The Green Cottage

polka

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on February 21st 2002 by Caoimghgin.

This tune has been added to 69 tunebooks.

Also known as From Billy To Jack, The Glen Cottage, The Glin Cottage , The Green Cottage #1, Quarry Cross, The Quarry Cross.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Moment Of Madness by Brendan Begley And Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh
• An Fhidil, Sraith 2 by Sean Keane, Kevin Burke, Paddy Glackin And Seamus Creagh
• Ceol As Sliabh Luachra by Julia Clifford And Billy Clifford
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 10 by Matt Cunningham
• Denis Doody Plays Kerry Music by Denis Doody
• Harmonic Motion by Slide
• Herding Cats by Gaelic Storm
• Johnny O'Leary Of Sliabh Luachra by Johnny O'Leary
• Kelly/O'Brien/Sproule by Kelly, O'Brien and Sproule
• Morga by Morga
• Mountain Air by Brendyn Montgomery And Mike Considine
• Music From Sliabh Luachra by Denis Murphy
• New Day Dawning by Cherish The Ladies
• On Oiche Go Maidin by O'aces
• One And All: The Best Of Cherish The Ladies by Cherish The Ladies
• Phantom Power by Phantom Power
• Plays Traditional And Other Irish Tunes by Tom Fleming
• Seanchas by Danu
• Summer At My Feet by North Cregg
• The Coleman Archive Vol. 2: The Home Place by Various Artists
• The Gypsy Princess. by Amergin
• The New Road by Charlie Piggot And Gerry Harrington
• The Rough Guide To Irish Music by Various Artists
• The Square Triangle by The Four Star Trio
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Paddy O'Brien
• When The World Was Wide by Trouble In The Kitchen
• Zoe Conway by Zoe Conway

X: 1
T: Green Cottage, The
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Dmaj
ba|:"Em"(ge) (ed)|"Em"(Be) (ef)|"Em"g>f ed|"Em"(ga) "B"(b>a)|
"Em"ge (ed)|"Em"(Be) e2|"B"(b>a) (gf)|1 "Em"e2 eb/a/:|2 "Em"e2 (eA)||
"Em" Be (e>f)|"Em" ed BA|"Em" Be "Bm"df|e2 (ef)|
"Em"gg/g/ "Bm"gg/g/|"Em"ed (BA)|"Em" B>E E/F/G/A/|1 "B" B2 (BA):|2 "B" B2B2||

Glen Cottage Polka

A thread about the tune called 'Cottage in the Glen' reminded me I had a Polka with a similiar title. Never thought a polka could be 'cool' until I heard an Irish polka! What were those Germans thinking?

# Posted on February 21st 2002 by Caoimghgin

Sorry!

I think the original transcription I had featured an incorrect title. Found the same tune covered by Cherish The Ladies called 'The Green Cottage Polka' (one and all, best of...). I'm pretty sure this is the 'real' tune title.

# Posted on February 24th 2002 by Caoimghgin

The Green Cottage - Version in A dor.

T:Green Cottage, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Kelly, O'Brien, Sproule - "Traditional Music Of Ireland"
R:polka
Z:g.m.p
K:ADor
A/B/|:cB AG|EA A>B|cB AG|B/c/d e>d|
cB AG|ED Dc/d/|ed cB|1A2 A>B:|2A2 Ac/d/|:
ea a>b|ae ed|ea ag|a2 AB|
c2 B{c}B|Ae e>d|eA A/B/c/d/|1e2 e>d:|2e2 e|

# Posted on September 30th 2003 by gian marco

The Green Cottage

I like to follow this tune with the Church Street Polka (aka Memories of Ballymote). I do the link by changing the last bar of Green Cottage to |B2 d>c|

Trevor

# Posted on March 16th 2005 by Trevor Jennings

Transfer of valuables in line with a suspected demolition ~

Good man - - - , this is one of my favourite Polkas.
Hope you don't mind if I stick in my version of it, at least as I heard Jackie play it.

Up Kerry Music!

T: Glen Cottage, The
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Edor
|: B>A |
GE ED | B,E E2 | G>F ED | GA B/=c/B/A |
GE ED | B,E E2 | B>A GF | E2 B>A |
GE ED | B,D A,D | B,D A,D | B2 B/=c/B/A |
GE ED | B,E E2 | B/=c/B/A GF | E2 B>A ||
|: B>A |
Be ef | eB BA | Be df | e2 ef |
ga/g/ fg/f/ | ed BA | BE E/F/G/A/ | B2 :|

# Posted on Wednesday, October 26th 2005 by Ptarmigan

Moved from a later 'identical' note-for-note transcription, if only these folks had the respect to credit their common source, where they 'copied' it from... Anyway, it may not exist for long, but here's where the above was fished from:

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1520

# Posted on November 4th 2005 by ceolachan

Dorian ~ K: E Dorian

Dorian ~ K: E Dorian

# Posted on March 18th 2007 by ceolachan

"The Green Cottage Polka" / "The Church Street Polka" ~ Trevor's set

"Memories Of Ballymote" / "Church Street" ~ polkaKey signature: G Major
Submitted on April 1st 2003 by Bannerman.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1560

Trevor's (Lazyhound) set ~ see recommendation above...

# Posted on March 18th 2007 by ceolachan

Kevin Burke's setting

X: 1
T: The Glen Cottage Polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
Tr: D!J!F!
R: polka
K: E dorian
GE ||: E/F/E/D/ B,E | E2 F/G/F/E/ | D>E FG | AB/A/ GE |
| E/F/E/D/ B,E | E>F GA | B2 GF |1 D2 GE :||2 D2 Be
||: e/f/e/d/ Be | e>d B/c/d | ef g2 | ef g2 |
| fg/f/ eB | BA AB | E>F GA |1 B>^A Be |2 B/c/B/A/ GE ||

# Posted on October 9th 2008 by D.J.F.

# Posted on October 9th 2008 by airport

The transcription above can be modified like this:

T: The Glen Cottage Polka
S: Kevin Burke
Z: D.J.F.
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: E dorian
GE |: E/F/E/D/ B,E | E2 F/G/F/E/ | D>E FG | AB/A/ GE |
E/F/E/D/ B,E | E>F GA | B2 GF |1 D2 GE :|2 D2 Be ||
|: e/f/e/d/ Be | e>d B/c/d | ef g2 | ef g2 |
fg/f/ eB | BA AB | E>F GA |1 B>^A Be :|2 B/c/B/A/ GE ||

# Posted on October 9th 2008 by slainte

Are you taking the p*ss slainte?

You have a go at me saying my transcription is far from perfect and that I should think before I type yet you go and post your transcription that is the same? Give me a break.

# Posted on October 10th 2008 by I ♥ Dow

Surely the gist of the tune was found in my original transcription, far from perfect was an innacurate statement for you to make, I was expecting something a lot more accurate from you, slainte, like with rolls and double stopping and stuff in. But all you've done is change a few bar lines and put Kevin Burke on it

# Posted on October 10th 2008 by I ♥ Dow

Don't expect any more comment from me, D.J.F. I'm busy. Just be quiet, please.

# Posted on October 10th 2008 by slainte

"The Quarry Cross Polka" ~ rescued duplication

Submitted on June 15th 2009 by Airedale.
~ /tunes/display/9678

X: 6
T: Quarry Cross
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Edor
|: B/A/ |\
GE EE/D/ | B,E E>G | FD D>E | FG A/B/B/A/ |
GE EE/D/ | B,E E>F | GB AF | E2 E :|
|: B/A/ |\
Be e>d | eB BA | Be ed | e2 e>f |
ge fg/f/ | eB B>A | GE EF | GA B :|

~ with minor corrections and adjustments.
No comment was left by Airedale.

Here is Airedale's original transcription, if anyone needs to make a comparison with the one I've given above:

X: 1
T: Quarry Cross
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Emin
G2E2 E2ED | B, E E3G | ^FD D3E | ^F2G2 ABBA |
G2E2 E2ED | B,E E3^F | GB A^F | E4 E2BA | :

B2e2 e3d | e2B2 B2A2 | B2e2 e2d2 | e4 e3^f |
g2e2 ^f2g^f | e2B B3A | G2E2 E2^F2 | G2A2 B2BA |:

# Posted on June 16th 2009 by ceolachan

From Winner's New Primer for Violin Circa 1862

I think this is a relative. I was a stage song during the American Civil War always thought the tune was borrowed.
X:1
T:Raw Recruit or Abraham's Daughter
M:C
L:1/8
A:march
K:Bmin
|:fe|d2B2B3B|F2B2B3B|c2A2A2c2| e4f3e|d2B2B3B|F2B2B3B|c2f2fedc|B4B2fe|
|a2f2a3b|a2f2a3b|a2f2d2e2|f4b3e|d2B2B3B|F2B2B3B|c2A2A2c2|e4f3e|
|d2B2B3B|F2B2B3B|c2f2fedc|B4B2:|

# Posted on November 25th 2010 by Boots MacAllen

Related to...

has obvious parents in:

St Pat was a gentleman http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2116
and Dennis Doody's polka http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1338/comments

# Posted on May 24th 2012 by birlibirdie