Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on April 5th 2007 by dasonance.
This tune has been added to 30 tunebooks.
Also known as Andrew O'Connell's.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Sliabh Luachra, The
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Dmaj
|:dA B/A/F|dA B/c/d|B>A B/c/d|e2 f>e|
df Bd|Ad FD|E2 EF|D2 D2:|
|:FA AB|Ad dc/B/|AF ED|FE E2|
FA AB|Ad dc/B/|AF EF|1D2 D>E:|2D2 D2||
Great Polka
I learned this from a friend who did not know the name of the tune. After searching online I found a slightly different version transcribed by Henrik Norbeck at http://www.norbeck.nu/abc/ so I am using the name he used.
Also through the help of emails I was directed to the following.
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/SLI_SLY.htm
SLIABH LUACHRA [1], THE (The Rushy Mountain). Irish, Polka. D Major. Standard. AABB. Sliabh Luachra is a region along the Cork/Kerry border, famous for its slides and polkas. Mallinson (100 Polkas), 1997; No. 71, pg. 27.
# Posted on April 5th 2007 by dasonance
"The Sliabh Luachra Polka" ~ more surprises, it ain't here!?
I looked, half a dozen measures worth, and several keys, high and low... Watch, slainte will find it... Anyway, here's another take on this lovely old polka ~
X: 1134
T: The Sliabh Luachra
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: D Major
|: B/c/ |
dA BA | dA BA | B>A B/c/d |e3 f/e/ |
df Bd | Ad FD | E>D EF | D3 :|
|: E |
FA AB | Ad dc/B/ | AF D>E | FE ED/E/ |
FA A>B | Ad dc/B/ | AF EF | D3 :|
# Posted on April 5th 2007 by ceolachan
Andrew O'Connell's
This is the name given to the Polka by the Abbey Ceili Band. Andrew O'Connell is the bands fiddle player (I think) and probably introduced this polka into their repertoire.
# Posted on April 10th 2007 by 52Paddy
I Love This Polka
I do. Why are you not playing it at your session? Go learn it, then come back and thank me. No wait, it's OK, you don't have to thank me, just go learn it.
# Posted on January 16th 2008 by SWFL Fiddler
"Andrew O'Connell's"
Thanks Paddy, appreciated, I knew there had to be some recordings of this here, and it helped me to find other transcriptions too.
# Posted on January 17th 2008 by ceolachan