O'Keefe's

polka

Key signature: Bminor

Submitted on July 23rd 2003 by Nutty Nessie.

This tune has been added to 44 tunebooks.

Also known as The Cobbler's, The Cobbler, O'Keefe's, O'Keeffe's, Padraig O'Keefe's, Padraig O'Keeffe's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Flick Of The Wrist by Brendan Larrissey
• A Musical Trip To Coleman Country by Various Artists
• All Ireland Champion Musicians Singers And Dancers On Tour Of Australia by Na Ridiri
• Banish Misfortune by Malcolm Dalglish And Grey Larsen
• Bümpliz Süd by An Lar (An Lár)
• Cairde Cairdín by Diarmuid O'Brien
• Ceol As Sliabh Luachra by Julia Clifford And Billy Clifford
• Ceol Cill Na Martra by Connie O'Connell
• Ceol Mor by Ceol Mor
• Cold In April by Mat Walklate
• Coppers And Brass by Dick Gaughan
• Cork Folk Festival Archive: Celebrating 21 Years by Various Artists
• Craic Of Dawn by An Tor
• Cronin And Burke by Johnny Cronin And Joe Burke
• Culann's Hounds by Culann's Hounds
• D Is For Dulcimer by Glenn Morgan
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 10 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 3 CD Version by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 9 by Matt Cunningham
• Dawn In The Hills Of Ireland by Marty O'Keefe
• Different State by Paudie O'Connor
• Eavesdropper by Kevin Burke And Jackie Daly
• Elftones by The Elftones
• Feadoga Stain 2 by Mary Bergin
• Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Fonnchaoi by Verena Commins And Julie Langan
• For The Sake Of Old Decency by Cathal McConnel And Len Graham
• Gleanntan by Sliabh Notes
• Herding Cats by Gaelic Storm
• House Party by Máire O'Keefe
• In Company by Tom Walsh
• In The Tradition by Boys Of The Lough
• Irish Traditional Flute Solos And Band Music From Kerry And Tipperary by Billy Clifford
• Jackie Daly And Seamus Creagh by Jackie Daly And Seamus Creagh
• Johnny O'Leary Of Sliabh Luachra by Johnny O'Leary
• Live At Martyrs' by Gan Bua
• Mi.da:za by North Cregg
• Mna Na HEireann by Macalla
• Molly's Revenge Four by Molly's Revenge
• Music For The Set by Johnny O'Leary
• Music From Sliabh Luachra by Denis Murphy
• Musical Memories by Tom Dunne And Joe Banjo Burke
• Mysterious Ireland by Various Artists
• On Oiche Go Maidin by O'aces
• One And All: The Best Of Cherish The Ladies by Cherish The Ladies
• Out And About by Cherish The Ladies
• Out In The Night by Fisherstreet
• Passing Time by Mary And Jim Coogan
• Rince: Complete Irish Dancing Set - First Steps And Beyond by Various Artists
• Round The House And Mind The Dresser: Irish Country House Dance Music by Various Artists
• Sé by Lunasa
• Sceal Eile by Gerry Harrington And Eoghan O'Sullivan
• Second Album by Boys Of The Lough
• Sessions From..... by An Teach Beag
• Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume III by Various Artists
• Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume IV by Various Artists
• Sharon Shannon by Sharon Shannon
• Shatter The Calm by Dan Beimborn
• Stockton's Wing by Stockton's Wing
• Streetlife by Patrick Street
• Taking Note by Meitheal Cheoil
• Tempered by Last Night's Fun
• Temple House 2 by Temple House Ceili Band
• The Best Of De Danann by De Danann
• The Chieftains 4 by The Chieftains
• The Fiddle, The Voice by Nancy Conescu And Gerry Harrington
• The Humours Of Lisheen by John And Julia Clifford
• The Irish Concertina Two by Noel Hill
• The Long Finger by Barry Carroll And Joe McHugh
• The Mist Covered Mountain by De Danann
• The Night Of The Fair: Traditional Irish Music From Sliabh Luachra by Dan Herlihy And Friends
• The Road To Riley by Riley School Of Irish Music
• The Roseland Barndance by North Cregg
• The Sharon Shannon Collection 1990 - 2005 Disc 1 by Sharon Shannon
• The Star Spangled Molly by De Danann
• Traditional Irish Music by Setanta
• Traditional Irish Music (traditional Music Session From Belfast) by Various Artists
• Traditional Music From The Kingdom Of Kerry by Jimmy Doyle And Dan O'Leary
• Whirlwind by Brian Hughes

X: 1
T: O'Keefe's
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Bmin
Bc|:"Bm"dB bB|"D"de f>e|"Bm"dB bB|"A"c/B/A/c/ ef/e/|!
"Bm"dB bB|"D"de f>e|"Bm"d>e "D"f/e/d|1"Bm" B2 B>c:|2 "Bm" B2B2||!
|:"Bm"fe/f/ ba|"D"fe f>e|"Bm"dB bB|"A"c/B/A/c/ ed/e/|!
"Bm"fe/f/ ba|"D"fe f>e|"Bm"d>e "D"f/e/d|1"Bm" B2 B2:|2 "Bm"B2 B>c||!

This is one of my favorite tunes (and this from a guy who gnashes his teeth at most polkas!), learned off a Cherish the Ladies cd--great version there. They start out slow, as an air more or less, then crank it up and adding some brilliant 1/16 runs.

I usually play the 2nd and 6th measures of the B part as:
|fe f/a/f/e|

# Posted on July 25th 2003 by Will CPT

"O'Keefe's / The Cobbler's Polka" ~ moved back from the 'future'

The following three settings are from a duplication of this tune and other offerings in the comments for it:

"The Cobbler Polka"
Submitted on June 10th 2006 by new-strings.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5849

K: b minor
|: B>c |
dB bB | de f>e | dB bB | c/B/A/c/ e>c |
dB bB | de f>e | de f/e/d | B2 :|
|: B2 |
f2 ba | fe f>e | dB bB | c/B/A/c/ e2 |
f2 ba | fe f>e | de f/e/d | B2 :|

K: e minor
|: E>F |
GE BE | GA B>A | GE BE | F/E/D/F/ A>F |
GE BE | GA B>A | GA B/A/G | E2 :|
|: E2 |
B2 ed | BA B>A | GE BE | F/E/D/F/ A2 |
B2 ed | BA B>A | GA B/A/G | E2 :|

# Posted on June 10th 2006 by new-strings

K: b minor
|: fB bB | de f>e | dB bB | c/B/A/c/ e/g/f/e/ |
fB bB | de f2 | ff f/e/d | B2 B2 :|
|:ff/f/ ba | fe fe | dB bB | c/B/A/c/ e/g/f/e/ |
|ff/f/ ba | fe fe | ff f/e/d | B2 B2 :|

# Posted on June 25th 2006 by Clifardo Albrechto

# Posted on June 25th 2006 by ceolachan