I know the first one as The Dark Girl and I learned it from an old Dennis Murphy recording, played along with the Knocknabower Polka. Not sure about the other ones, sorry.
Strange, I know "Dennis Murphy's Slide" as "The Dark Girl in Blue" and I found "The Dark Girl" as a totally different polka by Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford.
But the last one is definitely "Tripping to the Well".
Thanks for the help so far. Any takers for the middle one?
Thanks everybody. So we definitely have Phil Murphy's and Tripping to the Well as the second and third tunes. Can anybody confirm the first one as The Dark Girl?
That first tune is on the classic Star Above the Garter, Julia Clifford and Denis Murphy. I know it as the first of the 3 Ballydesmond polkas. ie Ballydesmond Polka No.1. There's another tune which goes by the name Dark Girl Dressed in Blue on a Frankie Gavin album.
These were lyrics that got around and several 2/4 and 12/8 melodies can carry them. Though these tunes were few, it can still pose a problem and cause some confusion namewise... The same is true for "Shoe the Donkey" and all its variants and several melodes. "Maggie in the Woods" also works with more than the usual melody and its several variations... Another that went more than one way melodywise is "The Frost is All Over"...
Name these tunes!
Name these tunes!
Can anybody identify these three polkas? I can't seem to find them here on TheSession, so if nobody can identify them, I'll add them.
http://www.digitalsa.com/chron/cathalpolkas.mp3
# Posted on October 14th 2006 by Shrog
Oops, I forgot to add that this is a 3Mb file.
# Posted on October 14th 2006 by Shrog
Re: Name these tunes!
I don't know the first two but the last one is "Tripping to the Well".
# Posted on October 14th 2006 by PaddyCmusic
Re: Name these tunes!
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4158
There it is.
# Posted on October 14th 2006 by PaddyCmusic
Re: Name these tunes!
I know the first one as The Dark Girl and I learned it from an old Dennis Murphy recording, played along with the Knocknabower Polka. Not sure about the other ones, sorry.
# Posted on October 14th 2006 by blaenclydach
Re: Name these tunes!
Strange, I know "Dennis Murphy's Slide" as "The Dark Girl in Blue" and I found "The Dark Girl" as a totally different polka by Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford.
But the last one is definitely "Tripping to the Well".
Thanks for the help so far. Any takers for the middle one?
# Posted on October 14th 2006 by Shrog
Re: Name these tunes!
The second one is Phil Murphy's played in A instead of G as it is here http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/5121
# Posted on October 14th 2006 by Unseen122
Re: Name these tunes!
Thanks everybody. So we definitely have Phil Murphy's and Tripping to the Well as the second and third tunes. Can anybody confirm the first one as The Dark Girl?
# Posted on October 15th 2006 by Shrog
Re: Name these tunes!
Here's your first one: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/298
I know a completely different polka that goes by the name, "Dark Girl in the Blue Dress."
# Posted on October 15th 2006 by Phantom Button
First polka - Ballydesmond No.1
That first tune is on the classic Star Above the Garter, Julia Clifford and Denis Murphy. I know it as the first of the 3 Ballydesmond polkas. ie Ballydesmond Polka No.1. There's another tune which goes by the name Dark Girl Dressed in Blue on a Frankie Gavin album.
# Posted on October 15th 2006 by LH
Re: Name these tunes!
Thank you everybody, you've been most helpful. I knew I came to the right place.
# Posted on October 15th 2006 by Shrog
The Dark Girl and that Blue Dress ~
These were lyrics that got around and several 2/4 and 12/8 melodies can carry them. Though these tunes were few, it can still pose a problem and cause some confusion namewise... The same is true for "Shoe the Donkey" and all its variants and several melodes. "Maggie in the Woods" also works with more than the usual melody and its several variations... Another that went more than one way melodywise is "The Frost is All Over"...
# Posted on October 15th 2006 by ceolachan