Crested Hens (The)

 CRESTED HENS, THE (Les Poules Huppées). French, Bourrée à 3 temps (3/8 time). E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). Composed in 1983 by French national and hurdy-gurdy (vielle a roue) player, Gilles Chabenat, who remarks that some bars of a Debussy composition served as inspiration for the germ of the tune. It is of a type from central France, where it is also a folk dance, and is usually played at a medium tempo though this tune is often heard played slower, a la the Irish group Solas (who popularised the tune and translated the title). Gilles remarks that the title was a kind of nonsense play, from his teenage years. The tune is often mistakenly ascribed Breton origins, of varying degrees of antiquity, however, it is a modern composition by Chabenat. Printed source: Stevens (Massif Central Tune Book No. 1). Recorded sources: Karen Ashbrook - "Knock on the Door" (learned at the Victoria Pub, London). Shanachie 78002, "Solas." X:1 T:Les poules huppées M:3/8 L:1/16 C:Gilles Chabenat R:Bourrée A:France K:d dor D2DFED|A4 AB|cBAdcB|cBABAG|D2DFED|A4 AB|cBAdcd|1A6 :|2A4 de
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