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Can Anyone Tell Me the Name of this Tune?

Can anyone tell me the name of this tune? I believe it to be a Kerry polka. Here is the abc:

I only transcribed it from memory, so the abc may contain a couple of errors.The above should be good enough to recognise it, though.

# Posted on July 23rd 2008 by Mix O'Lydian

Re: Can Anyone Tell Me the Name of this Tune?

Have you tried this

http://www.folktunefinder.com/

# Posted on July 23rd 2008 by mcg

Re: Can Anyone Tell Me the Name of this Tune?

Thanks, mcg, but I've already tried folktunefinder and other similar tune-finding websites - with no luck so far!

# Posted on July 23rd 2008 by Mix O'Lydian

Re: Can Anyone Tell Me the Name of this Tune?

It is more often played and known in the key of A... It goes by a couple of names, and versions ~

"The Ballyhoura Mountains"
Key signature: A Major
Submitted on July 25th 2004 by jakki S.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3331

"Terry "Cuz" Teahan's" or "Teahan's Favorite / Favourite"

# Posted on July 23rd 2008 by ceolachan

Re: Can Anyone Tell Me the Name of this Tune?

Thanks ceolachan -that's the one! I'll be able to sleep at nights, now!

Thanks for the tip on the correct key too - (A is one of my preferred keys).

# Posted on July 23rd 2008 by Mix O'Lydian

Re: Can Anyone Tell Me the Name of this Tune?

I have the same problem with sleep when a problem arises... Glad to have given you rest on this, and thanks for the email. Now you can have fun with the various possibilities in this lovely old polka, and nothing wrong with taking it in G, or even, dare I say ~ depending on your instrument ~ dropping down to D... ;-)

# Posted on July 23rd 2008 by ceolachan

Re: Can Anyone Tell Me the Name of this Tune?

Here's your G transcription again. I'll also copy it to the comments of the A transcription on site here...

# Posted on July 23rd 2008 by Mix O'Lydian

# Posted on July 23rd 2008 by ceolachan

Re: Can Anyone Tell Me the Name of this Tune?

I've just made a quick check through collections, in print and online, and it appears more often in G than A, and has picked up a few other titles as well...

The Fiddler's Companion ~ Andrew Kuntz
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/index.html
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/BAA_BAM.htm#BALLYHOURA_MOUNTAINS ~ in G

"An Pota Stóir: Ceol Seite Corca Duibne /
The Set Dance Music of West Kerry"
Page 33, tune #52 ~ gan ainm ~ in G

"Irish Fiddle Solos" ~ Pete Cooper
Page 29 ~ in G

"Matt Cunningham's Dance Music of Ireland"
Page 34 ~ 2 takes ~ in G and in A

"Mally Presents 100 Irish Polkas"
Page 17, tune #44 ~ "The Ballynahulla No. 1" ~ A

"110 Ireland's Best Polkas & Slides"
Page 21, tune #45 ~ "The Ballynahulla No. 1" ~ A

"Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra"
Page 147 ~ Mike Buckley's Favourite" ~ A

# Posted on July 23rd 2008 by ceolachan

Re: Can Anyone Tell Me the Name of this Tune?

I've added the above, and will include a couple more transcriptions, in the 'comments' for the tune on site here...

# Posted on July 23rd 2008 by ceolachan

Re: Can Anyone Tell Me the Name of this Tune?

Ceolachan, cinnte!
Go raibh míle maith agat!

# Posted on July 23rd 2008 by Mix O'Lydian

Re: Can Anyone Tell Me the Name of this Tune?

Failte!

# Posted on July 23rd 2008 by ceolachan

Besides, I quite like the Lydian mode...

# Posted on July 23rd 2008 by ceolachan