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Tune ID#1062 (Knocknaboul Polka)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Knocknaboul Polka about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording SatG (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Polka48AABBCCG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Knocknaboul Polka / The Knocknaboul / Knocknaboul / The Knocknaboul Polka (2) / The Knocknaboul #2 / Knocknabower Polka 2 / Polca Chnoc na bPoll / The Sneem Polka / Liam Browne's (2nd in set Knocknaboul Polkas on SatG; 2nd in set The Knocknaboul Polkas on DBrder; mislabeled as Ballydesmond on ItS; 1st in set Polkas on HamHam; for 1st figure of The West Kerry Set on JRSLCB 2; 1st in set The Blue Ribbon on NNC 2; 2nd in set Óró Stór on Cran 5) (also without 3rd part, also described as a single reel)
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Discography cd

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.

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Year
Recorded
Track
#Tune?
[Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
~19492#3
~196913#2
[SatG] Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford. The Star above the Garter. Fiddle music from Kerry, played by Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford. Denis Murphy (fiddle), Julia Clifford (fiddle).
~1977A.4#1
[CronBrk] Johnny Cronin and Joe "Banjo" Burke. Cronin and Burke. Johnny Cronin (fiddle), Joe "Banjo" Burke (banjo).
~197711#1
[ItS] In the Smoke. Julia Clifford (fiddle).
~19902.3#1
[HamHam] Hammy Hamilton. The Moneymusk. Hammy Hamilton (flute). For this tune: with Peadar (concertina).
19958#2
[JK 2] James Kelly and Zan McLeod. The Ring Sessions. James Kelly (fiddle), Zan McLeod (guitar, bouzouki).
~199813#2
[JRSLCB 2] Johnny Reidy and the Sliabh Luachra Ceili Band. Music for Set Dancing Vol. II. Johnny Reidy (accordion).
~20008#3
[DH 3] Dan Herlihy and John Drew. The Ballydesmond Polka. Traditional Irish Music from Sliabh Luachra Played By Dan Herlihy and John Drew. Dan Herlihy (accordion), John Drew (mandocello).
200315#3
[CSmth] Chris Smith with Roger Landes and Randal Bays. Coyotebanjo. Chris Smith (banjo, mandola, mandolin, field organ), Roger Landes (bouzouki), Randal Bays (fiddle).
~201011#1
[NNC 2] Niamh Ní Charra. Súgach Sámh / Happy Out. Niamh Ní Charra (fiddle, concertina, vocals, viola). For this tune: (concertina).
~201114#2
[DBrder] Dan Brouder. "The Lark's Air". Dan Brouder (accordion, melodeon). For this tune: with Donal Sullivan (Eb flute).
~201412#2
[Cran 5] Cran. Dally and Stray. Seán Corcoran (vocals, mandocello), Desi Wilkinson (flute, whistle, pipes, vocals), Ronan Browne (pipes, flute, whistle, vocals).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Humours of Ballydesmond
SatG, DH 3, DBrder
Dark Girl Dressed in Blue
TaisLFid
Ballydesmond Polka #2
JK 2
Padraig O'Keeffe's
JRSLCB 2
As I Went Out upon the Ice
CSmth
Óró Stór
Cran 5
Played beforeOn Albums
As I Went Out upon the Ice
CronBrk, DH 3
Ballydesmond Polka
ItS
I'll Tell Me Ma
HamHam
Patrick O'Connor's
NNC 2
Girl I Left Behind Me
DBrder

Bibliography

Here are all transcriptions of this tune considering only the indexed books, listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are musical matches to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #65 in [CRE 3] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 3. [available]
On page 132 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [available]
As tune #21#2 in volume 2 of [LPTW] Eithne Vallely. Learn to Play the Tin Whistle. [available]
On page 55 of [SLoP] Paul Deloughery. Sliabh Luachra on Parade. [available]
As tune #50 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. [available]
As tune #281 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. [available]
As polka #23 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]

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 only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1949