Belfast Polka

X:1 T:Belfast Polka M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Polka S:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 438 (c. 1880's) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C eGeG|e/f/e/f/ ag|fdBG|c/G/A/B/ c/d/e/f/|eGeG|e/f/e/f/ ag| fdBG|cccz::bc'/b/ ab/a/|gG G/B/d/g/|^fA A/c/d/f/| gG G/B/d/g/|bc'/b/ ab/a/|gG G/B/d/g/|^fA A/c/d/f/|gggz:| "trio" d/d/d/d/ ed|b/b/b/b/ c'b|a/a/a/a/ ba|gggz:||
 * d/d/d/d/ ed | b/b/b/b/ c'b|a/a/a/a/ ba|g/g/g/g/ ag|



BELFAST POLKA. Scottish, Irish; Polka. C Major ('A' part) & G Major ('B' and 'C' part) {Kerr}: G Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part) {Breathnach}. Standard tuning. AABB {Breathnach}: AABBCC (Trio) {Kerr}. The name Belfast means 'crossing place by a sandbank'. Breathnach's two part polka is a distanced version to the three part tune in Kerr. Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ IV), 1996; No. 87 (appears as untitled polka). Jordan (Whistle and Sing), 1975; 7. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 438, pg. 50.

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