hi guys,
im currently putting together a wedding band here in Kerry and would gratefully appreciate suggestions for polkas used in the Siege of Ennis set - are there standard tunes or is it pretty much any ones you fancy?
many thanks for your time
The Ennis Reel aka Siege of Ennis (four parts) - Spanish Lady - Bog Cotton - The Rose Tree were always the old favourites with the bands. By the time you got throught playing all that lot non stop the dancers usually had enough.
Sounds good to me dodger. You don't have to tell this cat to polka twice. They usually try to make me stop, actually. "Play some *&$#%@& reels why don'tcha?!?"
Reels for "Ionsà na hInse" / "The Seige of Ennis"
In our collective experience, across Ireland, North America and Europe, and including Sliabh Luachra ~ we rarely danced to or played polkas for "The Seige of Ennis". That includes playing the tune by that name, though the rare moments could also include dancing it 'by-the-book'. 32 bar double reels were the usual choice, 32 bars being the exact fit to the dance in most of its forms. Single reels will also work if repeated evenly, such as 4-times through a 2-part single reel, or using a 4-part single reel...
Curiously, we, my wife and I, have also danced it to 32 bar double jigs, with the rise-and-grind...
Our favourite version, from Ulster, doesn't have a star right and left in the center. Swings on either side are the same, rather than the by-the-book hands round, and in the middle, instead of the star, a basket, a 'Little Christmas', just in the one direction, to the left and clockwise (Rfoot forward), for 8 bars worth of music...
Polkas for siege of ennis set
Polkas for siege of ennis set
hi guys,
im currently putting together a wedding band here in Kerry and would gratefully appreciate suggestions for polkas used in the Siege of Ennis set - are there standard tunes or is it pretty much any ones you fancy?
many thanks for your time
# Posted on November 10th 2009 by hakanozel
Re: Polkas for siege of ennis set
The Siege of Ennis would be a good starting place.
# Posted on November 10th 2009 by woops
Re: Polkas for siege of ennis set
Salmon Tails and the Grand Old Dame Brittania aka Leather Away the Wattle
# Posted on November 10th 2009 by Paul_draper
Re: Polkas for siege of ennis set
The Ennis Reel aka Siege of Ennis (four parts) - Spanish Lady - Bog Cotton - The Rose Tree were always the old favourites with the bands. By the time you got throught playing all that lot non stop the dancers usually had enough.
# Posted on November 10th 2009 by Free Reed
Re: Polkas for siege of ennis set
Yes, they don't always dance The Siege of Ennis to The Siege of Ennis, do they?
Perhaps someone can enlighten us on this strange situation.
# Posted on November 10th 2009 by SWFL Fiddler
Re: Polkas for siege of ennis set
Sounds good to me dodger. You don't have to tell this cat to polka twice. They usually try to make me stop, actually. "Play some *&$#%@& reels why don'tcha?!?"
# Posted on November 10th 2009 by SWFL Fiddler
Re: Polkas for siege of ennis set
thanks guys!
# Posted on November 10th 2009 by hakanozel
Re: Polkas for siege of ennis set
Don't forget O'Connor's- one of the standards!
# Posted on November 12th 2009 by bwilsonmd
Reels for "Ionsà na hInse" / "The Seige of Ennis"
In our collective experience, across Ireland, North America and Europe, and including Sliabh Luachra ~ we rarely danced to or played polkas for "The Seige of Ennis". That includes playing the tune by that name, though the rare moments could also include dancing it 'by-the-book'. 32 bar double reels were the usual choice, 32 bars being the exact fit to the dance in most of its forms. Single reels will also work if repeated evenly, such as 4-times through a 2-part single reel, or using a 4-part single reel...
# Posted on November 12th 2009 by ceolachan
"Ionsà na hInse" / "The Seige of Ennis"
Curiously, we, my wife and I, have also danced it to 32 bar double jigs, with the rise-and-grind...
Our favourite version, from Ulster, doesn't have a star right and left in the center. Swings on either side are the same, rather than the by-the-book hands round, and in the middle, instead of the star, a basket, a 'Little Christmas', just in the one direction, to the left and clockwise (Rfoot forward), for 8 bars worth of music...
# Posted on November 12th 2009 by ceolachan
Re: Polkas for siege of ennis set
Rakes of Mallow - old hat but awakes the 8-year old in the women.
# Posted on November 15th 2009 by Alancorsini
Discussion: Music for the Seige of Ennis
# Posted on September 10th 2005 by CELTICCHEF83
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/7711
# Posted on March 24th 2012 by ceolachan
Re: Polkas for siege of ennis set
polkas & comments: "The Rattlin' Bog" / "The Seige of Ennis #1 of 3"
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/583/comments
# Posted on March 24th 2012 by ceolachan