Annotation:Bhean Tincéara (An)
X: 1 T:Bean Tinc\'eara T:Johnny Allen's R:reel H:Also played as a two-part tune, without the middle part. D:Liam O'Flynn Z:id:hn-reel-516 M:4/4 %N:http://www2.redhawk.org/irish/Norbeck/hnr5.abc K:Dmix ~A3B AGFE|DccB cedc|A2BG AGFE|DG~G2 DG~G2|AGBG AGFG| Add^c defg|afge fded|dcAF G2FG::Addc AGFG|Addg fdec| Addc AGFG|DG~G2 DG~G2|Addc AGFG|Adde ~f3g|afge fded| dcAF G2FG::~A3g fded|dcAB cedc|~A3g fded|dcAF G2FG| ~A3g fded|dcAB cdeg|afge fded|dcAF G2FG:| P:"variations" ~A3B AGFE|DccB cdcB|~A3B AGFA|DGGF G2FG|~A3B AGFG| Adde ~f3g|afge fde^c|d=cAF G2FG|~A3B AGFA|DccB cedc| AcBG AGFG|DGGF G2FG|AcBG AGFG|Adde fefg|afge fde^c|d=cAF G2FG|| |:Addc AGFG|Adde fdec|Addc AGFG|DGGF G2FG|Addc AGFG| Add^c defg|afge fde^c|d=cAF G2FG:|~A3g fdec|Ad~d2 AGFG| ~A3g fde^c|d=cAF G2FG|~A3g fdec|Add^c defg|f2e^c d2=cA| dBcA G2FG|~A3g fdec|Ad~d2 Addc|~A3g fde^c|d=cAF G2FG| ~A3g fde^c|d^cde fefg|(3agf ge fde^c|d=cAF G2FG||
BHEAN TINCÉARA, AN. AKA and see "Johnny Allen's," "Sean McGlynn's Fancy," "Tinker's Wife (2)," "Tinkerman's Wife (The)." Irish, Reel (whole or cut time). D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'C. The tonality shifts in this tune which has east Clare regional associations, although centered around D mixolydian. Concertina player Mrs. Elizabeth Crotty played a two-part version of the tune that differs somewhat from the 3-part version usually heard in sessions today.
