The Ballydesmond

polka

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on February 5th 2003 by Bannerman.

This tune has been added to 131 tunebooks.

Also known as Andy Boyle's, Ballydesmond 3, Cathy's Favourite, Kerry, Kerry Polka #1, Mist On The Glen, The Mist On The Glen.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 40th Anniversary 1946 - 1986 by The Tulla Ceili Band
• All Ages by Green Tea
• Bubble And Squeak by Bubble And Squeak
• Cairde Cairdín by Diarmuid O'Brien
• Champions Of Ireland Concertina by Denise Shiel
• Circle Of Friends by Mary Staunton
• Dansoozies by The Poozies
• Drops Of Springwater by Karen Tweed
• Dublin Banjos by Sully And John Keenan
• Far From Home by Boys Of The Lough
• Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Home Fire by Ron Kavana
• I'm Here Because I'm Here by Quilty
• Knot Loitering by Knot Fibb'n
• Learning Irish Fiddle by Paul McNevin
• Letting Go... by Katherine Irwin Thomas
• Lios A 'Cheoil by Tom And Kerry Barrett
• Live At Johnny Fox's by Dervish
• Live At The Crane by Dusty Banjos
• May Morning Dew by Mick O'Brien
• Memories Of Ireland by Matt Cunningham
• Micho Russell by Micho Russell
• Nine Fine Irishmen's Sin E Ri-Ra by Sin E Ri-Ra
• O'Riada's Farewell by Sean O'Riada
• Sessions From..... by An Teach Beag
• Sounds From The Atlantic by Innisheer
• Strict Tempo! by Richard Thompson
• Sully's Fancy by Tony Sullivan
• Take A Bow by Matt Cranitch
• Tears Of Stone by The Chieftains
• The Ballydesmond Polka by Dan Herlihy And John Drew
• The First Harvest by Iain MacDonald And Iain MacFarlane
• The Irish Concertina Two by Noel Hill
• The Kitchen Recordings by Sean O'Driscoll And Larry Egan
• The Rare Stuff by The Rare Stuff
• The Ring Sessions by James Kelly
• The Road To Riley by Riley School Of Irish Music
• The Rough Guide To Irish Music by Various Artists
• The Sound Of Coleman Country by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Ballydesmond, The
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Gmaj
G>A Bd|gf ed|eA AB|cd/2c/2 BA|G>A Bd|gf ed|ea ef|g2 g2 :||
ae ae|ae e>f|gd gd|gd d>g|ae ae|ae e>f|ge dB|A2 A2 :||

Ballydesmond Polka

There are already two polkas of this title on the site and we refer to this one as number 3 when playing it in session. It follows nicely after The Britches Full of Stitches and John Ryan's (sometimes referred to as the Armagh Polka).

# Posted on February 5th 2003 by Bannerman

Sliabh Luchra being quite a small area (considering the amount of good music that has come out of it), there are only so many place names and players after which to name tunes. Consequently, there are an awful lot of polkas and slides with names like Ballydesmond, Newmarket, Denis Murphy's and Padraig O'Keefe's. Fortunately, this one has another name - Cathy's Favourite. I've no idea who Cathy was, but I approve of her taste in polkas.

# Posted on February 5th 2003 by CreadurMawnOrganig

I know this as The Mist On The Glen. It's triplicated @

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/531
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3724

# Posted on April 30th 2006 by Dr. Dow

More like Quadfi ~

"The Newmarket Polka"
Key signature: D Major
Submitted on October 15th 2001 by J?Fr?/a>.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/330

|: DF AF/A/ | dc Bc | EF ~

# Posted on July 1st 2006 by ceolachan

I'd say that's a different tune, 'c'.

# Posted on September 20th 2007 by Dr. Dow

Still trying to de-confuse myself

And this is this one:
http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/ballydesmond_no_3/
(which is the one I was looking for)

# Posted on August 2nd 2010 by David50

Yes Mark, it is a different tune... I'm not sure what I was thinking, unless it was sets... "The Newmarket Polkas"...

# Posted on January 20th 2012 by ceolachan

They have quirky similarities...

# Posted on January 20th 2012 by ceolachan