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Tune ID#6457 (Maggie Pickie)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Maggie Pickie about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording FMD 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Highland16ABG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Maggie Pickie / Maggie Pickens (compare Maggie Pickens #1179 with an offset of one beat; compare 1st part with 1st part of Paddy Sean Nancy's #2593)
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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).
19956#1
[FMD 1] The Fiddle Music of Donegal. Volume One. Jimmy Campbell (fiddle).
~20052.13#1
[VCbl] Vincent Campbell. The Purple Heather. Vincent Campbell (fiddle).
~20119#2
[FarSGlen] Derek McGinley and Tara Connaghan. The Far Side of the Glen. Derek McGinley (fiddle), Tara Connaghan (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Maggie Pickens
FarSGlen

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): 1995