The Belfast

polka

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on August 29th 2003 by dafydd.

This tune has been added to 27 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Drop Of Pure by Quilty
• A Tribute To John McKenna by Mick Woods
• Aislinn (A Vision) by The Celtic Jazz Collective
• Champions Of Ireland: Flute by Grainne Kelly And Ciaran Madsen
• Champions Of Ireland: Mandolin by Marina Meyler
• Feenish Legacy by Marcus Hernon And Padraic Coyne
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• Gerry MacFadden by Gerry McFadden
• Give Us Another by Joe Derrane
• Goldfiddle by Matt McGranaghan
• If We Don't Help Them Now by Pol Mac Adaim
• Instrumental by The Dubliners
• Irish Traditional Music (on Uilleann Pipes, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Flute And Whistle) by Various Artists
• Milltown Lass by Rose Murphy
• The Floating Bowhand by Jim McKillop
• The Legendary Down Home Recordings by Various Artists
• Time For A Tune With Charlie Lennon by Charlie Lennon
• Traditional Music On The Hammer Dulcimer by John Rea
• Whistle Wizardry by Vinnie Kilduff

X: 1
T: Belfast, The
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Gmaj
|:BD BD|B/A/B/c/ dc/B/|cA FD|G/D/E/F/ G/A/B/c/|
BD BD|B/A/B/c/ dc/B/|cAFD|GB G2:|
|: fg/f/ ef/e/|dD D/F/A/d/|^cE E/G/B/^c/|dd d2|
fg/f/ ef/e/|dD D/F/A/d/|^cE E/G/B/^c/|dd d2:|
|:AA/A/ BA|ff/f/ gf|ee/e/ fe|dd e/d/^c/B/|
AA/A/ BA|ff/f/ gf|ee/e/ fe|1df d2:|2d^c =c2|

The Belfast Polka

I have this from Richard Thompson's album "Strict Tempo".

# Posted on March 1st 2003 by dafydd

Not the same!

This Belfast Poka is not the Befast Hornpipe that is on Quilty's A drop of pure! Wrong wrong wrong!

# Posted on March 7th 2004 by Draugdur

I don't have Quilty's CD, but I'm sure you are correct. The only reason why the details for this tune has Quilty's CD listed then is because there is indeed a tune called "The Belfast" on Quilty's CD. If you look at the description for the details, it says something like "recordings that contain a tune by the same name". Not the same as "recordings that contain the same tune". Hope this helps.

# Posted on March 7th 2004 by Jason G