Half a Bee ... er .. Polka

Trad Irish Music
1

I picked this off of the background from The Boys & Girl From County Clare (Colm Meaney was walking through an old railway underpass as a band played this in the back). Its just the B part/second half. I know its not called Eric, but does anyone know the name of the polka so I can hunt down the first half?

Thx,

djm


X:1
T:Eric the Half a Polka
R:Polka
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:C2=140
K:G
d |Bdg3/2d/2 |Bdg3/2d/2 |Bdge |f3 e|!
a/2 b/2 a/2 g/2 f3/2 e/2|dBAG/2A/2 |Bed/2B/2A/2B/2 |G3 :||

2

Maybe St. Mary’s. Sounds like something the Chieftains played.

3

St. Mary’s it is. Found it in Johnny O Leary #322. Good ear, Bill!

Thx,

djm

4

Hello

This tune is the first tune in a set called the ‘Church Street’ polkas. They seemed to have come from John Egan (the Sligo flute player) and really sit well on the flute. Paul McGrattan would play them a lot.

Regards

John Moran

5

Good one.

I thought, for a minute there, it was a reference to Monty Python…

:smiley: