Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 448 (Dalaigh's)

RhythmBars8-bar phrase structureMode
Polka32AABBA Dorian
Transcription of first 2 bars of Dalaigh's
 about these two bars

These two bars are the start of the transcription in the book B&S (details in the Bibliography below).

Where do you get the tune titles?
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Dalaigh's / Dálaigh's Polka / Dalais

cd Discography

I have determined by careful listening that there are zero recordings of this tune anywhere on the indexed recordings, regardless of tune title.

Bibliography

Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order.

As tune #71 in volume 2 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
On page 127 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [available]
On page 42 of [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. [available]
On page 69 of [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. [available]
As polka #11 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]

If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?

Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1974
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