Annotation:Upperchurch Polka (1)

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UPPERCHURCH POLKA [1], THE. AKA and see “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Once I caught a fish alive.” Irish, Polka. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA’BB’. Upperchurch is in County Tipperary, where source Billy Clifford (originally from Kerry) now lives.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ IV), No. 85 (appears as untitled polka). Mallinson (Irish Polkas), 1997; No. 30, p. 12.

Recorded sources: Globestyle Irish CDORBD 085, The Billy Clifford Trio – “The Rushy Mountain” (1994. A reissue CD of Topic recordings from Sliabh Luachra musicians).

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