The Newmarket polka

As promised, the 2nd tune of “Patrick Street”

|:GB dB/d/|gf ef|AB cB/c/|ed B/c/B/A/|
GB dB/d/|gf ef|AB c/d/c/A/|GF G2:|
|:bd bd|bd b2|ae ae|ae f/g/a|
bd bd|bd b2|ae fe/f/|ag g2:|

I posted this as requested. I learned it from a group called Carp Camp at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas. For a weird variation, you can flat the f’s in the second part.

Thank you so much for posting this! I learned this from a whistle player who visited our session about four years ago and after a month or so, forgot the name of it. Jack Mitchell’s sounds sort of like a version of Dan Mac’s polka, but there is enough of a difference to make it it’s own tune. Great tune - thanks again for aiding my memory.

Compare this with Cathy’s Favourite https://thesession.org/tunes/531 interesting variation.

I believe this tune already exists here & is called the Newmarket.

Submitted on October 15th 2001 by Jrg Frse.

Check it out:
https://thesession.org/tunes/330

“Cathy’s Favourite” / “Kevin’s #1” ~ polka
Key signature: D Major
Submitted on February 2nd 2002 by Mad Baloney.
https://thesession.org/tunes/531

|: D2 FA | dc BA | BE ~

“The Ballydesmond Polka #3”
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on February 5th 2003 by Bannerman.
https://thesession.org/tunes/1410

|: G>A Bd | gf ed |eA ~

“Shoe The Donkey” / “The Kerry #1” ~ Polka
Key signature: G Major
https://thesession.org/tunes/3724

|: G>A Bd | gf ed | eA ~

Find another transcription here https://thesession.org/tunes/4069

Close to setting X:1, just a few slight tweaks and particularly a change to the notation of the C-C#-D button slides in the second part.

This polka is related to Sord Cholmcille, also called Mack’s Rambles. https://thesession.org/tunes/8549#setting40405

This version is from near Newmarket. It was recorded and transcripted by Pat Slattery from Jer Mac (Jer McAuliffe or Jer Dan McAuliffe, b.1912) of Glenlara, Newmarket.