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Annotation:Maurice Manley's Polka
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X:1 T:Maurice Manley's Polka M:2/4 L:1/8 K:A Dorian EA A>B|cd eg|G2 G>A|GE ED| EA A>B|cd ef|ge dB|1 A2 A>G:|2 A2 A2|| |:a>g ab|ag ef|g>f ga|ge ed| ea a>b|ag ef|ge dB|1 A2 A2:|2 A2 AG||
MAURICE MANLEY'S POLKA (Polka Mhuiris Uí Mhaonghaile). AKA and see "Ballydesmond Polka (2)," "Donal DeBarra's Polka," "Jig Polka," "Keep Your Eye on the Linspin," "O'Keeffe's Polka (3)." Irish, Polka (2/4 time). A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Cranitch, Tubridy): AA'BB (Breathnach). The great Sliabh Luachra (Kerry) fiddler and music teacher Padraig O'Keeffe also played this tune as a polka (versus the slide version, Maurice Manley's Slide)).