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Jimmy Doyle’s polka

Also known as Din Tarrant’s No. 2, Din Tarrant’s No. 6, Din Tarrant’s No.1, Doyle’s Favourite, Jimmy Doyle’s Favourite, Jimmy Doyle’s No. 1, The Lonesome No. 1, The Lonesome No. 2, The Lonesome.

There are 29 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with The Gullane (a few times), As I Went Out Upon The Ice (a few times), Maggie In The Woods (a few times), Mrs. Crowley’s (a few times) and The Tournmore (a few times).

Jimmy Doyle’s appears in 2 other tune collections.

Jimmy Doyle’s has been added to 10 tune sets.

Jimmy Doyle's has been added to 74 tunebooks.

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Five settings

1
X: 1
T: Jimmy Doyle's
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
Bd de|dB BA/B/|dB AB|dB G>A|
Bd de|dB BA/B/|dG BA|1 AG G>A:|2 AG G2||
|:dg ga/g/|fe e>f|ed Bd|ed BA|
dg ga/g/|fe e/f/g/e/|dG BA|1 AG G2:|2 AG G>A||
"Version 2:"
|:Bd de|dB B/A/B/c/|dB AB|dB G>A|
Bd de|dB B/A/B/c/|dG BA|1 AG G>A:|2 AG GB||
|:de/f/ gg|fe e>f|ed Bd|ed Bd|
de/f/ gg|fe e>e|dG BA|1 AG G2:|2 AG G>A||
2
X: 2
T: Jimmy Doyle's
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
ce ef | ec cB/c/ | ec Bc | ec A>B |
ce ef | ec cB/c/ |eA cB |1 BA A>B :|2 BA A2 ||
Aa ga | gf f2 | fe ^de | fe cB |
Aa ga | gf f2 | ec cB | BA A2 :|
3
X: 3
T: Jimmy Doyle's
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|: A/ |Bd de | dB BA/B/ | dB A>B | dB G>A |
Bd d/B/d/e/ | dB BA/B/ | dG BA | AG G3/ :|
|: B/ |dg g2 | fe e>f | ed dc/d/ | eA BA/B/ |
dg g2 | fe e2 | dB BA | AG G3/ :|
4
X: 4
T: Jimmy Doyle's
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
Bd de|dB BA/B/|dB BA/B/|dB AG|
Bd de|dB BA/B/|dB BA|AG G2:|
dg g2|fe e/f/g/e/|ed Bd|ed BA|
dg g2|fe e/f/g/e/|dB BA|AG G2:|
5
X: 5
T: Jimmy Doyle's
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
Bd de | dB BA/B/ | dd/B/ BA/B/ | dB G2 |
Bd de | dB BA/B/ | dG BA/A/ | AG G2 :|
dg g2 | fe e2 | ed d/d/d | ed B2 |
dg g/a/g | fe e/f/g/e/ | dB BA/A/ | AG G2 :|
# Added by Larke .

Eight comments

Jimmy Doyle’s

This is just a simple little polka, but I like it. Sometimes it is played in the key of A, but my session group plays it in G.

Excellent on the trump!

Setting #2

transcribed from Mick O’Brien & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh’s "Deadly Buzz"

X: 3 "Doyle’s Favourite"

S: “Jimmy Doyle & Dan O’Leary: Traditional Music From The Kingdom Of Kerry”
https://thesession.org/recordings/1247 ~ track 9 (Side B, track 2) ~ the 1st polka of two

Q: 136 bpm (1 beat = one crotchet/quarter note)

Jimmy Doyle’s, X:4

A barebones setting of The Lonesome Polka that we play at our session.

Jimmy Doyle’s, X:5

This is a slightly dressed up version of Jeremy’s, as learned from Cork-based Sliabh Luachra fiddler, Matt Cranitch. He calls it Din Tarrants 1; however, when played together with Din Tarrant’s 2 (a.k.a, The Lisheen Polka https://thesession.org/tunes/2930), they are referred to as "The Lonesome Polkas," though no one seems to know why.

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