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What the name of this Polka ?

I'm looking for the name of an Em Polka. Here is the beggining of the ABC :
E3F G2A2 B2e2 e2fe d2B2 A2G2 F2D2 D2F2

# Posted on September 18th 2003 by Jacob Fournel

Re: What the name of this Polka ?

sounds like Seamus Cussen's
Paul

# Posted on September 19th 2003 by paul95

Re: What the name of this Polka ?

Its a little bit like the Galway Belle aka the 59th(?) Street polka.

# Posted on September 19th 2003 by LH

Re: What the name of this Polka ?

Just a joke (I think), but at the Philadelphia Ceili Group festival last Saturday I heard a musicain quoting another saying that when asked the name of a polka he just played, the second musician replied, "Polkas don't deserve names!" :o)

# Posted on September 20th 2003 by Andee

Re: What the name of this Polka ?

Oh yeah, you must mean the 69th Street polka lesl--it certainly looks like that one. It refers to 69th street in Upper Darby just outside of Philadelphia--once a very Irish neighborhood.

# Posted on September 20th 2003 by Andee

Re: What the name of this Polka ?

Could it be the one called Gan Ainm!?

# Posted on September 21st 2003 by Fiiddle R

Re: What the name of this Polka ?

Hi Jacob, how

# Posted on September 21st 2003 by murfbox

Re: What the name of this Polka ?

Thanks Andee for getting the street address of this polka for me. (Sorry for delay in reply, I have'nt managed to navigate this site properly yet.) I knew this tune wasn't named after the 59th street bridge in ny but the rest of that had escaped me. Only now I wonder, who took it from Philly to Galway or vice versa ..Cheers, Lesl

# Posted on September 28th 2003 by LH