The Upperchurch

polka

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on August 19th 2002 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 15 tunebooks.

Also known as The Upperchurch Polka No. 1, The Upperchurch Polkas No. 1, The Upperchurch Polkas.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Both Sides by Nua
• Cairde Cairdín by Diarmuid O'Brien
• Irish Traditional Flute Solos And Band Music From Kerry And Tipperary by Billy Clifford
• Millhouse Measures by The Raw Bar Collective
• Rince: Complete Irish Dancing Set - First Steps And Beyond by Various Artists
• The Rushy Mountain: Classic Music From Sliabh Luachra 1952-77 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Upperchurch, The
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Gmaj
B2B2|AG GA/G/|FG AB|dc c2|
c2 c2|BA A2|GF EF|1ED B,D:|2AG G2||
dB B>c|dB B>c|dB eB|dc c2|
cA A>B|cA A/B/c/A/|dc BA|1GD B,D:|2G2 GA||

The Upperchurch Polka N.1

Source: Billy Clifford Trio
Transcription: Gian Marco Pietrasanta

# Posted on August 19th 2002 by gian marco

One, two, three four five,
Once I caught a fish alive...

A great many Cork and Kerry polkas seem to be derived from other tunes - some from other Irish tunes, usually reels, but many from foreign tunes.
I would guess that the common ancestor of this polka and the above nursery rhyme was a polka popular throughout europe sometime in the 19th century.

# Posted on August 21st 2002 by CreadurMawnOrganig

"The Upperchurch Polkas No. 2"

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on March 9th 2008 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8332

# Posted on March 9th 2008 by ceolachan

Grabbed a copy of the Billy Clifford album available via http://ceolalainn.blogspot.com/ - like both of the "Upperchurch" polkas ... thanks for posting.

# Posted on September 1st 2010 by waltcamp45