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Cockled Old Man (2) (The)
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COCKLED OLD MAN [2], THE. AKA and see "Ducks in the Oats," "Guiry's Favorite," "Gurney's Fancy," "John Mahinney's No. 2," "John Mahony's," "Magpie in the Tree." Irish, Double Jig. G ('A' part), C ('B' part) {the modality shifts quite a bit}. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. A variation of "Cockled Old Man (1) (The)," but still within the "Bryan O'Lynn (1)" family.
Printed source: Roche (Collection of Traditional Irish Music, vol. 3), 1927; p. 31, No. 102.
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