Annotation:Fair Roscommon Polka
X: 1 T: Fair Roscommon R: polka M: 2/4 L: 1/8 K: Emin |:BE EF/A/| BA FA |BE EF/E/| D>A FA |BE EF |BA FA| AF dF| E2 E2 :| |:Be ed/e/|fe dA|Be ef|d2^cd|Be ed/e/|fe dA|Fd AF|E2 E2 :|
FAIR ROSCOMMON POLKA. Irish, Polka (2/4 time). E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Fair Roscommon Polka" was recorded for Boston-based Copley Records in 1955 by the McNulty Family. According to Evelyn Osborne[1] a Newfoundland variant of the tune is called "Paddy's Jig." The McNulty Family was well-known and highly regarded on the island, and influential due to their recordings. They toured Newfoundland in the early 1950's, and possibly learned the tune there.
- ↑ Evelyn Osborne, "Change and Stability in Irish-Amerian-Newfoundland fiddle tunes", OngCos go Cluas: From Dancing to Listening, The Ephinstone Institute, Univ. of Aberdeen, 2019.