Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#3402 (Cock and the Hen)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording Drv 4 (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|
| Slip jig | 16 | F# Minor |
Cock and the Hen, The / Cathal McConnell's / Denis Ryan's / Northern Jig / The Whinny Hills of Leitrim (2nd in The Ash Plant Set on Drv 2; 2nd in set Slip Jigs on Drv 4; as Gan Ainm on JCnly 2) (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.
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to hear the first 12 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1995 | 9#2 | [Drv 2] Dervish. Playing with Fire. Cathy Jordan (vocals, bodhrán, bones), Shane Mitchell (accordion), Shane Mc Aleer (fiddle), Liam Kelly (flute, whistle, vocals), Brian Mc Donagh (mandola, mandolin, guitar, vocals, bassola), Michael Holmes (bouzouki, guitar). |
| ~1995 | 7#2 | [JsMrsh 2] Josephine Marsh. Josephine Marsh. Josephine Marsh (accordion, concertina). For this tune: (accordion). |
| 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). |
| ~1998 | 2#2 | [JCnly 2] Johnny Connolly. Drioball na Fáinleoige. Johnny Connolly (melodeon, accordion, vocals). For this tune: (melodeon), with Charlie Lennon (fiddle). |
| ~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] Wooden Flute Obsession 2. Claire Mann (flute). |
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 #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