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: | G  -  | G  -  | D  -  | G  C   |
N:         | G  -  | Em -  | C  D  | G  G  :|
N:         | G  -  | C  -  | D  -  | G  -   |
N:         | G  -  | Em -  | C  D  | G  G  :|
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=140
K: G major % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: Bd de  | dB BA/B/    | dB AB    | dB G>A  |
N: Bd de  | dB BA/B/    | dG BA    | AG G2  :|
N: Bd g>g | fe e>f      | ed B/c/d | ed B>c  |
N: dg g>g | fe e/f/g/e/ | dB BA    | AG G2  :|
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
"G" Bd de  | "G"  dB BA/B/    | "D" dB     AB    | "G" dB "C" G>A  |
"G" Bd de  | "Em" dB BA/B/    | "C" dG "D" BA    | "G" AG "G" G2  :|
"G" Bd g>g | "C"  fe e>f      | "D" ed     B/c/d | "G" ed     B>c  |
"G" dg g>g | "Em" fe e/f/g/e/ | "C" dB "D" BA    | "G" AG "G" G2  :|