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KNOCKNABOUL (POLKA) [2], THE (Polca Chnoc na bPoll). AKA and see "Ask Our Dan," "Knocknabower (2)," "Liam Browne's," "Sneem Polka (The)." Irish, Polka. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The alternate title "Knocknabower" is from a mis-print on the influential "Star Above the Garter" recording, and unfourtunatley has gained some currency at the expense of the correct title, "Knocknaboul."

Sources for notated versions: fiddlers Julia Clifford & Denis Murphy (east Kerry, Ireland) [Breathnach, Sullivan]; accordion player Johnny O'Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan]; set dance music recorded live at Na Píobairí Uilleann, mid-1980's [Taylor].

Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 65, p. 34. Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; No. 50, p. 144. Cranitch (Irish Session Tunes: Red Book), 2000; 50. Mallinson (100 Irish Polkas), 1997; No. 14, p. 6. Miller & Perron (101 Polkas), 1978; No. 16 (appears as "Knockabower Polka #2"). Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; p. 132. Moylan (Johnny O'Leary), 1994; No. 281, p. 161. Sullivan (Session Tunes), vol. 3; No. 46, p. 19 (appears as "Knocknabower Polka"). Taylor (Music for the Sets: Yellow Book), 1995; p. 23. Vallely (Learn to Play the Tin Whistle with the Armagh Pipers Club), vol. 2; 21(b).

Recorded sources: Claddagh Records CC5, Denis Murphy & Julia Clifford - "The Star above the Garter" (1969. Appears as "Knocknabower Polka"). Topic 12T312, John, Julia & Billy Clifford - "The Star of Munster Trio."

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]

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