The Kerry Cow

polka

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on January 11th 2004 by Northcregg.

This tune has been added to 72 tunebooks.

Also known as All The Ways To Galway, An Bhó Chiarraíoch, I Wish I Had A Kerry Cow, Road To Galway, The Road To Galway.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Moment Of Madness by Brendan Begley And Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 10 by Matt Cunningham
• In Ireland by The Great Danes - Anders Trabjerg And Jonas Fromseier
• Ireland's Whistling Ambassador by Micho Russell
• Kerry's Delight by Tom Fleming
• Little Fires by Hanz Araki
• Micho Russell by Micho Russell
• Show The Lady: Music For The Sets Volume 5 by Various Artists
• Take The Air by Sean Ryan And PJ Moloney
• The Clare Shout by Bobby Gardiner
• The Eamonn Ceannt Ceili Band by The Eamonn Ceannt Ceili Band
• With Every Breath by John Wynne

X: 1
T: Kerry Cow, The
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Dmaj
A>B AG|FA d2|G>A GF|EF G/F/E|
A>B AG|FA de/d/|cA GE|D2 D2:|
|:d>e fd|cA A>d|BG GA/B/|cA A2|
d>e fd|cA Ad|BG AF|D2 D2:|

John Wynne (flute ... plays with Providence) plays a cracking version on "With Every Breath" ... a lovely album.

# Posted on January 12th 2004 by Aidan Crossey

The Kerry Cow

I've only ever known this tune as 'All the way to Galway'

# Posted on June 5th 2007 by Free Reed

"The Road to Galway" ~ an old Clare polka for the sets, Micho Russell

Here's just some of the ways Micho has had with this polka...

X: 2
T: The Road to Galway
S: Micho Russell
N: playing a C whistle, transposed to D for this transcription
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Dmaj
A2 A/>B/A/G/ | FA d2 | GG/G/ GF | EF GE |
A2 A/B/A/G/ | FA d>A | FA Ge | d2 d2 |
A2 A/>B/A/G/ | FD d2 | GG/G/ GF | EF GE |
A2 A/B/A/G/ | FA d>A | FA Ge | d2 d2 ||
d>e f>f | ec A2 | BG GA | BA A2 |
(3d/c/d/ d/e/ f (3f/g/f/ | ec AG | =cc/c/ ce | d2 d2 |
d>e f>f | ec A>A | BG GA | BA A2 |
d>e f>f | ec AG/G/ | =cc/c/ cE | D2 d2 |]

# Posted on August 10th 2008 by ceolachan