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Tune ID#4377 (Peacock's Feather)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Peacock's Feather about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording FG 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Hornpipe32AABBD Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Peacock's Feather, The / Peacock's Feather / Cleite na Péacóige / Peacock's Feather No. 2 / Cleite na Péacóige Uimh. 2 / The Peacocks Feather (2nd in set Peacock's Feather on FG 1; 2nd in set The Peacock's Feather on TCB 3) (also in Eb) (compare barndance Proinnsias Ó Maonaigh's #3400)
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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).
~19773#2
[FG 1] Frankie Gavin and Alec Finn. Frankie Gavin and Alec Finn. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, whistle), Alec Finn (bouzouki).
~19803#2
[MMlny 2] Mick Moloney. Strings Attached. Mick Moloney (banjo, mandolin, guitar). For this tune: (banjo).
199010#2
[MNln 1] Martin Nolan. Travel 'n Style. Martin Nolan (pipes, whistle).
19963#2
[TCB 3] The Tulla Ceili Band. A Celebration of 50 Years. P. J. Hayes (fiddle), Martin Hayes (fiddle), Francis Donnellan (fiddle), Mark Donnellan (fiddle), J. J. Conway (flute), Jennifer Lenihan (flute), Sean Donnelly (accordion), Michael McKee (accordion), Jim Corry (piano), Michael Flanigan (drums).
~20006#2
[OMBFMO] Oisín Mac Diarmada, Brian Fitzgerald, Micheál Ó Ruanaigh. Traditional Music on Fiddle, Banjo and Harp. Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle), Brian Fitzgerald (banjo), Micheál Ó Ruanaigh (harp). For this tune: Brian (banjo).
~20044#2
[JCnly 3] Johnny Connolly. An Mileoidean Scaoilte. Johnny Connolly (melodeon).
~200910#2
[LmKlly] Liam Kelly. Sweetwood. Liam Kelly (flute, whistle).
~20123#2
[MiMulc] Michelle Mulcahy. Suaimhneas. Michelle Mulcahy (harp).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Peacock's Feather
FG 1, TCB 3
Munster Grass
MMlny 2, OMBFMO
Callaghan's
MNln 1
Boys of Bluehill
JCnly 3
Dunphy's Hornpipe
LmKlly
Galway Bay
MiMulc
Played beforeOn Albums
John Egan's
LmKlly

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 #219 in [CRE 3] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 3. [available]
As hp #43 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #253 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. [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): 1977