Annotation:Hen and Her Clutch (The)

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HEN AND HER CLUTCH, THE (An Chearc is a hÁl). AKA and see "Galway Harebait (The)," "Hen and Her Brood (The)," "King of the Cellar (The)." Ireland, Reel. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. "Galway Harebit (The)" title is from the Goodman Manuscripts at the Library of Trinity College, Dublin.

Source for notated version: fiddler Tom Mulligan/Thomas Ó Maolagain (Ireland) [Breathnach].

Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 117, p. 48. Keegan (Drop in the Ocean, A); No. 9.

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




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