Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on March 2nd 2006 by Dow.
This tune has been added to 10 tunebooks.
Also known as The Bonnie Polka, The Bonnie, Da Boannie, Da Bonnie, Da Bonnie Polka, Devlin's.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Da Boannie Polka
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Dmaj
AG|F2A2 G2B2|A2f2 fafd|B2e2 efec|A2d2 d2:|
|:fe|d2B2 BcdB|A2F2 F3A|G2E2 EFGE|F2D2 D2:|
Da Boannie Polka
This cute little Shetland polka is one of the first tunes I learnt years ago. The tune stuck in my head without a title for years and I only found it recently thanks to Nigel Gatherer. There's tab available for this tune and another Shetland polka at his website http://www.nigelgatherer.com/tunes/tab/tab2/shpol.html.
# Posted on March 2nd 2006 by Dow
This is related to Jenny Lind: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4883
# Posted on March 2nd 2006 by slainte
It's basically the same tune as the standard version of Jenny Lind, but with some extra arpeggio bits, which I think are quite nice. We had a lunchtime trad group at school in the northeast of England and I think we used to put this with another Shetland tune - the 7-Step Polka, which I just posted now in a comments page http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1307/comments#comment282163.
# Posted on May 11th 2007 by Dow
This tune is usually played with a schottische-like swing, like this:
X: 1
T: Da Boannie Polka
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Dmaj
A>G|F2A2 G2B2|A2f2 f>af>d|B2e2 e>fe>c|A2d2 d2:|
|:f>e|d2B2 B>cd>B|A2F2 F3A|G2E2 E>FG>E|F2D2 D2:|
# Posted on June 2nd 2007 by Dow
There's a clip of this tune here (track 13) http://www.amazon.com/Scottish-Traditional-Fiddle-Various-Artists/dp/B000002NU7
# Posted on June 2nd 2007 by Dow
The tune that normally follows it on recordings and in sessions is here http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7298.
# Posted on June 3rd 2007 by Dow
In the islands it's pretty much always followed by the Seven Step (see above) and Sister Jean. I'll do a search for the latter - if it's not on here, maybe I'll see my way to posting it to complete the set!
S
# Posted on June 12th 2007 by Swift
"Da Boannie Polka" ~ some other ways with it
X: 1134
T: Da Boannie Polka
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: D Major
A>G |:
F2 A>F G2 B>G | A2 f2 f>a (3fed |[1 A2 e2 e>fe>c | A2 d2 d>cB>A :|
[2 A2 e2 e>f (3gfe | d2 c2 d2 ||
f>d |
B2 G2 G>d (3dcB | A2 F2 F>D (3FGA | G2 E2 E>FG>E | F2 D2 D>Fd>c |
B2 G2- G>dc>B | A2 f2 f>^ef>a | g2 e2 e>dc>e | d2 f2 d2 |]
# Posted on June 15th 2007 by ceolachan
I know it is sometimes mated for sessions with "Da 7-Step", but doesn't work for the various usual versions of the dance "The 7-Step". I have been trying to see if this could be gently adjusted to be the proper number of measures, basically ABB, to fit the dance, but ~ ? ~
X: 1134
T: Da Boannie Polka
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance = 7-Step?
K: D Major
F2 (3AAA G2 (3BBB | A>df>^e f2 d2 | B2 (3eee e2 c2 | A>dc>d (3efe d2 ||
B2 G2- G>d (3dcB | A2 F2- F>D (3FGA | G2 E2 E>FG>E | F2 D>C D>Fd>c |
B2 G2- G>dc>B | A2 f2- f>^ef>a | g2 e2 e>dc>e | d2 f2 d4 |]
# Posted on June 15th 2007 by ceolachan
"Da Boannie Polka" ~ courtesy of Nigel Gatherer
Here is a bit of his lovely site, offering up alternative dots and midi, for both this and "Sister Jean":
"Da Boannie Polka" / "Sister Jean"
http://www.nigelgatherer.com/
http://www.nigelgatherer.com/tunes/tab/tab2/shpol.html
# Posted on June 18th 2007 by ceolachan
"Sister Jean" ~ that other Shetland gem that often finds company with this one
Key signature: D Major
Submitted on June 18th 2007 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7372
# Posted on June 18th 2007 by ceolachan
"Da Bonnie Polka" ~ another fashion, New England contra & couple dancing
“The Fiddlecase Book of 101 Polkas”
Compiled and edited by Jack Perron & Randy Miller
Fiddlecase Books, 1978
Tune #28 ~ the book is out of print...
The following has had minor editing, to eliminate 1st and second endings the final beat of the A-part has been changed from the alternative d/e/d/A/ to a simpler d>A ...
"Da Bonnie Polka"
X: 1
T: Da Bonnie Polka
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: D Major
|: FA/F/ GB/G/ | Af f/e/f/d/ |
Be e/f/e/c/ | Ad d>A :|
|: dB B/c/d/B/ | AF F>A |
GE E/F/G/E/ | FD D2 :|
# Posted on June 18th 2007 by ceolachan
M: 2/4
M: 2/4
~ go to sleep, and goodnight ~ zzzzzzzz!!!
# Posted on June 18th 2007 by ceolachan