Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on December 20th 2002 by lazyhound.
This tune has been added to 5 tunebooks.
X: 1
T: Henry's
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Dmaj
FA AB|de fa|ga/2g/2 fe|dB BA|FA AB|de fa|ga/2g/2 fe|ed d2:|
ea ef|ga/2g/2 fd|ea ef|g2 f2|ea ef|ga/2g/2 fd|1 ef/2e/2 dB|BA A2:|2 ef/2e/2 d=c|B=c/2B/2 AG|
|:FA AB|de fa|ga/2g/2 fe|dB BA|FA AB|de fa|ga/2g/2 fe|ed d2:||
This was the second tune I learnt, the first being Terry Teahan's which is already on this database. It is the second tune of a set of three polkas which we play reasonably frequently for set dancers at an Irish club in Bristol (UK). The first tune is Terry Teahan's, and the third is Riding on a Load of Hay which I hope to post in due course and the fulness of time (i.e. tomorrow , d.v.).
These three polkas are usually among the first tunes taught to beginners in Bristol, so everyone knows them, but it's generally a while before they can be played at dancers' speed!
trevor
# Posted on December 20th 2002 by lazyhound
The origin of the tune? "Henry" has been informally associated with Henry Spears, the well-known Bath (UK) fiddle player and teacher, but nobody seems to know for sure. I haven't found it in any of my usual sources, including JC and the NE Fiddler's Repertoire.
trevor
# Posted on December 20th 2002 by lazyhound
Sorry, I should have typed "Henry Sears"
trevor
# Posted on December 21st 2002 by lazyhound