Polkas: Ballydesmond Polka 0 (Donncha Lynch’s) / Ballydesmond Polka 2 (The Jib Polka) / Ballydesmond Polka 1 (Tom Billy’s Polka)
The Tunes
For sheet music and other resources for learning a tune, click on the tune’s link.
- Ballydesmond Polka 0 (D Mixolydian, a.k.a. Donncha Lynch’s)
- Ballydesmond Polka 2 (A Dorian, a.k.a. The Jib Polka)
- Ballydesmond Polka 1 (A Dorian, a.k.a. Tom Billy’s Polka)
Play-Along Tracks
Ballydesmond Polka 0 (D Mixolydian, a.k.a. Donncha Lynch’s)
Ballydesmond Polka 2 (A Dorian, a.k.a. The Jib Polka)
Ballydesmond Polka 1 (A Dorian, a.k.a. Tom Billy’s Polka)
Tips: Each change of tunes is signaled by a spoken “hup.” Use the Playback Speed control to increase or decrease the playback tempo. (Click on the 3-dot symbol on the right-hand side of the the player to get to the Playback Speed control.)
Recordings
- Video – Kevin Burke – Ballydesmond Polkas – from the album Sligo Made.
- Video – Julia Clifford & Denis Murphy: The Ballydesmond Polkas – from the album The Star above the Garter. (Note: in this recording the instrument pitch is a half-step lower than standard tuning.)