Cock's Tail (The)

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Theme code Index	1333 1354
Also known as	Cocktail (The), Dublin Reel, Wagtail Reel (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	IRELAND(Ulster)
Structure	AAB
Editor/Compiler
Book/Manuscript title
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS
Artist	Biography:Josephine Marsh
Title of recording	Josephine Marsh
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Tara Records 4008
Year recorded	1996
Media
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COCK'S TAIL, THE. AKA - "The Cocktail." AKA and see "Dublin Reel." Irish. Ireland; Donegal, Fermanagh. The tune is sometimes miss-named "The Cocktail Reel." A County Donegal version of "The Dublin Reel" (Cathal McConnell calls it an unusual version of "Dublin Reel"). In the repertoire of Vincent Campbell, and of John and Mickey Doherty, who learned from their father. Caoimhin Mac Aoidh remarks that Mickey Doherty sometimes occasionally called it by the title "The Wagtail Reel," referring to a small black and blue-ish white bird. The Wagtail features a long tail that bobs about nervously, giving rise to its name-in Irish, Gleasog.

Recorded sources: Compass 7 4287 2, Cathal McConnell - "Long Expectant Comes at Last" (2000. Learned from Eddie Duffy, a flute player from Drumcruhan, County Fermanagh). Tara Records 4008, "Josephine Marsh" (1996. Appears as "The Cocktail").

X:1
T:The Cocktail
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:210
S:setting: Noel Hill
R:Reel
K:D
DF{A}FE ~F3E | DF~F2  ABGE | DF{A}FE DFAd | cABG EFGE :||
A3B A2GA | (3AAA GA BG (3GGG | A2AG EFGB | =cBAG EFGB |
A2AB (3AAA GB | ABGA BG (3GGG | AaaA aAag | fdec dBAF ||