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The Irish Traditional Music Tune Index

Tune ID#921 (Jennie Rock the Cradle)

These two bars are quoted from the transcription in the book FT (details in the Bibliography below).

Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?	Mode ?
Reel	D Major

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

Jennie Rock the Cradle / Jenny Rocking the Cradle (3 or 7 parts, in different orders) (compare Jenny Pippin #925)

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Discography

I have determined by careful listening that there are zero recordings of this tune anywhere on the indexed recordings, regardless of tune title.

Bibliography

Here are all transcriptions of this tune considering only the indexed books, listed in chronological order.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #1269 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
On page 109 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As reel #147 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #178 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. [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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