Charming Lovely Nancy

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Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on August 25th 2004 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 19 tunebooks.

Also known as An Chearc Ar Fad Is An TAnraith, The Hen And All Her Brood, The Hen And All Her Broth, Maggie Pickens, Maggie Pickens Highland Fling, Maggie Pickie, Maggie Pickins, Maggie Pickle, The Whole Chicken In The Pot.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

Farewell To Ireland CD 2 (Of A Box Set Of 4) by Various Artists
Fonnchaoi by Verena Commins And Julie Langan
Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
Jack In The Box Irish Session by Tionol
Take The Bull By The Horns by Tom Doherty
The Fiddle Music Of Donegal - Volume One by Various Artists
The Gravel Walks: The Fiddle Music Of Mickey Doherty by Mickey Doherty
The Pipers Club by The Pipers Club Ceili Bnad
The Princess Royal: Dance Music From South Armagh by The Nine McCusker Brothers And Hugh Savage
The Wheels Of The World, Early Irish American Music, Vol. 1 by Various Artists

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

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Source: verenac ommins & julie langan - fonnchaoi
Transcription: gmp

# Posted on August 25th 2004 by gian marco

"Charming Lovely Nancy" / "Maggie Pickins" ~ etc., other relatives

"The Whole Chicken In The Soup"
Key signature: Amajor
Submitted on August 29th 2003 by dafydd.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3007

"Maggie Pickins" / "The Whole Chicken in the Soup"
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on May 20th 2004 by hetty.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3041

And the supposed earliest source for it, but some accounts? ~

"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 have it that "Maggie" came before the "Whistle", (i.e. Grattan Flood 'the questionable') but then that would be the case anyway wouldn't it?! :-/

# Posted on October 27th 2006 by ceolachan

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