Cacklin' Hen (1)

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Theme code Index	336L6 326L5L
Also known as	Old Hen Cackle (1), Old Hen Cackled (1) (The), Old Hen She Cackled, Hen Cackle, Hen Cackled, Cluck Old Hen (1), Cackling Pullet, Chicken in the Barnyard, Old Man Depression Get on Your Way
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Bluegrass, Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4, 2/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Ira Ford
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Traditional Music in America
Tune and/or Page number	p. 92
Year of publication/Date of MS	1940
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Cacklin' Hen (1): Annotations

X:1 T:Cackling Hen [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Ford - Traditional Music in America (1940) K:D A/dB/ AF/F/|A/AB/ A2|Ad/B/ AF/F/|A/F/E/F/ D2:| |:AD F/D/F/D/|AD Ez|AD F/D/F/D/|AE/F/ D:| K:G D/E/|GA B/[ef]B/|[ef]>B dD/E/|GA B/[ef]B/|d/B/A/B/ G:||

X:1 T:Cackling Hen [1] M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Moderately Quick" R:Reel S:Edden Hammons (1875-1955, Pocahontas County, W.Va.) D:The Edden Hammons Collection vol. 2 N:From a 1947 field recording F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/cackling-hen Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G [_B=f]-|[=Bg][Ba]-[Bg][Be] [B4g4]|[B6g6][Bg]a|bage [B4g4]|d6 ga| bage d4|B6g2-|gage dBA2|(G4 [G,G]) (d e/4f/4g/4a/4| b)age [B4g4]|[B6g6] [Bg]a|bage [B4g4]|d6 ga| bage d4|B6g2-|gage dBA2|(G4 [G,G])|| (3DEF|"*"GGGA Bded|BGAG EGDE|G2[G2B2] B+slide+[e2e2]d|BGAG- GD (3DEF| G[G3B3]Beed|BGAG EGD(E/F/4G/4|G)[G2B2]A Bded|BGAG- G2(DE/F/4G/4|| G)G[GB][GA] [G2B2]AA|[GB][GB]AG EG(DE/F/4G/4|G)G[GB][GA] [G2B2]AA|[GB][GB]AG- G2(DE/F/4G/4| G)G[GB][GA] [G2B2][G2A2]|[GB][GB]AG EG(DE/F/4G/4|G)G[GB][GA] [G2B2]AA|[GB][GB]AG- G2|| P:Substitution "*"GFGA Be2d|

X:1 T:Hen Cacklin' T:Cacklin' Hen [1] N:From the playing of fiddler Fonza Smith (Chilton N:County, Ala.), recorded in the field by Bill Parker in 1965. N:The number of variations (a few more were not transcribed) N:clearly indicate this was a showpiece tune for Mr. Smith. M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/829 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G (D|[G4B4])e3d-|BGAG EGAG|.G2.[G2B2] .Be-eA|BGAG- G2((3DEF| G2)G2 .Be-ed-|BGAG EGAG|.G2 .G2 .Be-ed|BGAG- G2|| |:((3DEF|G2)G2 efge|dBAG EG D-((3D/E/F/|G2)G2 efge|dBAG G2:| |:a2-|baba gage|dBAG E2a2-|baba gage|dBAG G2:| |:[B2g2]|Jd'3b gage|dBAG- E2[B2g2]|Jd'3b gage|dBAG G2:| _B2-|=BAGB e3d|BGAG EGA_B-|=BAGB e3d|BGAG G2_B2-| =BAGB e3d|BGAG EG[_Bf]-[=Bg]-|[Bg]aga e3d|BGAG- G2||

X:1 T:Old Hen Cackled T:Cackling Hen [1] N:Transcribed by Frank Maloy, a composite he says was typical of N:south Georgia fiddlers' versions in the 1940's M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stephen F. Davis - Devil's Box, vol. 24, No. 2, Summer 1990 (p. 34) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G [A/e/][B/g/]- [B/g/][B/a/][B/g/][A/e/]|"G"[B2g2][B2g2]-|[Bg][Bb]- [B/b/][B/a/][B/f/][A/e/]|[B2g2] [B2g2]-|[Bg]([Bg] g/)f/e/d/| "D7"[DA]<[DB] [D2d2]-|[Dd][Bg]- [B/g/]f/e/d/|A/B/A [G,2G2]-|"G"[G,G][A/e/][B/g/]- [B/g/][B/a/][B/g/][A/e/]|[Bg]a/g/ e/[D/d/][D/B/][D/A/]| [Dd][A/e/][B/g/]-|[B/g/][B/a/][B/g/][A/e/]|[Bg]a/g/ e/[D/d/][D/B/][D/A/]|[Dd][A/e/][B/g/]- [B/g/][A/a/][A/g/][A/e/]|"D7"[D/d/][D/^c/][D/d/][D/c/] [Dd]>[D^c/]| [D/d/][D/^c/][D/d/][D/c/] [D/d/][D/^c/][DB]|"G"[G2B2] [GB]>[GA]||"G"B/G/A/G/ B/ed/|B/A/G/B/ A/G/E/D/| B/G/A/G/ B/ed/|"D7"B/G/A/F/ "G"G>A|"G"B/G/A/G/ B/ed/|B/A//B/ A/G/E/D/| B/G/A/G/ B/ed/|"D7"B/G/A/F/ "G"[GB][GB]-|[GB][GB] [GB][GB]|[GB][GB] [GB][GB]|g<e- ed/B/| "D7"A/G/E/D/ "G"G[GB]-|[GB][GB] [GB][GB]|[GB][GB] [GB][GB]|[cg]<([Bf] f)d/B/|"D7"A/G/E/D/ "G"[G,2G2]-|[G,G]||

Cacklin' Hen (1): Annotations