The Newmarket

polka

Key signature: Amajor

Submitted on October 15th 2001 by Joerg Froese.

This tune has been added to 34 tunebooks.

Also known as Terry Teahan's, Terry Teehan's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 40th Anniversary Album by Armagh Pipers Club
• A Flying Start by Paul Moran And Fergal Scahill
• A Living Thing by Various Artists
• Cairde Cairdín by Diarmuid O'Brien
• Call The Tune: Music For The Sets Volume 4 by Various Artists
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 4 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 6 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 7 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 8 by Matt Cunningham
• Denis Doody Plays Kerry Music by Denis Doody
• Dochas by Dochas
• Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Fused by Michael McGoldrick
• In The Morning Early by Tulca Mor
• Jackie Daly And Seamus Creagh by Jackie Daly And Seamus Creagh
• Land Of Sunshine by Dan Possumato
• Learning Irish Fiddle by Paul McNevin
• Live At The Crane by Dusty Banjos
• Masters Of Tradition by Various Artists
• Midnight On The Water by The Kings River Band
• Mind The Dresser: Music For The Sets Volume 2 by Various Artists
• Out On The Ocean by Moher
• The Best Of Patrick Street by Patrick Street
• The Irish Concertina Two by Noel Hill
• Waiting For An Echo by Solas
• When The World Was Wide by Trouble In The Kitchen
• Where Else Would You Be by The Pub Scouts
• Whirlwind by Brian Hughes
• Wind by Hanz Araki

X: 1
T: Newmarket, The
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Amaj
|: E2 Ec | BA FA | E2 Ec | BA A2 |
E2 Ec | BA FA | E2 ec |1 BA A2 :|2 BA A>B ||
| ce B>c | BA FA | ce B>c | BA A>B |
ce B>c | BA FA | E2 E>c | BA A>B |
| ce B>c | BA FA | ce Bc/e/ | fe cB |
ce B>c | BA FA | Ez e>c | BA A2 ||

Newmarket Polka No. 3

And the third "Newmarket Polka" from "Irish Times", aka "Terry Teahan´s Polka".
The slight variation of the 2nd part on the repeat - written out in full here - is only played the last time through by Patrick Street. The other times before that they repeat the first eight bars of that part.
But I like to play it this way every time because it adds a little interest to an otherwise very repetitive - though pretty - tune. The E´s in the A-part a played with a lot of punch and some rhythmic variation, particularly by Kevin Burke...
The tempo on the recording is about 140 b.p.m. per quarter note/ crotchet, but all three also work slower. Might as well mention that Kevin Burke does not seem to give much attention here to any rules of how to bow polkas, at least not the way people like Matt Cranitch describe it. He just plays them, and they sound great!

# Posted on October 15th 2001 by Joerg Froese

This is one of the first tunes taught to beginners in Bristol (UK), and is usually in a set with Henry's Polka and Riding on a Load of Hay. Here is the version as taught and played in Bristol:

K:G
D>D DB|AG EG|D>D DB|AG GE|D>D DB|AG EG|D2 d>B|1 AG GE:|
AG GA|:Bd A>B|AG EG|Bd A>B|AG G>A|Bd A>B|AG EG|D2 d>B|1 AG G>A:|AG G2||

trevor

# Posted on December 20th 2002 by Trevor Jennings

Here's a version suited to the bagpipes:
X: 1
T: Terry Teehan's
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K:Daj
A2 Af|ed Bd|A2 Af|ed d2|
A2 Af|ed Bd|1 A2 af|ed d2:|2 A2 a>f|ed de||
fa e>f|ed Bd|fa e>f|ed d>e|
fa e>f|ed Bd|1 a2 Af|ed d>e :|2 A2 a>f|ed d2||

# Posted on October 14th 2010 by birlibirdie

This polka's what polkas are for! yeeha!

# Posted on October 14th 2010 by birlibirdie