Annotation:Church Street Polka (1)
Tune properties and standard notation
CHURCH STREET (POLKA) [1]. AKA and see "Flanagan's (Polka)," "Gurteen Cross," "St. Mary's." Irish, Polka. Ireland, west Kerry. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The correct title of this tune is "St. Mary's Polka" but became associated with "Church Street Polka" after the two were paired on the Chieftains first record. The tune was first recorded by Paddy Killoran's Irish Orchestra in New York in 1937.
Printed sources: Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; p. 156; No. 277. Mac Amhlaoibh & Durham ('An Pota Stóir: Ceol Seite Corca Duibne/The Set Dance Music of West Kerry), No. 21, p. 20 (appears as "Gan Ainm" {untitled}).
Recorded sources: Front Hall FHR-010, Bill Spence & Fennig's All Stars - "The Hammered Dulcimer Strikes Again" (1977). Old Hat Music OH!02, "The Old Hat Dance Band" (1992). Wild Goose WGS 320, Old Swan Band - "Swan-Upmanship" (2004).