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MAGPIE IN THE TREE. AKA and see "Guiry's Favorite," "Gurney's Fancy," "Bryan O'Lynn (2)," "Cockled Old Man (1) (The)," "Cockled Old Man (2) (The)," "Ducks in the Oats," "John Mahony's." Irish, Jig. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Sligo fiddler Michael Gorman recorded the tune as "Gurney's Fancy." See also "Bryan O'Lynn (1)," which may be the ancestral tune to this family.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources:

Recorded sources: Green Linnet GLCD 1211, Kevin Crawford - "In Good Company" (2001. Appears as part of "Brian O'Lynn"). Martin Connolly & Maureen Glynn Connolly - "The Fort of Kincora."

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]




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