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Theme code Index	3214 6321
Also known as	Blackbird and the Woodlark (The), Blackbird and the Hen (The), Blackbird and the Thrush (The), Cock and Hen (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, March/Marche
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	3/4, 6/8
History
Structure	One part, AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Edward Bunting
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ancient Irish Music
Tune and/or Page number	p. 5
Year of publication/Date of MS	1840
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Year recorded
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T:Blackbird and the Hen, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Bunting – Ancient Music of Ireland (1840, p. 5)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
(e/d/)|.c(cd) .B(Bc)|.A(AB/c/) {c}d2B|(fd).B (c/d/e).B|{c}(BA).A A2 (e/d/)|
(.c.c)d (.B.B)c|.A(AB/c/) {c}d2 [Bb]|(fd).B (c/d/e)[Bb]|{ba}.a [A2a2] (d/c/)|
(de).f (=ge)(d/c/)|(.d.e)(f/^g/) [A2a2]a|{a}(=ge).e {e}(dB).A|(Be).e [B2e2] e/d/|
cc/e/d/c/ Bb/de/c/B/|A(A/B/c/A/ d2) (B|.f)(e/d/c/B/) (c/d/)(e/c/)(d/B/)|(BA).A A2||

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T:Blackbird and the Hen, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 3 (1859, No. 254, pp. 124-125)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
"Moderate"e/d/|.c(cd) .B(Bc)|.A(AB/c/) {c}d2B|(fd).B (c/d/e).B|{c}(BA).A A2 (e/d/)|
(.c.c)c (.B.B)c|.A (AB/c/) {c}d2 [Bb]|(fd).B (c/d/e)[Bb]|(ba).[Aa] [A2a2] (d/c/)|
(de).f {=ge)(d/c/)|(.d.e)(f/^g/) [A2a2]a|{a}(=be).e {e}(dB).A|(Be).e e2 e/d/|
Cc/e/d/c/ BB/d/c/B/|A(A/B/c/A/ d2) (B|.f)(e/d/c/B/) (c/d/)(e/c/)(d/B/)|(BA).A A2||

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T:Blackbird and the Hen, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1837
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
e/d/ | ccd BBc | AAB/c/ {c}d2B | fdB c/d/ec | {c}BAA A2 e/d/ | 
ccd BBc | AAB/c/ {c}d2b | fdB c/d/eb | baa a2 :|
|: d/c/ | def =ged/c/ | def/^g/ a2a | {a}=gee {e}dBA | Bee e2 e/d/ | 
cc/e/d/c/ BB/d/c/B/ | AA/B/c/A/ d2B | fe/d/c/B/ c/d/e/c/d/B/ | BAA A2 :|]

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