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Tune ID#8669 (Blackbird and the Hen)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Blackbird and the Hen about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MuMayo (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Type ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Piece32AABBA Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Blackbird and the Hen, The
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Discography cd

Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.

Click play below to hear the first 12 seconds.
Year
Recorded		 Track
#Tune?		 [Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
~20182.14#1
[MuMayo] Music of Mayo. Ceol Mhaigh Eo. 1st time Sal Heneghan (harp), then with Shauna Bolger (flute), Gearóid Herraghty (fiddle).

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In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played beforeOn Albums
Bruach na Carraige Baine		MuMayo

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 recording listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #1837 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [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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