraig O'Keeffe's Polka (2)," "John Clifford's No. 1," "Johnny O'Leary's Polka." 1Irish, Polka. Ireland, Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. John Clifford used to play this tune paired with "Sweeney's Polka," according to source O'Leary.

Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Kerry musician John Clifford via accordion player Johnny O'Leary (Sliabh Luachra region) [Moylan].

Printed sources : - Moylan (Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra), 1994; No. 109, p. 63.

Recorded sources : - Gael-Linn CEF132, Johnny O'Leary - "An Calmfhear/The Trooper" (1989).

See also listing at :
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]

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