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Joe Bane's

polka

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on July 1st 2004 by GaryAMartin.

This tune has been added to 13 tunebooks.

Also known as Bill Malley's, Bill Malley's #1, Bill Malley's No. 1, Bill O'Malley's, Joe Bane's #2, Joe Bane's No. 2.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Joe Bane's
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Gmaj
G>A Bc|d>e dB|c>d cA|Bd G>D|
G>A Bc|d>e dB|cB Ad|[1 G2 GD:|[2 G2 Gd||
gd ed|gd ed|BG gd|BG ed|
gd ed|gd BG|ed fa|g2 gd:|

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Joe Bane's sheetmusic
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The Second Joe Bane's Polka

This is the second of two polkas I heard from Jackie Daly and later from Chulrua. Patrick Ourceau of Chulrua says they come from Joe Bane and/or Bill Malley. I was going to call them Joe Bane's #1 and #2, but Jeremy has requested no numbers in the titles, so they're both Joe Bane's. The other is
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3227

# Posted on July 1st 2004 by GaryAMartin

Another Name

I recently found the set of polkas that I thought Patrick Ourceau told me were from Joe Bane recorded by Andrew MacNamara and listed as Bill O'Malley's. I suppose that as close as they were, their repertoires were essentially the same, but in the interest of completeness, I've attached O'Malley's name to the tunes.

# Posted on September 13th 2004 by GaryAMartin

"The Cooraclare Polka" ~ all in the family, a different B-part

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on November 4th 2006 by gian marco.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6322

# Posted on November 4th 2006 by ceolachan

Joe Bane's Polka - Relation

A similar tune from Tom Barrett, on his CD Lios A'Cheoil:

X: 1
T: Bedford Polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Gmaj
GA Bc | d2 dB | c2 cA | B2 BA |
GA Bc | d2 de | fd cA | AG G2 :|
g2 fe | d2 dB | c2 cA | B2 Bd |
g2 fe | d2 de | fd cA | AG G2 :|

# Posted on July 6th 2007 by nigelg

"Bill Malley's-O'Malley's" / "Joe Bane's" (#2) ~ rescued duplication :-/

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on February 4th 2008 by ceolachan.
~ /tunes/display/8221

X: 3
T: Bill Malley's
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Gmaj
|: D |\
G2 A/B/c | d2 Bd | c2 A/B/c | Bd G>E |
DG A/B/c | d2 Bd | c2 A/A/d | G2- G :|
|: d |\
gd ed | gd ed | BG- Gd | BG e/e/d |
gd/d/ ed | gd/d/ Bd/d/ | e/e/d FA | G2- G :|


I've been sitting on two lovely tunes that I'd heard Clare concertina player Mary MacNamara play. I wrote them down quickly and then sent out queries to a few folks in hopes of finding names for them, and any other information. I also made a couple of tries to contact lovely Mary too, but her website has disappeared and the old email I had for her doesn't work. I had also tried a few searches and keys but obviously not enough permutations of the bar. I didn't want to add these as gan ainms but with names, but now, thanks to Gary there's a name and I can move a different take on it here to the comments.

She plays them as one would marches, an easy relaxed tempo, approximately 110 beats per minute (105 - 112)...and with a lovely bounce to them...

# Posted on February 5th 2008 by ceolachan

"Bill Malley's-O'Malley's" (#1) / "Joe Bane's" (#2)

It works well both ways, or back and forth, but Mary played this classic set, G Major to the relative key A Dorian, with the second tune in the set being ~

"Bill Malley's-O'Malley's" (#2) / "Joe Bane's" (#1)
Key signature: A Dorian
Submitted on June 29th 2004 by GaryAMartin.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3227

# Posted on February 5th 2008 by ceolachan

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