Annotation:Bird in the Bush (1) (The)

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BIRD IN THE BUSH, THE (An tÉan ar an gCraobh). AKA and see "Bird in the Tree," "Bird on the Tree." Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AB (Mulvihill): AABB (Mallinson, O'Brien, Sullivan, Taylor, Tubridy). "Bird in the Bush" is attributed to Kerrypiper and fiddler Billy Hanafin (1875-?) from Callinafercy [1]. The reel was famously recorded for the Victor label by fiddler Michael Coleman (1891-1945), originally from County Sligo, in New York in March, 1927. Galway fiddler Aggie Whyte called the tune "Bird in the Tree." See also the related tune "Two Birds in the Tree, a nomen from peripetetic Sliabh Luachra fiddler Pádraig O'Keeffe.

Additional notes

Sources for notated versions: - Jim Bly (County Roscommon) [Mulvihill]; set dance music recorded live at Na Píobairí Uilleann, mid-1980's [Taylor].

Printed sources : - Lyth (Bowing Styles in Irish Music, vol. 1), 1981; 26. Mallinson (Essential), 1995; No. 74, p. 32. Moylan (Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra), 1994; 151. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 198, p. 53 (appears as "Bird on the Bush"). O'Brien (Jerry O'Brien's Accordion Instructor), 1949. Sullivan (Session Tunes, vol. 3), n.d.; No. 48, p. 20. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Yellow Book), 1995; p. 22. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, Book Two), 1999; p. 23.

Recorded sources: - Cló Iar-Chonnachta, CICD 148, Mick Conneely - "Selkie" (2001). Gael-Linn CEF 057, "Séamus Creagh & Jackie Daly" (1977, played as a hornpipe). Gael-Linn CEF 069, Paddy Glackin - "An Fhidil: Sraith II" (1980).

See also listings at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index [1]
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [3]
Hear Aggie Whyte's "Bird in the Tree", recorded by Alan Lomax in Galway City in January, 1951 [4]


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  1. ↑ Paul de Grae, booklet "Tribute to Seamus Creagh on World Fiddle Day, 20 May, 2017, Scartaglin, County Kerry."
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