Annotation:Peacock's Feather (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.

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.



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