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The Irish Traditional Music Tune Index

Tune ID#4525 (Cuckoo)

These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording KKgn (details in the Discography below).

Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?	Bars	16-bar phrase structure	Mode ?
Waltz	80	ABBCC	C Major

Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):

Cuckoo, The (also in D) (wide range of variations included here) (composed by J.E. Jonasson)

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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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Year Recorded	Track #Tune?	[Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
1978	23#1	[KKgn] Kevin Keegan. The Music of Kevin Keegan. Kevin Keegan (accordion).
~2005	1.17#1	[VCbl] Vincent Campbell. The Purple Heather. Vincent Campbell (fiddle).

Bibliography

According to my research, there are zero transcriptions that are musically 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 only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1978

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