Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on May 20th 2004 by hetty.
This tune has been added to 20 tunebooks.
Also known as An Chearc Ar Fad Is An TAnraith, Charming Lovely Nancy, The Hen And All Her Brood, The Hen And All Her Broth, Maggie Pickens Highland Fling, Maggie Pickie, Maggie Pickins, Maggie Pickle, The Whole Chicken In The Soup.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Maggie Pickens
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
G>ED>E G>AB2 | c>AB>G A>GE>F | G>ED>E G>AB>c | d>ed>B A2G2 :|
d>eg>f e>dB2 | d>ed>B A>GE2 | d>eg>f e>dB>A | G>AB>G A2G2 |
g>ag>f e>dB2 | d>ed>B A>GE2 | G>ED>E G>AB>c | d>ed>B A2G2 |
Maggie Pickens & 'The whole chicken in the soup'
Could be Picken a Chicken!?
I feel this is more a schottishe than a Hornpipe and I have been playing this in a set along with a tune which I believe to be 'Lord Moira' and 'Follow me down to Carlow'. The latter being different to the same named tune submitted to the session 17th may 2002. I will submit my version of FMDTC in a few days time.
The 'A' music of Maggie Pickens is identical with the 'A' music of TWCITS (submitted May 14th 2004) but the 'B' music is totally different except for the last two bars.
Hope it's liked.
# Posted on May 20th 2004 by hetty
Hornpipe to slide
It's a nice tune, but why all the dotted notes? It makes it sound more like a slide than a hornpipe. I've done a lot of listening to the way hornpipes are being played and recorded in Ireland and I never hear them played with dotted notes like this. Sometimes there will be a slight swing, but never so extreme that dotted notes are necessary.
# Posted on May 20th 2004 by Phantom Button
Maggie Pickens
I posted "The Whole Chicken In The Soup" a few days ago.This is almost the same tune.
# Posted on March 1st 2003 by dafydd
Why the dotted notes?
Because that's how I play it. Note that I liken it to a Schottishe.
I am aware that many of the Hornpipes here on the session and in published manuscript are written without dots but are they played flat like reels? I do not think so. How do you measure a slight swing? At least with the dots there you know that 'swing?' is needed for the purpose that I use the tune.
# Posted on May 21st 2004 by hetty
A Schottishe.
I have just uncovered a recording of this tune on an LP produced in 1975 by The Rakes (a London based ceilidh band formed in the late 50's and influenced by Irish music played in pubs in Cambden Town and other places and by their contact with Michael Gorman, Sligo fiddle player)
This is labelled as a Schottishe and is played alongside a tune called Ma McNulty's which I also know as 'Follow me Down to Carlow' also labelled as a Schottishe.
# Posted on May 22nd 2004 by hetty
Highland Fling - Highland - Fling - - -
Again, as I've been told to do so, "how I would play it", and with that 'swing' classic to the form. This one has the usual 16 bars and the defined second ending for the B part of the melody. As well in the North there was and is also a specific solo dance also danced to this tune, stepping, and carrying the same name - 'Maggie Pickins', and lyrics too. This stepping could also be done in pairs, dancer facing dancer...
# Posted on August 15th 2004 by ceolachan
Remembering this tune as a march:
T: ? - ? - ?
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: march
K: Gmaj
|: B/A/ |
GE DE GA B2 | cB/A/ BA GE D2 | G>E DE GA Be | de/f/ gB AG G :|
| e |
de/f/ gf ed g2 | de/f/ gB AG E2 | de/g/ gf e/f/e/d/ gG | G>A BG AG G2 |
g/a/g/f/ gf ed B2 | de/f/ gB AG E2 | G>E DE GA Be | de/f/ gB AG G ||
# Posted on June 10th 2005 by ceolachan
"The Whole Chicken in the Soup" / "Maggie Pickins"
Key signature: A Major
Submitted on August 29th 2003 by dafydd.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3007
This is the same A-Part, different take on the B-Part, but the one I am most familiar with... This is also as it is used for a step dance by the same name...
# Posted on December 10th 2005 by ceolachan
"Whistle Ower The Lave O't" ~ chicken or the egg?
Key signature: A Major
Submitted on August 29th 2003 by dafydd.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2051
Some sources to be skeptical of have it that "Maggie" came before the "Whistle", but then that would be the case anyway wouldn't it?!
# Posted on October 22nd 2006 by ceolachan
"Charming Lovely Nancy" ~ the niece, a slide take on the melody
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on August 25th 2004 by gian marco.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3441
# Posted on October 27th 2006 by ceolachan