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TUAR MÓR POLKA [1], THE. AKA and see “Gullane Polka (3), “Tony Lowe's Polka (2),” “Toormore Polka (2),” “Tournmore Polka,” “Wallace's Cross.” Irish, Polka (2/4 time). Ireland, Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. This polka, along with "Tuar Mór Polka (2) (The)," was collectively known as the “Tuar Mór Polkas” by wikipedia:Johnny O'Leary, an accordion player from Sliabh Luachra, who learned them from his contemporary, Jack Sweeney. Tuar Mór (pronounced 'Toormore') is a village in west County Kerry, not far from Killarney. An 'A' Mixolydian tonality is suggested in the first part up until the cadence on D Major, while the ‘B’ part is solidly in D. “Wallace's Cross” is a related tune, as is an untitled polka in Breathnach's Ceol Rince na hÉirreann vol. II (1976; No. 123).

Additional notes
Source for notated version : - accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region), recorded in recital at Na Píobairí Uilleann, February, 1981 [Moylan].

Printed sources : - Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland, vol. 4), 1976; 72. Ceol, vol. 5, No. 1 (appears as “Back of the Haggard”). Mallinson (100 Polkas), 1997; No. 73, p. 28. Moylan (Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra), 1994; No. 87, p. 49.

Recorded sources : - Globestyle Records CDORB 085, Johnny O'Leary - "The Rushy Mountain" (1994). Shanachie 79001, De Danann - "Selected Jigs, Reels and Songs" (1978, as 1st of "Johnny Leary's Polkas").Topic 12T357, Johnny O’Leary - “Music for the Set” (1977. Appears as first of “Tourmore Polkas”).

See also listing at :
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]

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