Annotation:John Egan's Polka (1)

Find traditional instrumental music



X: 1 T:Egan's T:John Egan's Polka [1] % Nottingham Music Database S:Ireland, via PR M:2/4 L:1/4 K:D "D"f/2A/2 B/2A/2|f/2A/2 B/2A/2|"D""f#"d "Bm"e3/4f/4|"Em"e/2d/2 "A7"B/2A/2|"D"f/2A/2 B/2A/2|"D"f/2A/2 B/2A/2|"D""f#"d "Em"e3/4f/4|"A"e/2d/2 "D"d:| |:"D"f/2a/2 " ""f#"f/2e/2|\ P:mordant "Em"e/2d/2 "A""a"B/2" ""g"A/2|"D""f#"d "Bm"e3/4f/4|"Em"e/2d/2 "A"B/2A/2|"D"f/2a/2 " ""f#"f/2e/2|"Em"e/2d/2 "A""a"B/2" ""g"A/2|"D""f#"d "Em"e3/4f/4|"A"e/2d/2 "D"d:|



JOHN EGAN'S (POLKA) [1]. AKA and see "Kerry Polka," "Peg Ryan's." Irish, Polka (2/4 time). D Major ('A' part) & G Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A modern polka composed in the Sliabh Luachra tradition that has entered the West Kerry tradition. See note for "annotation:John Egan's Polka (2)" for more on flute player John Egan (1903-1989).


Additional notes
Source for notated version : - accordion player Jackie Daly (County Cork) [Bulmer & Sharpley].

Printed sources : - Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland, vol. 4), 1976; No. 74. Mac Amhlaoibh & Durham (An Pota Stóir: Ceol Seite Corca Duibne/The Set Dance Music of West Kerry); p. 7.



See also listing at :
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]



Back to John Egan's Polka (1)

0.00
(0 votes)