Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1063 (Knocknagow)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 64 | AABBCCDD | A Dorian |
about these two bars
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording CFF 3 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Knocknagow / Knoc-Na-Gow / The Knocknagow Jig / Knocknagow No. 2 (also with 3rd and 4th parts as separate tune)
Discography
Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 5#2 | [EI 1] Eileen Ivers. Eileen Ivers. Traditional Irish Music. Eileen Ivers (fiddle, mandolin, rainstick). |
| 1993 | 9#2 | [GL1] various. The Dance Music of Ireland. Jigs and Reels. |
| 1994 | 2#1 | [JDr 1] Joe Derrane with Felix Dolan. Give Us Another. Joe Derrane (accordion), Felix Dolan (piano). |
| ~1996 | 13#1 | [SBw] Folan and Davey. Skin and Bow. Declan Folan (fiddle), Junior Davey (bodhrán). |
| 2001 | 4#2 | [CFF 3] Celtic Fiddle Festival. Kevin Burke, Johnny Cunningham, Christian Lemaître. Rendezvous. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Johnny Cunningham (fiddle), Christian Lemaître (fiddle). |
| ~2004 | 1#3 | [Ovld] Randal Bays and Dáithí Sproule. Overland. Randal Bays (fiddle, guitar), Dáithí Sproule (guitar, vocals). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.
| As tune #1113 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #44 in volume 4 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| As tune #45 in volume 4 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| On page 76 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As tune #66 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. |
| As jig #159 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903