The Ballydesmond Polka (1)
Notation:
Standard Notation
ABC Notation
Mandolin Tablature
Violin Tablature
traditional
PDF Files:
--- choose file type ---
Standard Notation
Mandolin Tablature
Violin Tablature
Tune Sheet
Irish
Play
MIDI
No audio
available
Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"The Ballydesmond Polka", also known as "Donncha Lynch's", "Johnny O'Leary's",<br> "Cock Your Pistol Charlie", "Donal De Barra’s", "The Jib", "Manley’s" or "Maurice Manley’s"<br> is an Irish polka in D Major/Mixolydian. The parts are played AAB (Miller & Perron, Moylan),<br> AABB (Cowdery) or AABB' (Mallinson).<br> It comes from the Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border of Ireland.<br> Ballydesmond, County Kerry, lies in the heart of the Sliabh Luachra region.<br> It was formerly known as Kingwilliamstown and was a 'planned village' established in the 1830's at<br> the junction of two new roads. Until then there were few roads in that region of south Ireland.<br> The "Ballydesmond Polkas" numbers 1, 2 and 3, are usually played as a group and are known<br> collectively as "The Ballydesmond Polkas". Cowdery (1990) finds this first melody is a form of<br> the A and A' sections of the old ballad<br> "Boyne Water".<br> It was printed in Cowdery's Melodic Tradition of Ireland (1990),<br> Mallinson's 100 Irish Polkas (1997),<br> McCullough's Complete Irish Tinwhistle Tutor (1976),<br> Miller & Perron's 101 Polkas (1978) and Irish Traditional Fiddle Music (2006),<br> Moylan's Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra (1994),<br> Mulvihill's 1st Collection (1986),<br> Perlman's Melodic Clawhammer Banjo (1979),<br> Vallely's Play the Tin Whistle with Armagh Pipers Club, vol. 2.<br> It was recorded by Red Clay Ramblers on Stolen Love (1975).,<br> Denis Murphy & Julia Clifford on The Star Above the Garter (1973) and<br> John, Julia and Billy Clifford on The Star of Munster Trio. <br>
Click
here
for a full page view.