Irish Polka Set: Rattlin Bog / Kerry Polka / Britches Full of Stitches - The Verlander Family

The Verlander Family plays a traditional Irish polka set: Rattlin Bog / Kerry Polka / Britches Full of Stitches.
For sheet music, videos, and more, visit the family website:
www.fatimafarm...
tenor banjo: Michael
guitar: Mary
tin whistle: Veronica
bodhran: Thomas
The polka set was recorded live with minimal effects. Dad insists, "we must be able to play live what we record."
Thank you to the Online Academy of Irish Music for teaching us how to play traditional Irish music!
www.oaim.ie/

[@onlineacademyofirishmusic]

Thanks for the shout-out guys!! Great stuff! So lovely to see the family playing together. 🥰

[@FatimaFarming]

We had hopes that you would find us! Thank you for the comment and the support. You have been an invaluable resource, and our family hearth is deeply enriched by your instruction!

[@seanoregan998]

Beautifully done.

[@FatimaFarming]

Appreciate it very much; thank you for listening and the comment!

[@darnick54]

Very well played

[@FatimaFarming]

It is a joy to play. Thank you for listening!

[@noraodywer4917]

Wounderful tune l love playing that it is a nice tune thanks

[@FatimaFarming]

It is a pleasure to play good music! Thank you for listening!

[@artcoffey]

Excellent...

[@FatimaFarming]

Thank you for dropping by and commenting!

[@amber-childofgod1707]

Very nice!

[@FatimaFarming]

So glad you enjoyed - please keep listening!

[@derrickdoiron4421]

Hup! Great stuff!

[@FatimaFarming]

Fantastic! Thank you for listening and commenting!!

[@ilcondottierocartografo6770]

God bless your family!

[@FatimaFarming]

Thank you! Blessings to you and yours, as well!!

[@bruceprigge5212]

Thank you! :)

[@FatimaFarming]

Our pleasure! Thanks for listening and commenting!!

[@abmoon1708]

仲良さそうで何よりで、とても良い演奏です。

[@FatimaFarming]

ありがとう

[@martieverlander9250]

Way to go Veronica!!

[@FatimaFarming]

She is really blossoming! We are blessed with the whole lot!

[@allanplant8756]

very nice.

[@FatimaFarming]

Glad you enjoyed - appreciate it!

[@christaylor2070]

the 2nd polka also known as John Egan's or FABA Polka [F#ABA the first 4 notes] I've always found 'Kerry Polka' a confusing title cos there are 100's of them!

[@FatimaFarming]

The variety of names is daunting to me right now, but it does reflect the organic nature of the music. We love the charm and can't wait until all the names become like the nicknames of old friends. Thanks for listening and commenting!

[@andyrendell7430]

@@FatimaFarming Yes,I've also heard FABA Polka, from someone who' d never heard it called differently,and its a lovely folky derivation. I also like that people call any of the three Ballydesmond Polkas 1,2or 3 quite randomly, and it matters little, and they are so recognisable from their common ending bars,all good fun.

[@eshcherbin]

Great set! I'm learning to play the mandolin at OAIM at the moment, and it's much more fun to play along than just repeating the tunes on your own. So thanks for the opportunity to play with you!

[@FatimaFarming]

I'm thrilled to have you join us! And, again, another thanks to OAIM for spreading the joy of Irish music! www.oaim.ie/

[@78mharie]

Great! ! ! ! Get a mike on the penny whistle , please! ! !

[@FatimaFarming]

Thank you! Good point on the whistle. We have been experimenting with different positions and more mics. The balance should improve!

[@orlacahill3531]

I'm learning the tin whistle with OAIM and Im so happy to have found this video. I love playing along with you as these just happen to be the only 3 tunes I know at the moment! Thank you 🙏

[@FatimaFarming]

It's a privilege to play with you! :)

[@dukadarodear2176]

Miss McCleod of Rassay, Bonnie Kate and many more Scottish reels are very popular here in Ireland. Alban is Éire Abú!

[@FatimaFarming]

Good to know! We are hoping to record some reels soon, but we are struggling - well, I am struggling - to get them up to speed. They deserve a lively, brisk pace!

[@rorymaguire5603]

Singing this in school was great craic

[@FatimaFarming]

Thank you!! I wish I had great craic in school. :)

[@michaeledesmond]

Conan O'Brien playing the bodhrán in 1982. GREAT JOB 🎼

[@FatimaFarming]

Happy you liked it - thank you for visiting and the comment!

[@monicawalls9641]

I play violin 😊

[@FatimaFarming]

Keep playing! A beautiful instrument.

[@terada.tomonori]

I'm interested in Irish music!so I subscribed your channel done🔔👍️

[@FatimaFarming]

So glad you found us! We hope you enjoy the music!

[@realSeanMcMahon]

Very cool guys! Just discovered your channel. New convert to Catholicism and also a musician with a family band!

[@FatimaFarming]

God bless your new conversion, your music, and your family! Thank you for listening!

[@gerardineacollarddeeni7762]

🤯the moment I hear this song/music,my body/senses respond....its alive.. Thanks 😘💐

[@FatimaFarming]

Makes me want to polka too! :)

[@gerardineacollarddeeni7762]

@@FatimaFarming 😘 happy movements 💒🌻

[@muratoztrgt7625]

💯💯💯

[@FatimaFarming]

Thank you kindly - so glad you enjoyed! Keep listening!

[@christianaraya501]

Muy bueno :)

[@FatimaFarming]

Muchas gracias!! :)

[@FeralWorker]

Thought the third one was Bitches Full of Stitches.. Thought ”woah! that is full-on title for trad folk.."

[@FatimaFarming]

Haha! I believe that's the theme song for a Frankenstein sequel.

[@noraodywer4917]

I love that tune always play it just love it they are wounderful love to 🎉play with them

[@FatimaFarming]

It's one our favorites too! Thank you for listening and playing!

[@brucesteele3052]

Well done. For the lad beating the goat - a rubber band on the tipper keeps it from slipping in the hand. Grand tune!

[@FatimaFarming]

Good tip - and glad you liked this one. This set is a family favorite.

[@shandfan]

Well played!! First tune also played in the Scottish Scene.

[@FatimaFarming]

This is a wholly enjoyable set and it's a pleasure to play - thank you for listening!

[@yasdnilknarf1885]

thank you and especially the whistler

[@FatimaFarming]

We are grateful! Especially the whistler. :)

[@kathleenkeane4364]

Think they are irish tunes.

[@FatimaFarming]

The Irish can really get at the heart of living, we think!

[@gregorynuttall]

Nice work all of you. It's wonderful to see you all in sync.

[@FatimaFarming]

These sets are very fulfilling. Thank you for the comment and for listening!

[@niiii_niiii]

Omd, go hioooooontach are fad, táim ag seinm na portanna sin go mall mall mall ar an fhidil 😍😍😍😍❤❤❤❤ inspirational GMMMMA

[@FatimaFarming]

So glad you've enjoyed! Please keep listening and playing!

[@niiii_niiii]

@@FatimaFarming sorry I thought ye were from Ireland that's why I wrote in Irish ❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍😍🙈🙈🙈🎻🎻

[@ravishankar1972]

Keep it going. very nice.

[@FatimaFarming]

We hope to keep it going! Appreciate it - keep listening!

[@lenethharris-johnson8238]

That was so good 👍

[@FatimaFarming]

Thank you for listening. Please keep checking back!

[@JapYoga]

Sweet 👏

[@FatimaFarming]

Thank you for listening! Visit again please!

[@banjodeano2202]

nice work

[@FatimaFarming]

Thank you for listening!

[@JustFiddler]

bagus sekali ! tunes kesukaanku. matur suksma

[@FatimaFarming]

Who doesn't love a polka? Thank you for listening!

[@massimilianomoni2201]

Come state irish friends?

[@FatimaFarming]

Molto bene, amico, ma siamo americani!

[@massimilianomoni2201]

@@FatimaFarming Lo so che siete americani. Io invece sono italiano, ma vivo in Irlanda. Ciao.

[@FatimaFarming]

@@massimilianomoni2201 Ho capito. Ireland per sempre!!

[@jvaughnp]

So cheering!

[@FatimaFarming]

Cheers!

[@BurntHippy1]

Very well done.

[@FatimaFarming]

Thank you so much for listening! All the best to you!!

[@rabnuds]

Listened for 3mins and 37 seconds but didn't hear a song as the title implies. What I did hear was a beautiful tune.

[@FatimaFarming]

Thank you for the kind words despite the disappointing wild goose chase. I'm sure some veteran Irish musicians can confirm that we are playing the tunes as advertised. Perhaps you are thinking of a different version. I once heard, something like, "there are two sides to every story but twelve versions to every Irish song." That's the charm of traditional folk music!

[@rabnuds]

​@FatimaFarming I don't think you read my post correctly. I said that I didn't hear any songs. What I did hear was a medley of very well played tunes but no songs were heard. Song are sung and there was no singing here. Tunes were played here not songs

[@rabnuds]

​@@FatimaFarming The original title (now presumably edited) described "songs" being played. And as no songs were heard, this is what prompted my post.

[@FatimaFarming]

No edits to title, but thank you for the lesson about songs. I did not know that songs are necessarily sung. Makes sense!@@rabnuds

[@movinon1242]

In Irish folk circles, "songs" have vocals/ lyrics, whereas "tunes" indicate the performance is only done using musical instruments. Its a bit of a genre-specific colloquialism, you might say. But any Irish folk musicians would know folks outside of the tradition would rarely be aware of these self-imposed semantics, and therefore should try to explain the difference without any severity. Fine job, btw.

[@mikemagan2459]

Pushy parents much?

[@FatimaFarming]

We don't know that tune. But thanks for listening!

[@lanesutherland]

Mum is dying to sing

[@FatimaFarming]

She really is...always singing behind the camera!