Cooraclare Polka

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Theme code Index	1355 4433
Also known as	Bedford Polka
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Polka
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Richard Carlin
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Master Collection of Dance Music for the Violin
Tune and/or Page number	p. 154, No. 272
Year of publication/Date of MS	1984
Artist	Biography:Bernard O'Sullivan & Tommy MacMahon
Title of recording	Clare Concertinas
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Green Linnet GLCD 3092
Year recorded	1974
Media
Score ()

COORACLARE POLKA. Irish, Polka. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. See also the related "Joe Bane's" AKA "Bill Malley's." Some hear similarities with "There's no place like home" or "Buffalo Gals".

Printed source: Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; p. 154, No. 272.

Recorded source: Topic TSDL1502/Green Linnet GLCD 3092, Bernard O'Sullivan & Tommy MacMahon - "Clare Concertinas" (1974. Appears as one of "Stack Ryan's Polkas," named for the musician from whom it was learned).

X:1
T:Cooraclare Polka
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Polka
K:G
D|GA Bc|d>e dB|c>B cA|B>c BA|GA Bc|d>e dg|
f/e/d cA|G3::B/d/||gg fe|d>e dB|c>B cA|
B>c Bd|g2 fe|d>e dg|f/e/d cA|G3||