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PEACOCK'S FEATHER [1], THE (Cleite na Péacóige). AKA – “Peacock (The).” Irish, Hornpipe. D Dorian: E Minor (O’Farrell). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was printed in uilleann piper O’Farrell’s Pocket Companion (vol. IV, 125, c. 1810) as a march under the title “The Peacock.” It is familiar as the source of the tune for the song "Parting Glass (The)." The tune was also recorded by the Tulla Ceili Band.

Source for notated version: fiddler Frankie Gavin (Ireland) [Breathnach].

Printed sources: Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 287, p. 154. Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 218, p. 100. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. IV), c. 1810; p. 125 (appears as “The Peacock”).

Recorded sources: Shanachie Records 29008, Frankie Gavin - "Traditional Music of Ireland" (1977). Shanachie Records 34009, Frankie Gavin & Alex Finn. Shanachie SH 78061, Danú - "When All Is Said and Done" (2005).

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]

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-'''PEACOCK'S FEATHER [1], THE''' ([[Cleite na Péacóige]]). AKA – “[[Peacock (The)]].” Irish, Hornpipe. D Dorian: E Minor (O’Farrell). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was printed in uilleann piper O’Farrell’s '''Pocket Companion''' (vol. IV, 125, c. 1810) as a march under the title “The Peacock.” The tune was recorded by the Tulla Ceili Band.
+'''PEACOCK'S FEATHER [1], THE''' ([[Cleite na Péacóige]]). AKA – “[[Peacock (The)]].” Irish, Hornpipe. D Dorian: E Minor (O’Farrell). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was printed in uilleann piper O’Farrell’s '''Pocket Companion''' (vol. IV, 125, c. 1810) as a march under the title “The Peacock.” It is familiar as the source of the tune for the song "[[Parting Glass (The)]]." The tune was also recorded by the Tulla Ceili Band.
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