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'''JIM KEEFFE'S POLKA [1]''' (Polca Shéamuis Uí Caoimh). AKA and see "[[Jim Keefe's No. 1]]," "[[Jimmy Doyle's Polka (3)]], "[[Kerry No. 3]]." Irish, Polka. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "[[Jimmy Doyle's Polka (3)]]", from the playing of Sliabh Luachra accordion player Johnny O'Leary, is the same tune, albeit set in D Major. | '''JIM KEEFFE'S POLKA [1]''' (Polca Shéamuis Uí Caoimh). AKA and see "[[Jim Keefe's No. 1]]," "[[Jimmy Doyle's Polka (3)]], "[[Kerry No. 3]]." Irish, Polka. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "[[Jimmy Doyle's Polka (3)]]", from the playing of Sliabh Luachra accordion player Johnny O'Leary, is the same tune, albeit set in D Major. The tune is named for Jim O'Keefee of Ballinahulla, Ballydesmond, a pupil of the legendary Sliabh Luachra fiddler and teacher Padraig O'Keeffe. Jim O'Keeffe himself was a music teacher who taught in the Kanturk and Newmarket areas of County Kerry. O'Keeffe is remembered playing at the Knocknacolan crossroads outdoor dancing platform<ref>Paul de Grae, "Tribute to Seamus Creagh on World Fiddle Day, 20 May, 2017, Scartaglen, County Kerry"</ref>. | ||
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Gael-Linn Records CEF 057, "Jackie Daly & Seamus Creagh" (1977). Globestyle Irish CDORBD 085, Jackie Daly - "The Rushy Mountain" (1994. Reissue of Topic recordings).</font> | ''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Gael-Linn Records CEF 057, "Jackie Daly & Seamus Creagh" (1977). Globestyle Irish CDORBD 085, Jackie Daly - "The Rushy Mountain" (1994. Reissue of Topic recordings).</font> | ||
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See also listing at:<br> | See also listing at:<br> | ||
Hear Jackie Daly and Seamus Creagh's 1977 recording on Soundcloud [https://soundcloud,com/1scartaglen/w-f-d-no-i-seamus-creagh-and?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=facebook]<br> | Hear Jackie Daly and Seamus Creagh's 1977 recording on Soundcloud [https://soundcloud,com/1scartaglen/w-f-d-no-i-seamus-creagh-and?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=facebook]<br> | ||
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JIM KEEFFE'S POLKA [1] (Polca Shéamuis Uí Caoimh). AKA and see "Jim Keefe's No. 1," "Jimmy Doyle's Polka (3), "Kerry No. 3." Irish, Polka. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Jimmy Doyle's Polka (3)", from the playing of Sliabh Luachra accordion player Johnny O'Leary, is the same tune, albeit set in D Major. The tune is named for Jim O'Keefee of Ballinahulla, Ballydesmond, a pupil of the legendary Sliabh Luachra fiddler and teacher Padraig O'Keeffe. Jim O'Keeffe himself was a music teacher who taught in the Kanturk and Newmarket areas of County Kerry. O'Keeffe is remembered playing at the Knocknacolan crossroads outdoor dancing platform[1].
Source for notated version: fiddler Seamus Creagh & accordion player Jackie Daly (Ireland) [Breathnach].
Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 64, p. 33. Mallinson (100 Irish Polkas), 1997; No. 20, pg. 9 (appears as "Jim Keefe's No. 1"). Taylor (Where's the Crack?), 1989; p. 29. Taylor (Traditional Irish Music: Karen Tweed's Irish Choice), 1994; p. 35.
Recorded sources: Gael-Linn Records CEF 057, "Jackie Daly & Seamus Creagh" (1977). Globestyle Irish CDORBD 085, Jackie Daly - "The Rushy Mountain" (1994. Reissue of Topic recordings).
See also listing at:
Hear Jackie Daly and Seamus Creagh's 1977 recording on Soundcloud [1]
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- ↑ Paul de Grae, "Tribute to Seamus Creagh on World Fiddle Day, 20 May, 2017, Scartaglen, County Kerry"