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Tune ID#926 (Jenny's Chickens)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Jenny's Chickens about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MC (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel24ABCB Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Jenny's Chickens / Jennie's Chickens / Sicíní Jenny / Sicíní Shinéad / Sicíní Shinéid / Jock and Jill / Sleepy Maggie (2nd in set On Horseback on EI 2) (also in E or A or B Minor) (compare 1st part with one of the occasional parts of Hut in the Bog #285)
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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).
19342.15#2
[MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle).
193417#2
[MC 2] Michael Coleman. The Enduring Magic. Michael Coleman (fiddle).
~194914#2
~19511.34#2
~19511.1#2
[AWhyte] Aggie Whyte. Aggie Whyte. Aggie Whyte (fiddle).
~19598#2
[SRPJM] Seán Ryan, PJ Maloney. Traditional Music of Ireland. Volume One. Digitally Remastered. Seán Ryan (fiddle), PJ Maloney (flute). For this tune: Seán (fiddle).
~19591.24#2
19682.7#3
[MGm] Michael Gorman. The Sligo Champion. The Fiddle Music of County Sligo. Michael Gorman (fiddle, vocals).
197311#2
[KB SD] Kevin Burke. Sweeney's Dream. Fiddle Tunes from County Sligo, Ireland. Kevin Burke (fiddle).
~197311#2
[JB 2] Joe Burke with Charlie Lennon. Traditional Music of Ireland. Joe Burke (accordion), with Charlie Lennon (piano).
~19774#2
[AM] Andy McGann and Paul Brady. It's A Hard Road to Travel. Andy McGann (fiddle), Paul Brady (guitar).
~19777#2
[DODnl 2] Danny O'Donnell. Ón tSean-Am Anall. Danny O'Donnell (fiddle).
~19796#3
[MOC 1] Martin O'Connor. The Connachtman's Rambles. Martin O'Connor (accordion).
~19812#3
[MM 2] Matt Molloy. Heathery Breeze. Matt Molloy (flute). For this tune: (Eb flute).
~19892.1#2
[JK 1] James Kelly. "Capel Street". James Kelly (fiddle).
199016#2
~199114#3
[PG 2] Paddy Glackin. Rabharta Ceoil. In Full Spate. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Dónal Lunny (bouzouki, guitar, bodhrán).
~199313#2
[JCnly 1] Johnny Connolly. An tOileán Aerach. Johnny Connolly (melodeon). For this tune: (D melodeon).
199512#2
[DRuss] Dale Russ. Irish Fiddle. Dale Russ (fiddle).
19951#2
[EI 2] Eileen Ivers. Wild Blue. Eileen Ivers (fiddle), John Doyle (guitar), Tom 'T-Bone' Wolk (organ, accordion, guitar, bass), Ben Wittman (drums), Kimati Dinizulu (percussion).
19951.9#2
199616#3
[FkKelly] Frank Kelly. Memories of Hughie Gillespie. Frank Kelly (fiddle).
~199710#3
[CKeane 2] Conor Keane. Oidhreacht. Conor Keane (accordion).
199812#3
[Lgcy] Legacy. Navan. Don Penzien (guitar, vocals, whistle), Valerie Plested (fiddle), Beth Patterson (bouzouki, vocals), Justin Murphy (flute, whistle).
19982#2
[KB IC] Kevin Burke. In Concert. Kevin Burke (fiddle).
20003#3
[ACB 1] The Abbey Céilí Band. Bruach an tSuláin. Ger Murphy (accordion), Andrew O'Connell (fiddle), Liam Forde (banjo), Micheál Creedon (bass, keyboards).
200615#2
[TAM] Joe Burke, Brian Conway and Felix Dolan. A Tribute to Andy McGann. Joe Burke (accordion), Brian Conway (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano). For this tune: Joe (accordion).
~20071#3
[GCB 2] The Glenside. Take the Floor with The Glenside. Tom Flood (accordion), Johnny Duffy (banjo), Moyra Fraser (keyboard, vocals), Aidan Flood (drums).
~200815#2
[BCw 2] Brian Conway. Consider the Source. Brian Conway (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Bonnie Kate
MC, MC 2, TaisLFid, AL2, AWhyte, SRPJM, SRyan C, MGm, KB SD, JB 2, AM, JK 1, JCnly 1, FkKelly, KB IC, TAM, BCw 2
Piper on Horseback
EI 2, GL20
Wild Irishman
DODnl 2
College Groves
MOC 1
Big Pat's Reel
MM 2
Morning Dew
MLIIA
Queen of May
PG 2
Lord Gordon's
DRuss
Musical Priest
CKeane 2
Abbey Reel
Lgcy
Maud Miller
ACB 1
Tam Lin
GCB 2
Played beforeOn Albums
Glass of Beer
GCB 2
Mason's Apron
BCw 2

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 #18 in volume 2 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
As tune #13 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 32 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
On page 54 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As reel #148 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): 1934