Belfast Polka
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X:1
T:Belfast Polka
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Polka
S:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 438 (c. 1880's)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:C
eGeG|e/f/e/f/ ag|fdBG|c/G/A/B/ c/d/e/f/|eGeG|e/f/e/f/ ag|
fdBG|cccz::bc'/b/ ab/a/|gG G/B/d/g/|^fA A/c/d/f/|
gG G/B/d/g/|bc'/b/ ab/a/|gG G/B/d/g/|^fA A/c/d/f/|gggz:|
"trio"
|:d/d/d/d/ ed | b/b/b/b/ c'b|a/a/a/a/ ba|g/g/g/g/ ag|
d/d/d/d/ ed|b/b/b/b/ c'b|a/a/a/a/ ba|gggz:||
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BELFAST POLKA. Scottish, Irish; Polka. C Major ('A' part) & G Major ('B' and 'C' part) {Kerr}: G Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part) {Breathnach}. Standard tuning. AABB {Breathnach}: AABBCC (Trio) {Kerr}. The name Belfast means 'crossing place by a sandbank'. Breathnach's two part polka is a distanced version to the three part tune in Kerr.
Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ IV), 1996; No. 87 (appears as untitled polka). Jordan (Whistle and Sing), 1975; 7. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 438, pg. 50.
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