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The Irish Traditional Music Tune Index

Tune ID#6001 (P&O Polka [The P and O Polka])

These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MoMad (details in the Discography below).

Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?	Bars	8-bar phrase structure	Mode ?
Polka	32	AABB	B Minor

Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):

P&O Polka, The [The P and O Polka] (composed by Christy Leahy)

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Discography

Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.

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Year Recorded	Track #Tune?	[Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
~2010	12#1 (1:08)	[MoMad] Brendan Begley and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh. A Moment of Madness. Brendan Begley (accordion), Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (fiddle, hardanger fiddle).

Bibliography

According to my research, there are zero transcriptions that are musically very similar to this tune anywhere in the indexed books, regardless of tune title. Try my recommended links to other indexes if you need a transcription. To learn to play this tune, simply learn it from another musician or study the recording(s) listed above. See also: Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music.

Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 2010

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