The Ballydesmond Polka No. 3
The Ballydesmond Polkas are a set of three Trad Irish fiddle tunes Kevin Burke learned from Julia Clifford. Julia and her brother, Dennis Murphy, recorded the set on their 1969 release, The Star Above the Garter. This third tune in the set of polkas is commonly referred to as "Tom Billy's Polka". Feel free to check out The Ballydesmond Polka No. 1 and The Ballydesmond Polka No. 2 if you'd like to learn the full set. Kevin walks us through his version of the tune in this lesson...Check out the tutorial videos below!
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