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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<ref>Paul de Grae, "Tribute to Seamus Creagh on World Fiddle Day, 20 May, 2017, Scartaglen, County Kerry"</ref>.
'''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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''Source for notated version'': fiddler Seamus Creagh & accordion player Jackie Daly (Ireland) [Breathnach].
<p><font face="Century Gothic" size="2"> '''Additional notes''' </font></p>
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<font color=red>''Source for notated version''</font>: - fiddler Seamus Creagh & accordion player Jackie Daly (Ireland) [Breathnach].
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''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.
<font color=red>''Printed sources''</font> : - 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.
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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>
<font color=red>''Recorded sources'': </font> <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/jackiedaly/sets/jackie-daly-seamus-creagh]<br>
Hear Jackie Daly and Seamus Creagh's 1977 recording on Soundcloud [https://soundcloud.com/jackiedaly/sets/jackie-daly-seamus-creagh]<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].

Additional notes

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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  1. Paul de Grae, "Tribute to Seamus Creagh on World Fiddle Day, 20 May, 2017, Scartaglen, County Kerry"