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Tune ID#2870 (Pull the Knife and Stick It Again)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Pull the Knife and Stick It Again about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MM 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBE Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Pull the Knife and Stick It Again / Pull the Knife and Stick It / Pull Out the Knife and Stick It in Again / Tarraing agus Sáith Arís / The Rookery (2nd in set Padraig O'Keefe's on StWing 1)(also in A)
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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).
~19766#2
[MM 1] Matt Molloy. Matt Molloy. Matt Molloy (flute). For this tune: (Eb flute).
~19783#2
[StWing 1] Stockton's Wing. Stockton's Wing. Jigs, Reels & Songs. Maurice Lennon (fiddle), Tommy Hayes (bodhrán, jew's harp), Kieran Hanrahan (banjo, harmonica, bouzouki), Paul Roche (flute, whistle), Tony Callanan (vocals, guitar, bouzouki).
~199512#3
[WatReeds] Tommy Keane, Jacqueline McCarthy, with Alec Finn. The Wind among the Reeds. Tommy Keane (pipes, whistle), Jacqueline McCarthy (concertina). For this tune: Jacqueline (concertina), Tommy McCarthy (concertina).
~200714#2
[Chlr 3] Chulrua. The Singing Kettle. Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Patrick Ourceau (fiddle), Pat Egan (guitar, vocals).
200912#3
[Hmmrs] The Hammers. From Distant Shores. Paul Hammer (mandolin, banjo), Susan Hammer (whistle, concertina). For this tune: (concertina), (banjo).
~200911#3
[LmKlly] Liam Kelly. Sweetwood. Liam Kelly (flute, whistle).
201710#3
[ECrn 2] Éilís Crean. Searbh Siúcra. 21 Eddie Kelly Compositions. Bitter Sweet. Éilís Crean (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Willie Coleman's
MM 1
Humours of Drinagh
StWing 1
An Buachaill Dreoite
WatReeds
Scully Casey's
Chlr 3
Hills of Larraga
Hmmrs
Clancy's Jig
LmKlly
Eddie Kelly's Jig No. 1
ECrn 2
Played beforeOn Albums
Bank of Turf
StWing 1
Yellow Wattle
Chlr 3

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 #12 in [CRE 3] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 3. [available]
On page 105 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
On page 174 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As tune #176 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. [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): 1976