Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1179 (Maggie Pickens)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording IDM 1 (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fling | 16 | AB | A Major |
Maggie Pickens / Maggie Pickie (1st in set The Pride of Ulster on WW 1) (also in G or D) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Tom Billy's #3777)
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.
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to hear the first 12 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 12#1 | [WW 1] The Wheels of the World. Early Irish-American Music. Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 1930s. Vol. 1. |
| 1928 | 14#1 | [IDM 1] Irish Dance Music. The Four Provinces Orchestra. |
| ~1993 | 6#1 | [TDrty] Tom Doherty. Take the Bull by the Horns. Tom Doherty (accordion). |
| 2008 | 12#1 | [RBys 3] Randal Bays. Dig with It. Randal Bays (fiddle, guitar, harp). |
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 very similar to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.
| As tune #114 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
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): 1928