The Humours Of Old Knockamee

hornpipe

Key signature: Amixolydian

Submitted on August 29th 2003 by dafydd.

This tune has been added to 8 tunebooks.

Also known as The Ivy Leaf.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Treasury Of Irish Music 2 by Various Artists
• Accordion Music From The Soul by Finbarr Dwyer
• An Ceoltoir Fanach by Cathy Custy
• Augusta: 20 Years Of Irish Music Recorded Live At The Augusta Heritage Center by Various Artists
• Boxed by Anders Trabjerg
• Erne by Jim McGrath, Cathal Hayden, Gerry O'Donnell, Tommy O'Sullivan
• Farewell To Ireland CD 2 (Of A Box Set Of 4) by Various Artists
• Feadoga Stain 2 by Mary Bergin
• Feenish Legacy by Marcus Hernon And Padraic Coyne
• Fiddle And Concertina Player by John Kelly
• From Galway To Dublin: Early Recordings Of Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
• Galway's Own by Joe Burke
• Happy To Meet Sorry To Part by Various Artists
• Instrumental by Franz Sanger And Susan Frances
• Many Happy Returns by Arcady
• Osna by Osna
• Pay The Piper: Music For The Sets Volume 3 by Various Artists
• Riverdance And Other Famous Irish Songs And Dances by Various Artists
• Seven Evenings, Seven Mornings by Shantalla
• Snug In The Blanket by Paddy O'Brien
• Soh It Is by Craobh Rua
• The Best Of Joe And Antoinette Mckenna by Joe And Antoinette McKenna
• The Crooked Stair by Cran
• The First Measure by Pipedown
• The Kells by The Kells
• The Kitchen Recordings by Sean O'Driscoll And Larry Egan
• The Last Of The Travelling Pipers by Felix Doran
• The Singing Kettle by Chulrua
• The Stool Of Repentance by Donnybrook
• The Thing Itself by Maeve Donnelly And Peadar O'Loughlin
• The Uneven Bridge by Glen Ayre
• The Wheels Of The World, Early Irish American Music, Vol 2 by Various Artists
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Joe And Antoinette McKenna
• Up To Here by Afterhours

X: 1
T: Humours Of Old Knockamee, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Amix
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The Humours Of Old Knockamee

Transcribed from the playing of Martin Jenkins.It can be found on Whippersnapper's first album.

# Posted on March 1st 2003 by dafydd

This is a hornpipe version of the reel, The Ivy Leaf.

# Posted on December 23rd 2003 by ragaman

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1112

# Posted on June 4th 2005 by ceolachan

whatever one does to it, still sounds like a reel...

# Posted on June 4th 2007 by birlibirdie

I agree. But then Irish musos don't bother distinguishing anymore anyway

# Posted on June 4th 2007 by Dow