Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#311 (Chicken Reel)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | D Major |
about these two bars
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JDJO (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Chicken Reel, The (included within Pastiche for Galway on JDr 2) [This tune is not (yet?) part of the Irish tradition, but belongs rather to North American music.]
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. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 7#1 | [FBros] The Flanagan Brothers. The Tunes We Like to Play on Paddy's Day. Joe Flanagan (accordion), Louis Flanagan (guitar, banjo), Mike Flanagan (banjo, vocals, mandolin). |
| ~1953 | 22#2 | [JDJO] Joe Derrane and Jerry O'Brien. Irish Accordion Masters. Joe Derrane (accordion), Jerry O'Brien (accordion). |
| 1995 | 13(1:19) | [JDr 2] Joe Derrane. Return to Inis Mór. Joe Derrane (accordion). |
Bibliography
According to my research, there are zero transcriptions that sound very similar to this tune anywhere in the indexed books, regardless of tune title. Try my recommended links to other indexes if you need a transcription. To learn to play this tune, simply learn it from another musician or study the recording(s) listed above. See also: Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music.
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1928