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JOHN EGAN'S (POLKA) [2]. AKA and see "Black Horse Polka (The)," "Danny Green's," "Darby's Cross," "Fleadh Cheol Polka (2)," "John Clifford's Polka (1)," "Scartaglen Polka (2)." Irish, Polka (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Researcher Conor Ward has found an early version of the polka under the title "Black Horse Polka (The)" in the McBrien-Rogers music manuscript collection (Rossan, Aughavas, Co. Leitrim) dating to c. 1895-1905.

Additional notes

Printed sources : - Mallinson (100 Irish Polkas), 1997; No. 94, p. 37. Prior (Fionn Seisiún 2), 2003; p. 34.

Recorded sources : - Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
Hear a 1972 recording of the tune by the Castle Céilí Band at the Comhaltas Archive [2]

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