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The Kenmare Polka Set

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5 Figures

Figure No Bars Figure name Style Avg time
1 144 None Polka 02:03
2 112 None Polka 01:33
3 112 None Polka 01:33
4 152 None Slide 02:07
5 160 None Hornpipe 03:28

Usual dancing time (no breaks): 10:44.

1 Recording

Type Artist Title Track # Last Updated
CD Various Artists The Set 2 - Music For Four Complete Sets 13

Alternate music for these figures:

Set Name Figure No Artist Title Track
Figure 1 - 144 bars of Polkas.
Connemara Jig 5 Beltaine Irish Traditional Dance Music 6
5 Cathal McAnulty Ceili Band Sets Workshop 5
Durrow Threshing 5 Danny Webster Come Set Dancing to Danny Webster 26
West Kerry 1 Johnny Reidy and the Sliabh Luachra Ceili Band Music for Set Dancing volume 2 - At Home in Sliabh Luachra 13
Donegal 2 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 03 15
South Kerry 4 Dance Music of Ireland volume 04 20
Durrow Threshing 5 Dance Music of Ireland volume 09 5
West Kerry 1 Dance Music of Ireland volume 12 22
Connemara Jig 5 PJ Hernon Buail Cois Eile Air 5
5 Shaskeen Music For Sets volume 3 5
West Kerry 1 Tommy McCarthy Set Dances of Ireland Vol 5 18
Durrow Threshing 5 Triskell Irish Set Dancing CD - Faoi Do Chois 9
West Kerry 1 Various Artists The Set 1 - Music For Four Complete Sets 7
Ardgroom Polka 4 The Set 4 - Music For Four Complete Sets 11
Clare Lancers 3 15
Figure 2 - 112 bars of Polkas.
Fermanagh 1 Davey Ceili Band Pipe 'n' Music - For Set Dancing 12
Balleyvourney Reel 6 Donncha Lynch Ceili Band Set Dances of Cork and Kerry 12
Fermanagh 1 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 09 7
Dublin 3 Dance Music of Ireland volume 17 20
Coomhola 1 Dance Music of Ireland volume 21 9
Croisloch 1 Rise The Dust Give it a Lift 5
Moate 3 20
Fermanagh 1 Shaskeen Music For Sets volume 4 7
Clare Plain Polka 1 Tommy McCarthy Set Dances of Ireland Vol 2 7
Fermanagh 1 Triskell Irish Set Dancing CD - Faoi Do Chois 11
Kenmare Polka 3 Various Artists The Set 2 - Music For Four Complete Sets 15
Balleyvourney Reel 6 The Set 3 - Music For Four Complete Sets 18
Figure 3 - 112 bars of Polkas.
Fermanagh 1 Davey Ceili Band Pipe 'n' Music - For Set Dancing 12
Balleyvourney Reel 6 Donncha Lynch Ceili Band Set Dances of Cork and Kerry 12
Fermanagh 1 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 09 7
Dublin 3 Dance Music of Ireland volume 17 20
Coomhola 1 Dance Music of Ireland volume 21 9
Croisloch 1 Rise The Dust Give it a Lift 5
Moate 3 20
Fermanagh 1 Shaskeen Music For Sets volume 4 7
Clare Plain Polka 1 Tommy McCarthy Set Dances of Ireland Vol 2 7
Fermanagh 1 Triskell Irish Set Dancing CD - Faoi Do Chois 11
Kenmare Polka 2 Various Artists The Set 2 - Music For Four Complete Sets 14
Balleyvourney Reel 6 The Set 3 - Music For Four Complete Sets 18
Figure 4 - 152 bars of Slides.
Antrim Square 3 Brian Boru Ceili Band House At Home 17
3 Ceili Time Set Dancing Volume 1 10
Durrow Threshing 4 Danny Webster Come Set Dancing to Danny Webster 25
South Kerry 2 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 04 18
Antrim Square 3 Dance Music of Ireland volume 17 3
Dunmanway 2 Dance Music of Ireland volume 20 16
4 18
Coomhola 5 Dance Music of Ireland volume 21 13
Antrim Square 3 The Coast Ceili Band Set Dancing Downunder 3
Figure 5 - 160 bars of Hornpipes.
Caledonian 6 Abbey Ceili Band Bruach an t'Sulain 17
Sliabh Luachra 6 Beal a' Ghleanna 6
Kilfenora Plain 6 Augusta Ceili Band Volume 2 17
Sliabh Luachra 6 23
Caledonian 6 Barefield Ceili Band Between The Sets 6
6 Brian Boru Ceili Band House Around 6
Sliabh Luachra 6 House At Home 14
Kilfenora Plain 6 Danny Webster Come Set Dancing to Danny Webster 10
6 Davey Ceili Band Pipe 'n' Music - For Set Dancing 11
Sliabh Luachra 6 Donncha Lynch Ceili Band Set Dances of Cork and Kerry 20
Kilfenora Plain 6 Heather Breeze Music In The Glen 22
Sliabh Luachra 6 Johnny Reidy and the Sliabh Luachra Ceili Band Music for Set Dancing volume 2 - At Home in Sliabh Luachra 6
Caledonian 6 12
6 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 01 22
Sliabh Luachra 6 Dance Music of Ireland volume 03 24
Paris 5 Dance Music of Ireland volume 04 5
Labasheeda 6 16
Caragh Lake Jig 7 Dance Music of Ireland volume 09 17
Kilfenora Plain 6 Dance Music of Ireland volume 13 6
Limerick Tumblers 5 Dance Music of Ireland volume 17 17
Newmarket Meserts 6 Dance Music of Ireland volume 19 22
Caledonian 6 Michael Sexton Ceili Band Volume 1 6
Labasheeda 6 Volume 2 - Mad To Dance 17
Caledonian 6 Michéal Sexton and Pat Walsh Music for Set Dancing - "Live" 6
Kilfenora Plain 6 24
Caledonian 6 Public House Ceili Band Go Figure 6
Sliabh Luachra 6 22
Kilfenora Plain 6 Rise The Dust All Set 10
Croisloch 4 Give it a Lift 8
Caledonian 6 Shaskeen Music For Sets volume 1 6
Labasheeda 6 Temple House Ceili Band Temple House - Music For Sets volume 1 17
Paris 5 Temple House - Music For Sets volume 2 17
Newmarket Meserts 6 Tommy McCarthy Set Dances of Ireland Vol 2 6
Clare Plain Polka 7 13
Paris 5 Set Dances of Ireland Vol 3 5
Sliabh Luachra 6 11
Caledonian 6 Set Dances of Ireland Vol 5 11
Sliabh Luachra 6 Various Artists The Set 3 - Music For Four Complete Sets 6
Borlin 5 24

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Instructions

Author Title Ref Last Updated
Pat Murphy Toss The Feathers p138
Dr. Lenette S. and Larry E. Taylor Crooked River Set Dancers http://www.personal.kent.edu/~ltaylor1/kenmare.htm
Joe O'Hara Irish Set Dancing - List of Set Dances 1 http://setdanceteacher.ie/KENMARE.HTM
Michael and Susan Harrison DanceMinder https://danceminder.com/dance/show/kenmpo

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