Bluebell Polka - Anahata, Melodeon. Melnet ThOTM March 2011 

thanks Anahata I have always been inspired since a child by Jimmy Shands playing so after hearing this again I will give it a go I like your version , just hope the dots are in your web page

Very well played...love the Bluebell..R.I.P. Jimmy Shand.

Love it! Really well played, as usual. I shall go away and try and learn it myself.

That's some workaround in the C music and a bit of a stretch even for your great abilities!

I got a 2.5 row with a view to learning this tune (no accidentals on my 2 row) and am screwing my courage to the sticking place and actually having a go at it now. Lovely jaunty tune. :)

Thanks for showing that this can be played on the D/G. Inspiration.

One of Sir Jimmy Shand's best! Nicely played, lad!

Very nice version of this classic!

I have learned the Bluebell Polka! When I am good at playing it I will put it on my blog:)

You have inspired me to get out my old D/G melodeon and give it a go, Ginny from N. California. Thanks for the post. Yes, it sounds like "Flop Eared Mule."

Well played - lovely tone.

Excellent !!!

Brilliant!!

FANTASTIC :-)))

Wonderful and inspirational...must try and learn :)

Aaaah, niiiice.

really nice!

Fantastic, I like it a lot... Very good tune and good player : 5 **** Musical thoughts of France : Christian

brilliant

Nice to see/hear it done in the original three keys. If I can do it on a D whistle I think you box players should too ;o)

Nice.

nice !

Well...The Fiddler's Companion (which is a reference I trust) says "The melody sounds quite similar to the American 'Flop Eared Mule.'" Not even "is a version of..." It seems there are many titles related to Flop Eared Mule, and quite a few related to Bluebell Polka too. Note the Bluebell Polka has a third section of music which the Flop Eared Mule doesn't, quite apart from other differences in detail. I guess we'll never know what F. Stanley had been listening to when he wrote Bluebell Polka.

Have you got an album?

actually an old American folk fiddle song: Flop eared Mule!