Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#3402 (Cock and the Hen)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|
| Slip jig | 16 | F# Minor |
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 Drv 4 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Cock and the Hen, The / Cathal McConnell's / Denis Ryan's / The Whinny Hills of Leitrim (2nd in set Slip Jigs on Drv 4) (also in B)
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.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.4#2 | [Drv 4] Dervish. Live in Palma. Cathy Jordan (vocals), Liam Kelly (flute), Shane McAleer (fiddle), Shane Mitchell (accordion), Brian McDonagh (mandola, guitar), Micheal Holmes (bouzouki). |
| 1998 | 10#2 | [Chlr] Chulrua. Barefoot on the Altar. Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Tim Britton (pipes, flute, whistle), Pat Egan (guitar, vocals). |
| ~1999 | 3#3 | [Lu 2] Lúnasa. Otherworld. Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle, bodhrán), Seán Smyth (fiddle, whistle, viola), Trevor Hutchinson (double bass, cello), Donogh Hennessy (guitar). |
| ~2003 | 1.13#1 | [WFO 2] various. Wooden Flute Obsession 2. |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – 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 #252 in volume 2 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| On page 44 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As tune #55 in volume 2 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| As slipjig #14 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. |
| As slipjig #51 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. |
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): 1927