Daly’s Mill polka

Surprisingly not here unless it’s under a different key. It’s the second of Walsh’s polkas recorded by Patrick Street but only listed as ‘Walsh’s Polkas’ on the sleeve.

It’s the last tune of this set on youtube…….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VGwMnppEOQ

play video

p.s. anyone have a name for this one?

Another lovely one with his name to it. I love them all… Crazy that this isn’t already here…

X: 2
T: Walsh’s
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Gmaj
|: D |\
G>B de | dB B/^A/B/=A/ | GB de | d2 g2 |
GB de | dB B/^A/B/=A/ | GE ED | G2 G :|
|: B/d/ |\
ed B/c/B/A/ | GE ED | G>F GB | d2 dg/f/ |
ed B/c/B/A/ | GE ED | G>F GA | G2- G :|

Yes, I was very surprised not to find it here. An absolute cracker of a tune.

On their 1999 album Gleanntan, Sliabh Notes call this tune “Daly’s Mill”. The preceding tunes are “Many a Wild Night” (https://thesession.org/tunes/2669) and “John Walsh’s” (https://thesession.org/tunes/6923).

Thanks Nigel, I’ve updated the title.

They say things come in threes, so here’s the third of three polkas, given first in A Major and then in G. I keep thinking that I may have already added some of these, but I haven’t managed to find them on site. I also do a search for titles before submitting a ‘gan ainm’, preferring to add something with an identity beyond the tune form and nameless, or ‘gan ainm’. But, by adding these I’m hoping that maybe someone out there will have a more cooperating memory than mine is being of late.

https://thesession.org/recordings/2915

track 11 - polkas: “John Brosnan’s” / Gan Ainm

“John Brosnan’s”
# Added by slainte - August 5th, 2005
https://thesession.org/tunes/4824

Iid try to add a YouTube but suddenly it’s no longer available? Will check again later…

The “Gleanntan” insert accompanying the CD also says that this tune was composed by John Walsh from Derrygallon, near Kanturk, Co. Cork.

My personal favourite. You can hear ‘Daly’s Mill’ on this recording of The Monks of the Screw. At Scully’s, Newmarket it typically goes before ‘Monvara Bridge’, while I tend to prefer it the other way round.
https://scullysfest.bandcamp.com/track/dalys-mill-mountvara-bridge-polkas

X:2
T:John Walsh’s
T:Daly’s Mill
S:John F. Walsh
L:1/8
M:2/4
R:Polka
K:Gmaj
G>B de|dB B/c/B/A/|GB de|d2 d2|
G>B de|dB B/c/B/A/|GE {F}ED/E/|1G2 G2:|2G2 G||
B/d/|:ed B/c/B/A/|GE {F}ED|GB/A/ GB|d2 Bd|
ed B/c/B/A/|GE {F}ED/E/|GB/A/ GE|1G2 G2:|2G2 D2||

NB: Note that John never named or numbered his tunes.
READ MORE about John under “Brogeen”

John Walsh’s aka Derrygallen Bridge
https://thesession.org/tunes/329
https://thesession.org/tunes/6923
John Walsh’s aka Monvara Bridge
https://thesession.org/tunes/9520
John Walsh’s aka Goblachan
https://thesession.org/tunes/15266
John Walsh’s aka Brogeen
https://thesession.org/tunes/16020

Basically the 3rd setting’s version, but in Amaj.

From the playing of John Redmond. He had it listed as Gan Ainm on his album.