Ballydesmond Polka (3)

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BALLYDESMOND POLKA [3]. AKA and see "Gneevequilla Polka," "Tom Billy's Polka [1]." Irish, Polka. Ireland, Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border. A Mixolydian: A Dorian (Harker/Rafferty, Mallinson, Taylor/Tweed). Standard tuning. AABB. The last of the trio of tunes known as "The Ballydesmond Polkas." Sources for notated versions: accordion player Johnny O'Leary (Sliabh Luachra region), recorded in recital at Na Píobairí Uilleann, February, 1981 [Moylan]; New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker]. Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ III); No. 73. Cotter (Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Tutor), 1989; 18. Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; No. 36, pg. 139. Crantich (Irish Session Tunes: Red Book), 2000; 36. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 284, pg. 91. Jordan (Whistle and Sing), 1975; 45 (b). Mallinson (100 Irish Polkas), 1997; No. 43, pg. 17. Miller & Perron (101 Polkas), 1978, No. 8. Moylan (Johnny O'Leary), 1994; No. 59, pg. 34. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No.11 in polka section (appears as untitled polka). Taylor (Traditional Irish Music: Karen Tweed's Irish Choice), 1994; pg. 34. Vallely (Play the Tin Whistle with the Armagh Pipers Club), vol. 2, 20 (c). Recorded sources: Claddagh CC5, Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford - "The Star Above the Garter" (1973). RTE CD174, "The Sliabh Luachra Fiddle Master Padraig O'Keeffe" (appears as "Tom Billy's"). See also listings at: Alan Ng's Irishtune.info

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