Captain Bing

polka

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on June 17th 2008 by swisspiper.

This tune has been added to 11 tunebooks.

Also known as Capt. Byng, Captain Byng.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Ceol Na Carraige by The Owenabue Valley Trad Group
• Different State by Paudie O'Connor
• Ireland's Best Session Tunes CD 2 by Waltons Recording
• Links by Silver Arm
• Na Fili 3 by Na Fili
• Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume IV by Various Artists
• The Dusky Meadow by Donald MacLellan With Doug MacPhee
• The Silver Spire by Karen Tweed

X: 1
T: Captain Bing
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Gmaj
|:g>f gd| BG GA/B/|c/B/A a>g | fd ef|
g>f gd |BGGA/B/|c/B/A dF | G2 G>d:|
|BG dG | BG GA/B/|c/B/A eA| cAA>c|
BG dG |BG GA/B/|c/B/A dF |G2GA:|

on request.
learned from Bulmer and Sharpley "Music of Ireland" about twenty years ago , might not be exactly taht version anymore. This is a composition by Nathaniel Gow (1764-1831).
Our set goes on with Tom McVicars and Dennis Murphy's Polka.

# Posted on June 17th 2008 by swisspiper

"Captain Bing / Byng" ~ surprise, surprise, me, that it wasn't here

Here's some other ways with this lovely old polka ~

X: 2
T: Captain Byng / Bing
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Gmaj
|: g/a/g/f/ g>d | BG GA/B/ | c/B/A a>g | fd ef |
g>f gd | BG G2 | c/B/A dF | G2 G2 :|
|: BG dG | BG GA/B/ | c/B/A eA | cA E/F/G/A/ |
BG d>G | BG GA/B/ | c/B/A dF | G2 G2 :|

# Posted on June 18th 2008 by ceolachan

"Captain Byng" ~ "Music from Ireland: Volume Two"

Compiled & published by Dave Bulmer & Neil Sharpley, 1974
ISBN: 0-9503784-10

Page 20, tune #74: "Captain Byng"
~ very close to swisspiper's transcription

X: 3
T: Captain Byng
S: Music from Ireland: Volume Two, Bulmer & Sharpley
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Gmaj
|: g>f gd | BG GA/B/ | c/B/A a>g | fd ef |
g>f gd | BG GA/B/ | c/B/A dF |[1 G2 G>d :|[2 G2 G>A ||
|: BG dG | BG GA/B/ | c/B/A eA | cA A>c |
BG dG | BG GA/B/ | c/B/A dF |[1 G2 G>A :|[2 G2 G>d |]

# Posted on June 18th 2008 by ceolachan