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Tune ID#3158 (Sleepy Maggie)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Sleepy Maggie about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording DD HR (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel24ABCB Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Sleepy Maggie / Jenny Picking Cockles / Jenny's Chickens / Sicíní Shinéid (2nd in set Noel Hill's / Noel Hills' on DD HR; 4th in set Johnny Doherty's on UI 1) (compare 2nd tune in set Drowsey Maggie on Ch 4, included here; setting in books have parts in different orders; book NF has one unusual part)
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Discography cd

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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Year
Recorded		 Track
#Tune?		 [Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
~19951#2
[DD HR] De Dannan. Hibernian Rhapsody. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, flute), Alec Finn (bouzouki, guitar), Colm Murphy (bodhrán), Derek Hickey (accordion), Tommy Flemming (vocals).
~200011#2
[MulcFam1] The Mulcahy Family. The Mulcahy Family. Mick Mulcahy (accordion, concertina), Louise Mulcahy (flute, pipes), Michelle Mulcahy (accordion, concertina, harp). For this tune: Michelle (concertina).
~200111#3
[PGMOD] Paddy Glackin and Mícheál Ó Domhnaill. Reprise. Athchuairt. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (guitar, vocals, keyboard). For this tune: with Noel Hill (concertina).
~20176#4
[UI 1] Usher's Island. Usher's Island. Andy Irvine (vocals, mandola, harmonica), Dónal Lunny (vocals, bouzouki, baritone bouzouki, bodhrán, keyboards), Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Mike McGoldrick (flute, pipes, whistle), John Doyle (vocals, guitar, bouzouki).
~20203#2
[RogRae1] Rogha Raelach. Volume 1. Noel Hill (concertina).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Mary McMahon		DD HR
Morning Thrush		MulcFam1
Salamanca		PGMOD
Four Courts		UI 1
Concert Reel		RogRae1
Played beforeOn Albums
Rolling in the Ryegrass		DD HR

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 musical matches to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #1424 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #661 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On page 135 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
On page 240 of [NF] Allen Feldman. The Northern Fiddler. [available]

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 only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903
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