The Ballydesmond

polka

Key signature: Adorian

Submitted on August 16th 2001 by Jeremy.

This tune has been added to 169 tunebooks.

Also known as Ballydesmond #2, The Ballydesmond #3, Ballydesmond (3), Ballydesmond 2, The Ballydesmond No 1, Ballydesmond No. 1, The Ballydesmond No. 1, Ballydesmond No. 2, The Ballydesmond No. 3, The Ballydesmond No.3, Ballydesmond Polka (3), The Ballydesmond Polka (3), The Ballydesmond Polkas No. 3, The Ballydesmond Polkas, Springtime.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Cairde Cairdín by Diarmuid O'Brien
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 7 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 9 by Matt Cunningham
• Dochas by Dochas
• Drops Of Springwater by Karen Tweed
• Far From Home by Boys Of The Lough
• Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• I Can Hear You Smiling by Josephine Marsh Band
• Irish Jigs by Paul Hutchinson, John Hymas And Tony Harris
• Knot Loitering by Knot Fibb'n
• Sessions From..... by An Teach Beag
• Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume IV by Lynn Saoirse
• Sounds From The Atlantic by Innisheer
• Take A Bow by Matt Cranitch
• The Ballydesmond Polka by Dan Herlihy And John Drew
• The Chieftains 5 by The Chieftains
• The First Harvest by Iain MacDonald And Iain MacFarlane
• The Horse's Tail by Zoe Conway
• The Irish Concertina Two by Noel Hill
• The Kitchen Recordings by Sean O'Driscoll And Larry Egan
• The Ring Sessions by James Kelly
• The Road To Riley by Riley School Of Irish Music
• The Star Above The Garter by Denis Murphy And Julia Clifford

X: 1
T: Ballydesmond, The
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Ador
|:AB|c2 B2|A2 GA|Bd ed|g2 ed|
ea ge|dB G>B|ce dB|A2:|
|:cd|ea ag|dg gd|ea ab|g2 ed|
ea ge|dB G>B|ce dB|A2:|

Ballydesmond #2

I like to play this Ballydesmond polka after the other Ballydesmond polka so I think of it as being Ballydesmond polka number two.

That opening phrase with the descending notes is just begging to be ornamented. You could drone an open E with each note. Alernatively, you could turn the first two into triplets: CBA BAG.

# Posted on August 16th 2001 by Jeremy

Also know as the "Springtime Polka".

# Posted on April 3rd 2006 by PaddyCmusic

Variation of the Ballydesmond polka #2

X:1
T:39. The Ballydesmond polka #2
C:irish trad
Z:Falkbeer
R:polka
Q:"allegro"
L:1/8
M:4/4
K:Ador

"C"cd/c/ "G"Bc/B/ | "am"AB/A/ "em"G>A | "G"Bd ed | g2>d2 |
"am"ea g>e | "G"dB GA/B/ | "C"ce "em"dB | "am"A2A2 :|
"am"ea ag/e/ | "G"dg g>d | "am"ea ab | "em"g2ed |
"am"ea g>e | "G"dB GA/B/ | "am"ce "em"dB | "am"A2A2 :|]

# Posted on March 9th 2007 by Falkbeer