Annotation:Tom Riley Polka (A)
X:1 T:A Tom Riley Polka C:from John W. Summers H:JWS learned this tune from Tom H:Riley, fiddler from KY. N:The figures in the first 2 halves of N:bars 1 and 2 were frequently used by N:JWS. The second note is tied to the lower N:note of the double-stop, while the upper N:note of the d-s is caught by a scooping N:down of the bow hand. Z:Transcribed by Joel Shimberg M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:375 K:G vduc|vBuG u+G2B2+ +G2vB2+ GG|uEuC u+C2E2+ v+C2E2+ (3EFE|\ DEFG |ABcA|"a"BG +G2|B2+"a"[G2B2]:| Bc|:"b"d2B2|"b"g4|(3fgf e2 (+e2c2+ +e2e2+)|\ e2"c"d"c"e |dAFG|A2G2|"d"G2B"d"c| "e"d2B2 |"e"g3 B|c2A2|a3g|f2 "f"AB| cAFA|1"f"G6Bc:|\ +B2g2+| +gB+ +gB+ +g2B2+|| "options:"z4z4|"a"B2 GG"a"G2||"b"d2Bd|"b"g4||"c"d"c"d||\ "c"d2||"d"GBG""B||"e"d2Bd"e"g3||"f"a2e2f2|1 "f"g6||
TOM RILEY POLKA, A. American, Polka (2/4 time). Fiddler Joel Shimberg, who knew DIck Summers well, writes thatTom Riley was a Kentucky fiddler who had relocated to Marion, Indiana, where he operated a boarding house. "He was a fine fiddler," remarks Joel, "and Dick visited him regularly, fiddling through the night" [1].
