John Brosnan’s polka

I first heard this simple polka on Hammy Hamilton’s solo album, but later found it’s also on John Brosnan’s solo recording "The Cook in the Kitchen." It’s usually followed by another polka associated with J. Brosnan: https://thesession.org/tunes/3835

It seems this tune originally comes from Johnny O’Leary’s playing. Hammy Hamilton informs us it appears in Terry Moylan’s "Johnny O’Leary of Sliabh Luachra" as no. 109 - John Clifford’s.

I’ve just found this polka is also on Beginish’s first album: the 3rd one on track 7.

|: G>A Bd | ef gf/g/ | ed Bd | e/f/e/d/ BA | ~

John Clifford played this in a set with Sweeney’s…

Key signature: A Major
Submitted on September 19th 2007 by Dow.
~ /tunes/7730

X: 2
T: Pádraig O’Keeffe’s
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: A Major
|: A>B ce | fg a2 | fe ce | f/a/f/e/ cB |
A>B ce | fg a2|fe cB|A2 A2 :|
|: a>g fe | fg a2 | fe ce | f/a/f/e/ ce |
a>g fe | fg a2 | fe cB | A2 A2 :|

I’ve had this in my head today, so I must have picked it up at a recent session. I hope it’s not here already. I have a feeling it’s pretty common as far as polkas go. ( heh, heh, heh! 😉 )

# Posted on September 19th 2007 by Dow

I think my friends at the session might have got this one from Seamus Creagh and Aidan Coffey’s CD, track 3. SC and AC put it in a set with Nell Fees’, so they probably got it off the Abbey Ceili Band.

Or maybe of course John Brosnan’s album which came out 4 years before the Abbey one.

X: 3
T: Pádraig O’Keeffe’s
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: G Major
|: D |\
GA Bd | ef g2 | ed Bd | e/f/e/d/ B/c/B/A/ |
G>A Bd | ef g2 | ed BA |[1 G2 G :|[2 G2 G2 ||
gf ed | ef g2 | ed Bd | e/f/e/d/ Bd |
gf ed | ef gf/g/ | ed B/c/B/A/ |[1 G2 G2 :|[2 G2 G |]

Also the second tune in this set:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egxa2Hn_rcA

play video

1.) John Walsh’s Polka / The Newmarket Polka
Also known as Derrygallen Bridge, John Walsh’s #1, John Walsh’s No. 1.
Submitted on March 11th 2007 by MTGuru.
https://thesession.org/tunes/6923

2.) ~ this tune…

3.) gan ainm polka
Submitted on April 11th 2009 by Bogman.
https://thesession.org/tunes/9520

S: "Marcus Hernon & Johnny Connolly: Seoda na n-Oileán"
https://thesession.org/recordings/4685 ~ track 6, the 2nd polka of three

~ after adjustment for pitch…

From the playing of Beginish.

The first tune I learned on a B/C and first ABC submitted. Similar to John Brosnan’s.

Hi basmedley, this IS a setting of John Brosnan’s Polka https://thesession.org/tunes/4824
This is often followed by another polka called John Brosnan’s: https://thesession.org/tunes/3835 , which is often called Nell Fee’s