The Kerry Cow

polka

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on January 11th 2004 by Northcregg.

This tune has been added to 45 tunebooks.

Also known as All The Ways To Galway, An Bhó Chiarraíoch, Road To Galway, The Road To Galway.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 10 by Matt Cunningham
• Ireland's Whistling Ambassador by Micho Russell
• Kerry's Delight by Tom Fleming
• Show The Lady: Music For The Sets Volume 5 by Lynn Saoirse
• Take The Air by Sean Ryan
• The Clare Shout by Bobby Gardiner
• The Eamonn Ceannt Ceili Band by The Eamonn Ceannt Ceili Band
• With Every Breath by John Wynne

X: 1
T: Kerry Cow, The
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Dmaj
A>B AG|FA d2|G>A GF|EF G/F/E|
A>B AG|FA de/d/|cA GE|D2 D2:|
|:d>e fd|cA A>d|BG GA/B/|cA A2|
d>e fd|cA Ad|BG AF|D2 D2:|

John Wynne (flute ... plays with Providence) plays a cracking version on "With Every Breath" ... a lovely album.

# Posted on January 12th 2004 by Aidan Crossey

The Kerry Cow

I've only ever known this tune as 'All the way to Galway'

# Posted on June 5th 2007 by Free Reed

"The Road to Galway" ~ an old Clare polka for the sets, Micho Russell

Here's just some of the ways Micho has had with this polka...

X: 2
T: The Road to Galway
S: Micho Russell
N: playing a C whistle, transposed to D for this transcription
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Dmaj
A2 A/>B/A/G/ | FA d2 | GG/G/ GF | EF GE |
A2 A/B/A/G/ | FA d>A | FA Ge | d2 d2 |
A2 A/>B/A/G/ | FD d2 | GG/G/ GF | EF GE |
A2 A/B/A/G/ | FA d>A | FA Ge | d2 d2 ||
d>e f>f | ec A2 | BG GA | BA A2 |
(3d/c/d/ d/e/ f (3f/g/f/ | ec AG | =cc/c/ ce | d2 d2 |
d>e f>f | ec A>A | BG GA | BA A2 |
d>e f>f | ec AG/G/ | =cc/c/ cE | D2 d2 |]

# Posted on August 10th 2008 by ceolachan