McDermott's

polka

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on June 6th 2004 by violynnsey.

This tune has been added to 12 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 1891-1945 Disc 1 by Michael Coleman
• 25 Years Of Celtic Music (Disc 2) by Various Artists
• A Tribute To Michael Coleman by Joe Burke, Andy McGann And Felix Dolan
• Altan: Live by Altan
• An Crann Carraige (Concertina Melodies From Tuamgraney, East Clare) by Martin O'Brien
• An Irish Jubilee by Cathal McConnell And Robin Morton
• Celtic Fire by John Whelan
• Claire Mann by Claire Mann
• Farewell To Ireland CD 3 (Of A Box Set Of 4) by Various Artists
• Folk Music And Dances Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Fortune Favours The Merry by Peter Horan And Gerry Harrington
• From Ballymote To Brooklyn by Paddy Killoran and James Morrison
• Gracenotes by Buttons And Bows
• Happy Days by Trad Lads
• Horse With A Heart by Altan
• In Your Ear by Seamus Egan
• Inné Amarach by Teada
• Irish Night by The Gallowglass Ceili Band
• It's A Hard Road To Travel by Andy McGann And Paul Brady
• Live From Patrick Street by Patrick Street
• Man Of Achievement by Sean Maguire
• Mick Mulcahy And Friends by Mick Mulcahy
• Milestone At The Garden by Irish Fiddle Masters From The 78 RPM Era
• Playing With Fire: The Celtic Fiddle Collection by Various Artists
• Pride Of Erin by Under-18 All-Ireland Champions
• Rogha Órdha by Various Artists
• Round The House And Mind The Dresser: Irish Country House Dance Music by Various Artists
• Take The Bull By The Horns by Tom Doherty
• The Floating Bowhand by Jim McKillop
• The Flute Players Of Roscommon - Vol 1 by Various Artists
• The Irish Concertina by Noel Hill
• The Maid At The Well by Tony O'Rourke
• The Master's Choice by Bobby Gardiner
• The Michael Sexton Ceili Band by The Michael Sexton Ceili Band
• The Natural Bridge by Ben Lennon And Friends
• The Pattern Dance by Men Of Worth
• The Plain Of Jars by Brian Kelly
• To Hell With The Begrudgers by Seamus Tansey And Jim McKillop
• Tobar An Dúchais by Brid O'Donohue
• Tobar An Dúchais: Solo Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Music From County Clare by Bríd O'Donohue
• Traditional Irish Fiddle Music by The Kilfenora Fiddle Ceili Band
• Traditional Music Of Ireland On Button Accordion by Seamus Walshe
• Two For Two by Laurence Nugent

X: 1
T: McDermott's
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Dmaj
A2AF/A/|BA FE|DB BA|B2 Bc|
da f/g/f/e/|dB BA|FB BA|1B2 BG :|2B2 Bc||
|:d2 de/f/|ec Ac|dB BA|FB BA|
d2 de/f/|ec Ac|Bb ba|b2 ba|
f2 fe|da fe|df BA|df BA|
dc/d/ ed/e/|fb ba|fb ba|fe dB||

McDermott's Polka

This tune is *not* like any other "McDermott's" that has been posted before - this is a polka written by Tim O'Leary, and goes last in a set of polkas recorded by Claire Mann. The set is as follows: Ella Buckley's Fancy/Gneevguillia's/McDermott's.

# Posted on June 6th 2004 by violynnsey

Tim O'Leary

Thanks, Lynnsey. I'm just wondering who is Tim O'Leary. According to Claire Mann, he is a fiddler playing with the band McDermott's Two Hours, but we're not given any other information. I love his mazurkas on the track 8. They are beautiful compositions, too.

# Posted on June 7th 2004 by slainte

Tim O'leary is the brother of Christy O'Leary who used to play with Boys of the Lough. Tim, in fact, has even stood in for Aly Bain in the distant past(at least once). He is fine fiddle player but also talented on other instruments too, eg flute, whistle, CBOM etc. Tim has resided in Edinburgh for a good number of years and played with many musicans. He had played in North Sea Gas for few years(not really his thing, I don't think) but now he is back to solo projects.
Over the years, he has taught at ALP/SMOG so I thought you may have come across him, Slainte.

John

# Posted on June 7th 2004 by Johannes J

If I see him, maybe I can recognise him. Well, it seems Edinburgh still attracts many interesting musicians.

# Posted on June 7th 2004 by slainte

Tim O'Leary

Tim O'leary was in a Brighton band McDermott's two hours and some of his finest fiddle playing was on an album called "The Enemy Within"If you want to get hold of a copy stick "Nick Burbridge" into Google and all the details should come up.

# Posted on March 7th 2006 by Effie

422

I heard that wonderful band 422 in Yorkshire last week - they played this slowly and it was very effective indeed.

# Posted on May 24th 2006 by domnull