Kerry Polka???

Kerry Polka???

I know that tunes are normally played in a set of three.

If you were doing a 3 polka set which included or began with the Kerry Polka, what would the other two polkas you would include?

# Posted on August 26th 2009 by Cape Cod Struggler

Re: Kerry Polka???

Assuming this is the alternative name for Egan's polka, we've played it with John Ryan's and Dennis Murphy's.

# Posted on August 26th 2009 by Here Lyeth

Re: Kerry Polka???

The Wizard's Walk: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/885
Spaghetti Panic: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8970
...and finally, the Czar of Munster: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7588

# Posted on August 27th 2009 by Joe CSS

Re: Kerry Polka???

Interesting choice, Joe, enlightened by the comments attached to the last tune. Not trad, of course, but interesting ;)

# Posted on August 27th 2009 by Here Lyeth

Re: Kerry Polka???

Kerry Polka (Egan's), Rattling Bog and Ballydesmond 2 is a set we play quite often.

# Posted on August 28th 2009 by paul.slater

Re: Kerry Polka???

We play Sweeney's first, (similar to this http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1549), then The Kerry, then Hannah's

# Posted on August 28th 2009 by harry

Re: Kerry Polka???

Yes, The Kerry Polka appears to be the same tune as Egan's Polka. Except I have a shortened version of from Nigel Gathered website which has the same melody but only a part A and no part B. But I'm sure it the same tune.

Thank you for your inputs - most helpful. I'll look up the music and learn them

# Posted on August 28th 2009 by Cape Cod Struggler

Re: Kerry Polka???

Hi Struggler, are you playing at any sessions in Cape Cod? With Mike Connolly, by any chance? If so, he plays The Kerry with Marie's Wedding and Portlairge. He winters down here in my neck of the woods.

# Posted on August 28th 2009 by SWFL Fiddler

Re: Kerry Polka???

Yes, please learn the B part!

# Posted on August 28th 2009 by fidkid

Re: Kerry Polka???

Egan's Polka (I refuse to call it the Kerry) always sounds better if played a couple ot times in G, then a couple of times in D, before changing to whatever you fancy. Incidentally when I first learnt Egan's Polka some fifty years ago, it had three parts to it. Strangely over the ensuing years the first part disappeared leaving part two and three as the main tune.

# Posted on August 30th 2009 by Free Reed

Re: Kerry Polka???

Parts A & B are now down pat. John Ryan's, Dennis Murphy's and Ballydesmond will take a while before I move on to the others.

Thanks again!

BTW, I do know Mike Connolly. An amazing man who plays harmonica with a disability many of us would have trouble coping with let alone handle

# Posted on August 30th 2009 by Cape Cod Struggler

Re: Kerry Polka???

Hi folks I'm new here and only came on to see if you could help with a query of mine. You all sound like experts so I'm a bit of a philistine I'm afraid. It concerns the Pogues' version of " South Australia ". The second half goes into an instrumental that I know from childhood but don't know the name of. On their box set a demo version of it is titled " The Kerry polka" so I took that as that. However some are now saying on web that it ISN'T. Some say it's " The salmon tales " or something like that ? Could anybody tell me for definite if it is "TKP" and if not what is it ? Thanks, Dermo.

# Posted on February 25th 2010 by dermo

Re: Kerry Polka - possibly......

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2903

# Posted on February 25th 2010 by Kenny