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Tune ID#924 (Jenny Picking Cockles)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Jenny Picking Cockles about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording PitS (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBD Mixolydian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Jenny Picking Cockles / Jenny's Picking Cockles / The Old Slipper Shoe / An tSeanbhróigín Bhog / Johnnie Seán the Rake (1st in set Lucy Campbell on JnKlly; 1st in set A Box of Spoons on LitN; mislabeled as The Woods of Old Limerick on MRaf; 2nd in set The Garden of Daisies on TMacMn 3) (also in G or A, also singled) (compare with 1st 2 parts of Jenny's Welcome to Charlie #929 and compare The Long Note #3080)
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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).
~195923#1
[JPwr] Jimmy Power. Go Home and Have Your Dinner. Jimmy Power (fiddle). For this tune: with Michael Gorman (fiddle).
196714#1
[PitS] Paddy in the Smoke. Jimmy Power (fiddle).
19691.11#1
[WC 4] Willie Clancy. The Gold Ring. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).
19739#1
[WC 2] Willie Clancy. The Pipering of Willie Clancy. Volume 1. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).
~1973A.1#1
[AClareSn] Willy Clancy and various. A Clare Session with Willy Clancy and Friends. Willy Clancy (pipes), presumably with Peadar O'Loughlin (flute), Jimmy Ward (banjo), Martin Talty, and others.
~19742.9#1
[MR 10] Micho Russell. Rarities and Old Favorites 1949-1993. Micho Russell (whistle, flute, vocals). For this tune: (whistle).
197527#1
[JnKlly] John Kelly. Irish Traditional Concertina and Fiddle Music. John Kelly (concertina, fiddle). For this tune: (fiddle).
~19797#2
[MOC 1] Martin O'Connor. The Connachtman's Rambles. Martin O'Connor (accordion).
~19798#3
[DncOBrn] Donncha Ó Briain. Ceol ar an bhFeadóg Stáin. Irish Traditional Music On Tin Whistle. Donncha Ó Briain (whistle). For this tune: with Mick O'Brien (pipes), Tom O'Brien (fiddle).
19852#3
[Kn] Noel Hill and Tony MacMahon. In Knocknagree. Noel Hill (concertina), Tony MacMahon (accordion).
198616#2
[MCnnlly] Martin Connolly and Maureen Glynn. The Fort of Kincora. Martin Connolly (accordion), Maureen Glynn (piano, fiddle).
~19888#1
[PS 2] Kevin Burke, Jackie Daly, Andy Irvine, Arty McGlynn. 2, Patrick Street. Kevin Burke (fiddle, backing vocals), Jackie Daly (accordion, backing vocals), Andy Irvine (vocals, mandolin, bouzouki, mandola, harmonica), Arty McGlynn (guitar). For this tune: Kevin Burke (fiddle).
~19881#1
[RBPOL 1] Ronan Browne and Peter O'Loughlin. The South West Wind. Traditional Music from County Clare. Ronan Browne (pipes), Peter O'Loughlin (fiddle). For this tune: (B pipes), (fiddle).
~19913#2
[PG 2] Paddy Glackin. Rabharta Ceoil. In Full Spate. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Dónal Lunny (bouzouki, guitar, bodhrán).
199515#1
[JDr 2] Joe Derrane. Return to Inis Mór. Joe Derrane (accordion).
199611#1
[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). For this tune: Martin Hayes (fiddle), Andrew MacNamara (accordion).
~19969#1
[SBw] Folan and Davey. Skin and Bow. Declan Folan (fiddle), Junior Davey (bodhrán).
~199710#1
[TMcCrthy] Tommy McCarthy. Sporting Nell. Tommy McCarthy (concertina, pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).
~20015#1
[FG 6] Frankie Gavin. Fierce Traditional. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, flute). For this tune: (fiddle).
~20025#1
[LitN] Christy Barry, Conor McCarthy, Cyril O'Donoghue. Late . . . in the Night. Christy Barry (flute, whistle, spoons), Conor McCarthy (accordion), Cyril O'Donoghue (bouzouki, guitar). For this tune: Conor (accordion).
~200419#2
[MRaf] Mike Rafferty. Speed 78. Mike Rafferty (flute, pipes). For this tune: (flute).
20058#2
[TMacMn 3] Tony Mac Mahon, Steve Cooney. Scaoil Amach an Pocaide. Live in Spiddal. Tony Mac Mahon (accordion), Steve Cooney (guitar).
~20054#1
[DPower 2] David Power. My Love Is in America. David Power (pipes).
~20103#3
[CYHCIt] Catherine McEvoy, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh. Comb Your Hair and Curl It. Catherine McEvoy (flute), Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (fiddle), Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh (concertina).
~201017#1
[SPotts] Seán Potts. Number 6. Seán Potts (whistle). For this tune: with Seán Óg Potts (pipes).
~201113#1
[DOMhny 1] Danny O' Mahony. In Retrospect. Danny O' Mahony (accordion). For this tune: (B/C accordion).
20132#1
[Friel1] The Friel Sisters. The Friel Sisters. Anna Friel (flute, whistle, vocals), Sheila Friel (pipes, flute, whistle, vocals), Clare Friel (fiddle, whistle, mouth organ, vocals).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
John Kelly's Concertina Reel
MOC 1
Dark-Haired Lass
Kn
Dillon's Fancy
MCnnlly
Moving Bog
PG 2
Bower
MRaf
Kerry Reel
DncOBrn
Garden of Daisies
TMacMn 3
Maid in the Cherry Tree
CYHCIt
Played beforeOn Albums
My Love Is in America
WC 4, WC 2, DPower 2
Kitty in the Lane
JPwr, PitS
Collier's Reel
JnKlly, RBPOL 1
An Gabhran
PS 2
Coillte Feannaid Reel
PG 2
All Hands Around
JDr 2
Sligo Maid
TCB 3
Bells of Tipperary
SBw
Floating Crowbar
TMcCrthy
Farewell to Connaught
FG 6
Maid of Hollywell
LitN
West Wind
SPotts
Lady Gordon
DOMhny 1
Billy Brocker's
Friel1

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 #1347 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #602 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #180 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
As tune #277 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. [available]
As tune #124 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. [available]
On page 123 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As reel #146 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb'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