John McKenna's

polka

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on August 29th 2002 by glauber.

This tune has been added to 26 tunebooks.

Also known as Up And Away.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Breath Of Fresh Air by Kevin Crawford
• An Gaoth Aduaidh - The North Wind by Various Artists
• Chatterbox by Martin O'Connor
• Easter Snow by Seamus Tansey
• His Original Recordings by John McKenna
• Humdinger by Paul Brock And Enda Scahill
• In The Smoke by Various Artists
• Irish Dance Music - Folkways LP by Various Artists
• Irish Dances by Various Artists
• Meiteal by Seamus Begley And Stephen Cooney
• O' Bheal Go Beal by Marcas O'Murchu
• Round The House And Mind The Dresser: Irish Country House Dance Music by Various Artists
• The Flags Of Dublin by Paddy Glackin, Mick O'Brien And Mick Gavin
• The Frost Is All Over by Paul McGrattan
• The Three Sisters by Barry Kerr
• The Wyndy Turn by Dan Healy And Ciaran O'Raghallaigh
• Up And Away by Paul Smyth
• Whirlwind by Brian Hughes
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 3, Disc 1 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: John McKenna's
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Gmaj
|: d2 B2 | B/A/B/c/ BD | A>B A/F/D/F/ | AG G/A/B/c/ |
d2 B2 |B/A/B/c/ BD |A>B A/F/D/F/ | AG G2 :|
|: b/a/g/f/ a/g/f/e/ | dB B/A/B/c/ | dA A/G/A/B/ |dG G2 |
b/a/g/f/ a/g/f/e/ | dB B/A/B/c/ | dA A/G/A/B/ | ~AG G2 :|

John McKenna's Polka

Cool polka, also a Scoiltrad lesson (flute, beginner). To be played with a very relaxed, lazy feel, no ornamentation.

# Posted on August 29th 2002 by glauber

For the metronomically inclined, i'd say 1/4=96

# Posted on August 29th 2002 by glauber

Polka set

The Chieftains play this one (although they don't name it) in a set of polkas with "The Britches Full Of Stitches" before segueing into some jigs and slides - their famous mix'n'match style at work.

# Posted on August 29th 2002 by Jeremy

Not the one in Easter Snow

This is not the John McKenna's in Easter Snow (Seamus Tansey); that one is a jig.

# Posted on August 30th 2002 by glauber

nicely paired before The Merry Girl (as on McKenna and Gaffney's 1934 recording)
http://www.juneberry78s.com/sounds/Mckenna%20&%20Gaffney%20-%20Up%20&%20Away.mp3

# Posted on January 21st 2008 by WhistlinLeeds