Name this tenor guitar song (mystery solved!)

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Uploaded by on Aug 9, 2008

Turns out the name of this tune is "Dennis Murphy's Polka". Thanks to all who helped me figure it out, especially Trade32 who got me looking in the direction of an Irish polka...now I can sleep!

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  • what tuning are you in?

  • If I'm not mistaken, it's 'Dennis Murpheys Polka' from the 'Fiddlers Fake BooK. That's the way I play is anyway.

  • Thanks! I was able to find it by rummaging through songs that other respondents suggested until I finally found Dennis Murphy's Polka. Planxty has a great version of it on either a zook or an octave mandolin.

  • No, but it's something else I know.

    (tunes and names have all started to blur together.)

  • I looked for "Old French" and "Rambler's Hornpipe" was supposed to be the same or similar. Neither one was that melody, though they remind me of a couple others.

    Alas, I also suffer from the condition of song names running together, which is probably why I can't get this one's name. I only wish I could get the tune out of my head. It's starting to irritate my bandmates.

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  • Nice Playing. Hopefully one day I'll have a real tenor guitar!

    Wish I could have watched this sooner. My bandmates and I play Denis Murphy's along with Sean Ryan's Polka. Great tunes.

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  • Dennis Murphy's Polka

  • Hi,

    Great playing.

    I know this tune. It's an Irish polka. It's played in Sheffield, England and known as The Kerry Polka II. It'll have other names. I've just checked in a few books and can only find it in 'Learn to play the fiddle with the Armagh Pipers Club. E and B Vallely. Regency press'. In this book it's called Kerry Polka II as well. I'm sure I've heard it on record but can't remember offhand.

  • Oh, I excel at THAT!

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