Cuckoo (1) (The)
CUCKOO [1], THE. AKA- "Murray's Fancy (Hornpipe) [1]," "The Dublin Hornpipe [2]." Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. This hornpipe is dissimilar to the "Cuckoo Hornpipe" in Christeson (USA) but is related to the "Cuckoo's Nest" family of tunes. Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman recorded the tune in New York in 1921, under the title "Murray's Fancy."
Printed sources: Allan's Irish Fiddler, No. 92, p. 23. Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 307 (appears as untitled hornpipe). Jordan (Whistle and Sing), 1975; 71. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 203.
Recorded sources: Shanachie 34012, Liz Carroll & Tommy Maguire - "Kiss Me Kate." Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40481, Brian Conway - "First Through the Gate" (2002).
X:1 T:The Cuckoo M:C| L:1/4 R:Hornpipe S:Brian Conway Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D/G/|[GB]>d c/B/c/e/|d (3g/f/e/ d/B/G/F/|E<(~c A/)G/F/G/| A/(F/G/)E/ D/G,/B,/D/|[GB]>d c/B/c/e/|d (3g/f/e/ d/B/G/F/| E<~c A/)G/F/G/|A/D/F/A/ G:|g/a/|:b<~g d/g/B/g/|b<~g d/g/B/g/| c'<~a e/a/c/a/|c'<~a e/a/c/a/|b<~g d/g/B/g/|b<~g d/g/b/g/| (3a/b/a/ g/a/ f/a/e/f/|1 d c/d/ B/d/g/a/:|2 d c/d/ B/(d/g/)d/||
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