Description

Description

This CD is to accompany the book of the same name.

The title says it all, a book crammed with juicy polkas to get your teeth into. A must for polka lovers as well as any other musician who is perhaps looking for easier Irish repertoire. Why not give yourself a break from the reels and jigs occasionally?

“The lowly, oft scorned polka”: take no notice, don’t believe a word. In this book you’ll find 100 really smashing tunes, some familiar, many not so familiar; play some slow, play some fast, play some very fast. With good phrasing and rhythm these tunes will stand their ground against reels and jigs any day.

100 tunes (100 polkas) with chords, classified and alphabetical (with alternative titles) indexes. The book also contains a comprehensive bibliography and discography listing every single book and recording referred to whilst researching the tunes.

Contents

All the Way to GalwayåÊ

As I went Out upon IceåÊ

Ballydesmond no. 1åÊ

Ballydesmond no. 2åÊ

Ballydesmond no. 3åÊ

Ballynahulla no. 1åÊ

Ballynahulla no. 2åÊ

BallyvournieåÊ

Battle of AughrimåÊ

Belles of BallinderryåÊ

Biddy Martin’såÊ

Bill Sullivan’såÊ

Camptown RacesåÊ

Captain ByngåÊ

Captain MaguireåÊ

Carroll’såÊ

Church StreetåÊ

Clare DragoonsåÊ

Cousins’ DelightåÊ

Dalaigh’såÊ

Dan Coakley’såÊ

Dan Mac’såÊ

Dark GirlåÊ

Denis Doody’såÊ

Denis Murphy’s Din Tarrant’såÊ

Din Tarrant’s no. 3åÊ

Doyle’såÊ

Farewell to WhiskeyåÊ

Finnegan’s WakeåÊ

First of MayåÊ

Forty-two Pound ChequeåÊ

Four Shoves no. 1åÊ

Four Shoves no. 2åÊ

An GallopeåÊ

Girl with the Blue DressåÊ

Glen Cottage no. 1åÊ

Glen Cottage no. 2åÊ

GneevgulliaåÊ

GullaneåÊ

High Caul’d CapåÊ

I have a BonnetåÊ

Bonnet Trimmed with BlueåÊ

Jack Reedy’såÊ

Jer the RiggeråÊ

Jim Keeffe’såÊ

Jim Keeffe’s no. 1åÊ

Jimmy Doyle’s FavouriteåÊ

John Egan’såÊ

John McGovern’s Johnny GhabbaåÊ

Johnny, I Do Miss You!åÊ

Johnny Leary’s

Johnny Mickey Barry’såÊ

John Walsh’såÊ

Julia Clifford’såÊ

Kerry no. 1åÊ

Kerry no. 2åÊ

Knocknaboul no. 1åÊ

Knocknaboul no. 2åÊ

Lackagh CrossåÊ

Lakes of SligoåÊ

LisdoonvarnaåÊ

Little DiamondåÊ

Mack’s RamblesåÊ

Magic SlipperåÊ

Mary GirlåÊ

Matt Hayes’ no. 1åÊ

Matt Hayes’ no. 2åÊ

Mike Coen’såÊ

Mrs Crowley’såÊ

Mrs Ryan’såÊ

Munster BankåÊ

MurroeåÊ

Newmarket O’Connor’såÊ

O’Keeffe’såÊ

O’Sullivan’s FancyåÊ

Britches full of StitchesåÊ

Paddy Kenny’såÊ

Patsy BakeråÊ

Rose TreeåÊ

Saint Mary’såÊ

S̩amus Cussen’såÊ

Sliabh LuachraåÊ

Spanish LadyåÊ

Sprig of ShillelaghåÊ

Sweeney’såÊ

Terry Teahan’såÊ

Tom Sullivan’såÊ

Top of MaolåÊ

Tuar MÌ_r no. 1åÊ

Tuar MÌ_r no. 2åÊ

Tuar MÌ_r no. 3åÊ

Tureengarbh GlenåÊ

Up and AwayåÊ

Up on the WaggonåÊ

Upperchurch no. 1åÊ

Upperchurch no. 2åÊ

Walsh’s