Can someone help me out here as i've played this tune for years and learned it by ear but never knew the name. Please forgive my first attempt at transcribing into abc format so it's probably not in the right beat. I used Concertina.Net to paste it and play it as a MIDI file so at least i know i've done something right in that it's readable.
Yeah dogbox that sounds like it to me. The first few bars of the first part are a little different from what i learned but i'll settle for that match. Oh and what a bizzare name it has too "Leather Away The Wattle O" lol.
Cheers dogbox.
Name this Polka
Name this Polka
Can someone help me out here as i've played this tune for years and learned it by ear but never knew the name. Please forgive my first attempt at transcribing into abc format so it's probably not in the right beat. I used Concertina.Net to paste it and play it as a MIDI file so at least i know i've done something right in that it's readable.
X: 1
T: Unknown
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: D
dAFA|d3c/|dedc|defg|f/g/af|gedc|A2GB|A2G/F|DD|
dAFA|d3c/|dedc|defg|f/g/af|gedc|A2GB|A/B/A/G/|FDD||
|:fe/fd|gf/ge|fe/fa|gfef/|g/a/fg|edcA|GBA2G/|FDD|
fe/fd|gf/ge|fe/fa|gfef/|g/a/fg|edcA2|GBA/B/|A/G/FDD||
# Posted on April 27th 2008 by upmine3
Re: Name this Polka
I can recognise it - the abc's *are* a bit off target - but I can't remember the name; I'd forgotten that tune existed!
# Posted on April 27th 2008 by nicholas
Re: Name this Polka
sounds like the Waves of Tory, which is here - http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2286
# Posted on April 27th 2008 by dogbox
Re: Name this Polka
Yeah dogbox that sounds like it to me. The first few bars of the first part are a little different from what i learned but i'll settle for that match. Oh and what a bizzare name it has too "Leather Away The Wattle O" lol.
Cheers dogbox.
# Posted on April 27th 2008 by upmine3
Re: Name this Polka
That tune is called 'The Grand Old Dame'
# Posted on April 28th 2008 by Free Reed
Re: Name this Polka
Further to my post Dermot O'Brien used to play that tune to introduce the Mitchelstown Creamery Sponsored prog' on Radio Eireann many moons ago
# Posted on April 28th 2008 by Free Reed