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The Glenside polka

Also known as Andy Boyle’s, Battery #1, Battery Single #1, Battery Singles #1, The Derryveeney, John Doonan’s #2, Kerry #1, Kerry #2, Kevin’s, McElroy’s Fancy, Pat Horgan’s #2, Pat Organ’s #2, Single From The Battery #1, Singles From The Battery #1, Taoḃ An Ġleann, Tom Billy Murphy’s, Tom McGowan’s, Tony Lowe’s.

There are 13 recordings of a tune by this name.

A tune by this name has been recorded together with Shoe The Donkey (a few times).

The Glenside has been added to 5 tune sets.

The Glenside has been added to 103 tunebooks.

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Eleven settings

X: 1
T: The Glenside
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Edor
B2BA | F/2G/2A D2 | B2 BA | B/2c/2d ed |
B2 BA | F/2G/2A D>E | FD AF |1 E2 E2 :|2 E2 EA ||
|:Be e>f | ed BA | Be ef | ed Bc |
d>e dB | AF D>E | FD AF | E2 E2 :||
X: 2
T: The Glenside
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Edor
|: EA |B>c BA | FA DA | B>c BA | Be ed |
B2 c/B/A | F/G/A D>E | FD AF | E2- :|
|: E2 |Be- ed/e/ | fe dA | Be ed/e/ | f/g/f/e/ d2 |
Be ed/e/ | fe dB | AF d/A/F | E2 :|
X: 3
T: The Glenside
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Edor
|: B2 B>A | FA DE | B2 B>A | B/c/d ed |
B2 B>A | FA DE | FD AF | E2 E2 :|
|: Be ed/e/ | f>e dA | Be ed | e/f/e/d/ Bc |
d>e dB | AF DE/F/ | GE FD | E2 E2 :|
Submitted by hetty - May 1st, 2004
X: 4
T: The Glenside
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
|: d |e2 ed | B/c/d Gd | e/f/e/d/ e>d | e/f/g ag |
e2 e>d | Bd G2 | BG dB | A2- A :|
|: d |ea ag/a/ | b>a gd | ea ab | g/a/g/f/ gd |
eg gf/e/ | dB G>A | BG dB | A2 A :|
X: 5
T: The Glenside
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Edor
|: B>d BA | FA DA | B>d BA | B/c/d ed |
B>d BA | FA D>E | F/E/D/F/ AF |[1 E2 E2 :|[2 E2 EA ||
|: Be e>f | ed BA | Be e/d/e/f/ | ed Bc |
d>e dB | AF D>E | F/E/D/F/ AF |[1 E2 EA :|[2 E2 E2 |]
X: 6
T: The Glenside
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Emin
|:B2 BA|FA D2|EB BA|Be ed|
B2 BA|FA D2|FD AF|E2 E>A:|
|:Be ed/e/|fe d2|Be ed/e/|fe d2|
Be ed/e/|fe d2|AF dF|E2 E>A:|
X: 7
T: The Glenside
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Edor
|: A |B2 BA | F/G/A D2 | B2 BA | B/c/d ed |
B2 BA | F/G/A D>E | FD AF | E2 E :|
|: A |Be e>f | ed BA | Be ef | ed Bc |
d>e dB | AF D>E | FD AF | E2- E :|
X: 8
T: The Glenside
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Edor
|:B2 BA|FA D2|BE BA|B/c/d ed|
B2 BA|FA DE|F/E/D AF|E2 E2:|
|:Be e>f|ed BA|Be e>f|ed Bc|
d>e dB|AF DE|F/E/D AF|E2 E2:|
X: 9
T: The Glenside
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Edor
|: B>c BA | FA D2 | B>c BA | Be ed |
B>c BA | FA D>E | FD AF | E2 E2 :|
|: Be ed/e/ | fe dA | Be ed/e/ | fe d2 |
Be ed/e/ | fe dB | AF dF | E2 E2 :|
X: 10
T: The Glenside
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
|: e>g ed | BA G2 | e>g ed | e/f/g a2 |
e>g ed | BA G>A | BG dB | A2 A2 :|
|: ea ab | ag ed | ea ab | ag ef |
g>a ge | dB G>A | BG dB | A2 A2 :|
X: 11
T: The Glenside
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Edor
|: B>d BA |FE D2|B>d BA| B/c/d e2|
B>d BA| FE D>E| FD AF |E2 E2 :|
|: Be ef|ed BA|Be ef|ed Bc|
d>e dB| AF D>E|FD AF |E2 E2:|

Fifteen comments

Glenside Polkas set

This is the second tune of a set called "The Glenside Polkas", as I heard it about 20 years ago. The first one has been posted by Brad Maloney as "Cathy

“McElroy’s Fancy” / “Pat Horgan’s #2” / “The Glenside” ~ another take

K: E Dorian
|: EA |
B>c BA | FA DA | B>c BA | Be ed |
B2 c/B/A | F/G/A D>E | FD AF | E2- :|
|: E2 |
Be- ed/e/ | fe dA | Be ed/e/ | f/g/f/e/ d2 |
Be ed/e/ | fe dB | AF d/A/F | E2 :|

“Fish And Taters” ~ 3-in-1, the last in the set of 3 polkas

Key signatures: D Major / E Dorian / E Dorian
Submitted on May 1st 2004 by hetty.
https://thesession.org/tunes/2928

"The Derryveeney" / "The Glenside" / "McElroy’s Fancy" /
"The Kerry No. 2" / "Pat Horgan’s No. 2"

In extraction:

K: E Dorian
|: B2 B>A | FA DE | B2 B>A | B/c/d ed |
B2 B>A | FA DE | FD AF | E2 E2 :|
|: Be ed/e/ | f>e dA | Be ed | e/f/e/d/ Bc |
d>e dB | AF DE/F/ | GE FD | E2 E2 :|

Submitted on May 1st 2004 by hetty.

“Andy Boyle’s” / “Cathy’s Faourite” / “Kevin’s” / “The Mist On The Glen” / ~ etc…….

"The Kerry No.1" / "Pat Horgan’s No.1" /
"Seamus Cussen’s No. 2" / "Ballydesmond No. 3" /
"The Hen Dance" / "Shoe the Donkey" ( ~ a definite misnaming )

Key signature: D Major
Submitted on February 2nd 2002 by Mad Baloney.
https://thesession.org/tunes/531

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on February 5th 2003 by Bannerman.
https://thesession.org/tunes/1410

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on October 19th 2004 by Susie-Lee.
https://thesession.org/tunes/3724

“The Glenside Polka” ~ etc., an ‘other’ setting in A Dorian

K: A Dorian
|: d |
e2 ed | B/c/d Gd | e/f/e/d/ e>d | e/f/g ag |
e2 e>d | Bd G2 | BG dB | A2- A :|
|: d |
ea ag/a/ | b>a gd | ea ab | g/a/g/f/ gd |
eg gf/e/ | dB G>A | BG dB | A2 A :|

” John Doonan’s” / “John Doonan’s #2” ~ & the beat goes on ~ & on ~

Key signature: E Dorian
Submitted on December 1st 2006 by nicholas.

K: E Dorian
|: B>d BA | FA DA | B>d BA | B/c/d ed |
B>d BA | FA D>E | F/E/D/F/ AF |1 E2 E2 :|2 E2 EA ||
|: Be e>f | ed BA | Be e/d/e/f/ | ed Bc |
d>e dB | AF D>E | F/E/D/F/ AF |1 E2 EA :|2 E2 E2 ||

Tom Billy Murphy’s

X: 1
This is based on the playing of the Mulcahy Family from co. Limerick…

T: Tom Billy Murphy’s
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Emin
|:B2 BA|FA D2|EB BA|Be ed|
B2 BA|FA D2|FD AF|E2 E>A:|
|:Be ed/e/|fe d2|Be ed/e/|fe d2|
Be ed/e/|fe d2|AF dF|E2 E>A:|

Quite possibly the most brilliant tune ever written

:-)

Can be played as a ‘single’.

A semi-(in)famous-celto-breton band, Gwendal, covered this tune c.30 years ago.

For Dow’s da ~ adding headers and a minor clean-up

X: 1
T: Glenside, The
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Edor
|: A |\
B2 BA | F/G/A D2 | B2 BA | B/c/d ed |
B2 BA | F/G/A D>E | FD AF | E2 E :|
|: A |\
Be e>f | ed BA | Be ef | ed Bc |
d>e dB | AF D>E | FD AF | E2- E :|

Submitted on February 5th 2002 by Joerg Froese.

X: 2
T: Glenside, The
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Edor
|: EA |\
B>c BA | FA DA | B>c BA | Be ed |
B2 c/B/A | F/G/A D>E | FD AF | E2- :|
|: E2 |\
Be- ed/e/ | fe dA | Be ed/e/ | f/g/f/e/ d2 |
Be ed/e/ | fe dB | AF d/A/F | E2 :|

# Posted on July 11th 2006 by ceolachan

X: 3
T: Fish And Taters #3
S: https://thesession.org/tunes/2928
N: "Fish And Taters" ~ 3-in-1, the last in this set of 3 polkas
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Edor
K: E Dorian
|: B2 B>A | FA DE | B2 B>A | B/c/d ed |
B2 B>A | FA DE | FD AF | E2 E2 :|
|: Be ed/e/ | f>e dA | Be ed | e/f/e/d/ Bc |
d>e dB | AF DE/F/ | GE FD | E2 E2 :|

Submitted on May 1st 2004 by hetty.

X: 4
T: Glenside Polka, The
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: ADor
|: d |\
e2 ed | B/c/d Gd | e/f/e/d/ e>d | e/f/g ag |
e2 e>d | Bd G2 | BG dB | A2- A :|
|: d |\
ea ag/a/ | b>a gd | ea ab | g/a/g/f/ gd |
eg gf/e/ | dB G>A | BG dB | A2 A :|

# Posted on July 24th 2006 by ceolachan

X: 5
T: John Doonan’s
T: John Doonan’s #2
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Edor
|: B>d BA | FA DA | B>d BA | B/c/d ed |
B>d BA | FA D>E | F/E/D/F/ AF |[1 E2 E2 :|[2 E2 EA ||
|: Be e>f | ed BA | Be e/d/e/f/ | ed Bc |
d>e dB | AF D>E | F/E/D/F/ AF |[1 E2 EA :|[2 E2 E2 |]

Submitted on December 1st 2006 by nicholas.

X: 6
T: Tom Billy Murphy’s
S: The Mulcahy Family from Co. Limerick
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Edor
|: A/ |\
B2 BA | FA D2 | EB BA | Be ed |
B2 BA | FA D2 | FD AF | E2 E3/ :|
|: A/ |\
Be ed/e/ | fe d2 | Be ed/e/ | fe d2 |
Be ed/e/ | fe d2 | AF dF | E2 E3/ :|

# Posted on October 22nd 2009 by charliechamo

Tony Lowe’s

I couldn’t find this tune here, although it might appear under a different name somewhere. Originally learned from a ceili band tunebook. Lovely polka.

Thanks again for finding the match :)

Re: The Glenside

I really like this one. I love how each part reminds me of a different tune: the first is reminiscent of an E dorian version of "The Ballydesmond Polka No. 1" ( https://thesession.org/tunes/298 ), and the second part is basically a polka version of the second part of "O’Keeffe’s Slide" ( https://thesession.org/tunes/53 ). Great tune!

The Glenside, X:10

Newfoundland variant, played as a "single".

From the "Singles from the Battery" set, alternatively known as the "Battery Singles" set. "The Battery" is a neighbourhood within St. John’s, so presumably musicians there popularized it on the island. It appears on Graham Wells’ album in Ador/Amix, on Kelly Russell’s & The Planks’ album, and on one of The Irish Descendants’ albums in Edor.