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Theme code Index	5552 5542
Also known as	All the Go, Jennie's Chickens, Jock and Jill, Malcolm's Wedding, Sleepy Maggy, Sleepy Maggie
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	B
Accidental	NONE
Mode	Dorian
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB'CC'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Bulmer & Sharpley
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Music from Ireland vol. 2
Tune and/or Page number	No. 18
Year of publication/Date of MS	1974
Artist	Biography:Michael Coleman
Title of recording	Bonnie Kate/Jenny's Chickens
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Decca 12015
Year recorded	1934
Media
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Tune annotations

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T:Jenny's Chickens 
M:4/4 
L:1/8 
K:Bdor 
f2 fg fece|fefa eAce|f2 fg fece|fgag eAce :| 
|: fBBA B2 ce|fB B2 eAce|fBBA B2 ce|1 fgaf eAce :|2fgaf eAcA| 
|: B2 bB aBgB|B2 af eAcA|B2 bBaBgB|1 fgaf eAcA :|2 fgaf eAce ||

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T:Jenny's Chickens
R:Reel
H:Related to the Scottish tune "Sleepy Maggie", #650.
H:Also related to Sean sa Cheo, #313.
H:Cf also "The Gravel Walks", #70.
D:Matt Molloy: Heathery Breeze.
D:Paddy Glackin: In Full Spate.
Z:Some people play it in Bdor (g#), others in Bm (g natural)
Z:This tune is also played in Ador.
Z:id:hn-reel-75
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:1/4=200
K:Bm
|:~f3e fece|fefa eAce|~f3e fece|f2af eAce:|
fBBA B2de|fB~B2 eAce|fBBA Bcde|f2af eAce|
fB~B2 bBaB|fB~B2 ABce|fBBA Bcde|f2af edcA||
|:B2bB aBgB|~B2fB edcA|B2bB aBgB|[1 f2af edcA:|[2 f2af eAce|]

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T: aka Malcolm's Wedding, Jenny's Chickens (20th century Irish title)
R:strathspey or reel
% for strathspey set more dotted rhythms would be added
C:traditional
O:18th century Scottish
B:Bremner's Collections, 1757
N:melodic code 5153 5142
Z:Paul Stewart Cranford (P.S.C.), <http://www.cranfordpub.com>
L:1/8
Q:300
M:C
F:http://www.cranfordpub.com/tunes/abcs/Bremner.txt
K:Bminor
Tf2 Bb fBde|Tf2 Bb eAce|Tf2 Bb fBde|(f/e/f/g/ a)f eAce:|
|:fBdB fBde|fBdB eAce|fBdB fBde|(f/e/f/g/ a)f eAce:|

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