Annotation:Dálaigh's Polka

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DÁLAIGH'S POLKA. AKA – "Dalais," "Dálaigh's No. 2." Irish, Polka (2/4 time). A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Fr. John Quinn classifies this tune among the derivatives of the Scottish "Haughs of Cromdale (The)." See note for "annotation:Haughs of Cromdale (The)" for on this large and complexly interrelated tune family. See also the related "As I Went Out Upon the Ice."


Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Ar Leithéidí [Miller & Perron].

Printed sources : - Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland, vol. 2), 1974; No. 71. Cranitch (The Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; pp. 42 & 69. Mallinson (100 Irish Polkas), 1997; No. 51, p. 20. Miller & Perron (101 Polkas), 1978; No. 18 (appears as "Dalais"). Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd edition, 2006; p. 127.

Recorded sources : - Outlet Records SOLP-1026, Ar Leithéidí – "Meet the Champions of Ireland" (1975. Various artists).

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



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