The Gortnatubrid polka

By Séamus Creagh

Also known as Gort An Tuathbhrid, Gortantubrid, The Gortnabruid, Seamus Creagh’s.

There are 13 recordings of this tune.
This tune has been recorded together with

The Gortnatubrid has been added to 9 tune sets.

The Gortnatubrid has been added to 42 tunebooks.

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Six settings

1
X: 1
T: The Gortnatubrid
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Bdor
f>e|:dB cA|Bc de|fd ed|cA f>e|
dB cA|Bc de|fd ec|1 B2 f>e:|2 B2 B2||
f2ba|fe f>e|dB cA|Bc de|
fb a=g|fe f>e|dB cA|1 B2 B2:|2 B2 f>e||
2
X: 2
T: The Gortnatubrid
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Bmin
|:f>e|dB cA|Bc de|fd e/f/e/d/|cA- Af/e/|
dB c/B/A|Bc d>e|fd ec|B2:|
|:B2|f/g/f/e/ ba|fe f>e|dB c/B/A|Bc de|
fb a>g|fe f>e|dB cA|B2:|
3
X: 3
T: The Gortnatubrid
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Bmin
|:dB cA|Bc de|f2 ed|c/B/A f>e|
dB cA|Bc de|fd ec|1 B2 f>e:|2 B2 de||
|:f2ba|fe f>e|dB cA|Bc de|
fb ag|fe f>e|dB cA|1 B2 de:|2 B2 f>e||
4
X: 4
T: The Gortnatubrid
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Bmin
f>e|:dB c/B/A|Bc de|fd ed|cA f>e|
dB c/B/A|Bc de|fd ec|1 B2 f>e:|2 B2 B2||
|:~f2 ba|fe fe|dB c/B/A|Bc de|
fb ag|fe fe|dB c/B/A|1 B2 B2:|2 B2 f>e||
5
X: 5
T: The Gortnatubrid
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Bmin
|:dB c/B/A|Bc d>e|fd ed|c/B/A f>e|
dB c/B/A|Bc de|fd ec|1 B2 f>e:|2 B>c de||
|:fe/f/ ba|fe f>e|dB c/B/A|Bc de|
fb ag|fe fe|dB c/B/A|1 Bc de:|2 B2 f>e||
6
X: 6
T: The Gortnatubrid
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Bmin
f>e|:dB {B}cA|Bc de|{a}fd ed|{d}cA {e}f>e|
dB {B}cA|Bc de|{a}fd ec|1 B2 {a}f>e:|2 B2 B2||
|:~f2 ba|fe {e}f>e|dB {d}cA|Bc de|
fb ag|{a}fe {e}f>e|dB {d}cA|1 B2 B2:|2 B2||

Eight comments

Second polka played in Seamus Creagh album ‘Came The Dawn’, after ‘Connie In The Pool’.
Composed by Seamus Creagh.
Booklet : ‘The second one I wrote one night while thinking of the place I used to live in Ballyvourney, West Cork’.

The Gortnatubrid, X:4

From the playing of Tickle Harbour.

Lovely arrangement, Seamus was also a fan.

The group also throws in some ornament or runs around that beginning f-note of the B Part from time to time through the track.