Annotation:Seán Ryan's Polka
X: 1 T:Seán Ryan's T:John Ryan's M:2/4 L:1/8 R:polka N:Sometimes each pair of Ds and the last 2 1/4 measures of the N:`A' part are played by everyone, while the rest is played by one N:player only, rotating through the group on successive repeats. D:Nicolas Buckmelter: Mountain Eire N:Nick calls it John Ryan's on his CD, but Kira says he's wrong. K:D |:dd B/c/d/B/|AF AF|dd B/c/d/B/|AF ED| dd B/c/d/B/|AF Ad/e/|fd ec|1d4:|2d2-dd/e/|| |:fd de/f/|gf ed/e/|fd Ad|fd a3/g| fd de/f/|gf ed/e/|fd ec|1d2-dd/e/:|2d4||
SEÁN RYAN'S POLKA. AKA and see “Keadue Polka,” “John Ryan's Polka,” "Ryan's Polka." Irish, Polka (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune (best known as "John Ryan's Polka"),was popularized in the 1970's by the band Planxty. It is frequently paired with "Denis Murphy's Polka (1)."