Bluebell Polka (The)

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 Theme code Index    3H3H1H1H 5533
 Also known as    Blue Bell Polka, Little Pet Polka, Curlew Hills (The)
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Frank Stanley
 Region    England, Scotland, Ireland
 Genre/Style    English, Irish, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Polka
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AABBAACCAA
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James S. Kerr
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Merry Melodies vol. 1
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 14, p. 51
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1880's
 Artist    Biography:Billy Cooper, Biography:Walter & Daisy Bulwer
 Title of recording    English Country Music
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Topic TSCD607
 Year recorded    2000 (originally recorded 1962)
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X:1 % T:Bluebell Polka R:polka C:trad. S:played A - B - A - C M:C| L:1/8 Q:80 K:G (3Bdg| "G"b2 b2 gfge |"D"d2 d2 "G"B3 G |"D"FGAB "C"c2 d2 | "D"ed^cd "G"B2 (3Bdg | b2 b2 gfge| "D"d2 d2 "G"B3 G |"D"FGAB cdef | "G"g2 b2g2 :| K:D B2 | "D"A2 A2 FAdf |"A"a2 a2 "F#m"f4 |"A"a2 ^g2 "G"=g2 e2 | "D"b2 a^g "A"a2 f2 | "D"A2 A2 FAdf | "A"a2 a2 "F#m"f4 |"A"a2 ^g2 "G"=g2 e2 | "D"d2 f2 d2 :| K:C f2|"C"e2 e2 ef g2 | e2 e2 ef g2 | "Dm"fefg fe d2 | fefg fe d2 | "C"e2 e2 ef g2 | e2 e2 ef g2 |"Dm"fefg "G"fe d2| "C"c2 e2 c2 :|


X:1 T:Bluebell Polka N:played A - B - A - C M:C| L:1/16 Q:80 K:G (3Bdg|"G"b2b2 gfge d2d2 B3G |"D"FGAB c2d2 |ed^cd "G"B2(3Bdg | b2b2 gfge|d2d2 B3G |"D"FGAB cdef | "G"g2b2 g2 :| K:D |:B2|"D"A2A2 FAdf|a2a2 f4|"A"a2^g2 =g2e2 |"D"b2a^g a2f2| A2A2 FAdf |a2a2 f4|"A"a2^g2 =g2e2 |"D"d2f2 d2 :| K:C |:f2|"C"e2e2 efg2 |e2e2 efg2 |"F"fefg fed2|fefg fed2| "C"e2e2 efg2 |e2e2 efg2 |"F"fefg "G"fed2|"C"c2e2 c2 :|