X: 1
T: Jimmy Doyle's Polka (G major) / The Lonesome Polka #1 / Din Tarrant's Polka
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Polka
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from flute player Paul Cox in 2014
N: also played in D major
D: 1977: Jimmy Doyle & Dan O'Leary: Traditional Music from the Kingdom of Kerry (named 'Jimmy Doyle's Favourite')
D: 1978: Denis Doody: Kerry Music (named 'Jimmy Doyle's Favourite')
D: 1986: Music for the Sets: Volume 1 - Round the House (named 'Jimmy Doyle's Favourite')
D: 1990: Vinnie Kilduff: The Boys from the Blue Hill (named 'Jimmy Doyle's Polka')
D: 1993: Padraig O'Keefe (1887-1963): The Sliabh Luachra Fiddle Master (released 1993, named 'Jimmy Doyle's Polka')
D: 1994: Frankie Gavin, Arty McGlynn & Aidan Coffey: Irlande (third tune in the 'Polkas' set)
D: 1995: Todd Denman & Bill Dennehy: Like Magic (named 'Din Tarrant's Polka')
D: 1996: Colm Murphy, Jackie Daly & Séamus Creagh: An Bodhran - The Irish Drum (named 'The Lonesome Polka #1')
D: 1997: Johnny O'Leary, Jackie Daly & Máire O'Keeffe: Gaelic Roots: Boston College Irish Studies Program Celebrates (named 'The Lonesome Polka #1')
D: 1999: Matt Cranitch: Give It Shtick! (named 'Din Tarrant's Polka')
D: 1999: Seamus Glackin, Brendan Begley, Michael O'Brien, Mary Corcoran & Mick Gaynor: Crossroads Céilí (unnamed, played after 'Dave Hennessy's Polka and Brendan Begley's Favourite Polka')
D: 2006: Sharon Hussey: Inisheer (named 'Jimmy Doyle's Polka')
D: 2007: Johnny Faa, Steve Cooper, John Perring, Angela Mariani & Chris Smith: Last Night's Fun (first "Lisheen Polka", after 'I'll Tell Me Ma')
D: 2008: Séamus Creagh & Rob Murphy: Comhaltas Live 246-2 (named 'The Lonesome Polka')
D: 2009: Seamus Creagh: Tunes for Practice (named 'The Lonesome Polka #1')
D: 2010: Gavin Whelan: 120 Irish Traditional Tunes (named 'Jimmy Doyle's Polka')
D: 2010: Johnny Reidy & The Sliabh Luachra Céilí Band: Music for Set Dancing Volume II (second tune in 'Sliabh Luachra Set 4th Fig' set)
D: 2012: Mick O'Brien & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh: Aoibhinn Crónán - Deadly Buzz (named 'Jimmy Doyle's Polka')
D: 2013: Rise The Dust: All Set (second tune in the 'Third of Cashel' set)
D: 2015: Fiddleheads: And the Fiddles Played On (named 'Jimmy Doyle's Polka')
D: 2017: The Whistler Music: The Polka Collection (named 'Jimmy Doyle's Polka')
D: 2018: Barbagelata: Irish Music, Vol. 1 (named 'Jimmy Doyle's Polka')
D: Matt Cunningham: The Dance Music of Ireland, Vol. 9 (Ballycommon Set, Figure 4);
D: Matt Cunningham: The Dance Music of Ireland, Vol. 10 (Valentia Set, Figure 4);
D: Waltons: Ireland's Best Polkas & Sildes (named 'Jimmy Doyle's Polka');
D: Shaskeen: Traditional Irish Music for Set Dancing, Vol. 2 (first tune in the 'North Kerry Polkas' set);
N: Chords: | D  -  | D  -  | A  -  | D  G   |
N:         | D  -  | Bm -  | G  A  | D  D  :|
N:         | D  -  | G  -  | A  -  | D  -   |
N:         | D  -  | Bm -  | G  A  | D  D  :|
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=140
K: D major % 2 sharps
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: FA AB  | AF FE/F/    | AF EF    | AF D>E  |
N: FA AB  | AF FE/F/    | AD FE    | ED D2  :|
N: FA d>d | cB B>c      | BA F/G/A | BA F>G  |
N: Ad d>d | cB B/c/d/B/ | AF FE    | ED D2  :|
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
"D" FA AB  | "D"  AF FE/F/    | "A" AF     EF    | "D" AF "G" D>E  |
"D" FA AB  | "Bm" AF FE/F/    | "G" AD "A" FE    | "D" ED "D" D2  :|
"D" FA d>d | "G"  cB B>c      | "A" BA     F/G/A | "D" BA     F>G  |
"D" Ad d>d | "Bm" cB B/c/d/B/ | "G" AF "A" FE    | "D" ED "D" D2  :|