X: 1
T: Cuckoo's Nest (Hornpipe) (G major) / An Spealadóir (The Mower)
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Hornpipe
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from uilleann piper Walter Lelle in 2007
D: 1967: Willie Clancy (1918-1973): Minstrel From Clare
D: 1974: Séamus Ennis (1919-1982): The Fox Chase
D: 1981: De Danann: Star Spangled Molly
D: 1991: Monks of the Screw: Bráithre An Óil
D: 1991: Conor McKeon: A New Dawn. Uilleann Piping, Another Generation (Compilation)
D: 1994: William Andrews: The Gentlemen Pipers: Classic Recordings of Irish Traditional Piping
D: 1995: Joe Burke, Andy McGann & Felix Dolan: The Funny Reel
D: 1996: Mick O'Brien: May Morning Dew
D: 1996: Joe Derrane, Jerry O'Brien & Bobby Gardiner: The Masters Choice
D: 1997: Paddy Keenan: Ná Keen Affair
D: 1997: Máire Ní Chathasaigh: The New Strung Harp
D: 1997: Adam Shapiro, Dave Shapiro, Mark Farrely, Kevin Griffin, Simon O'Reilly & Blarney O'Shamrock: Cape to Clare
D: 2000: Sean McGuire: Celtic Uilleann Pipes Collection (Compilation)
D: 2002: Sean Óg Potts: Sean Potts
D: 2002: Alva: Love Burns in Me
D: 2003: Paddy Keenan & Tommy O'Sullivan: Irish Folk Festival - The Road to Tradition
D: 2003: Dominic McNabb: Traditional Fiddle Music from the Glens of Antrim
D: 2004: David Munnelly, Daire Bracken, Kieran Munnelly & Gavin Ralston: By Heck
D: 2004: Eliot Grasso: Standing Room Only
D: 2004: Inis Fail: The Blue Bottle
D: 2005: Culchies: Bruscar Bán
D: 2005: Paddy Reynolds (1920-2005): Classic Recordings of the Irish Fiddle Legend
D: 2005: Tom Moran: The Man of the House
D: 2006: Brian Kelly: Brian Kelly
D: 2007: Thomas Smyth's Group: Armagh Pipers Club - 40th Anniversary Album
D: 2009: Seamus Creagh (1946-2009): Tunes for Practice
D: 2009: Sean McGuire: Hawks & Doves of Irish Culture
D: 2010: Seán McCarthy: Halcyon Days
D: 2010: Gavin Whelan: 120 Irish Traditional Tunes
D: 2010: Gavin Pennycook: Celtic Nyckelharpa
D: 2011: Carmel Doohan: Comhaltas Live #348-4
D: 2012: We Banjo 3: The We Banjo 3 Tunebook
D: 2013: Rosie Ferguson: Comhaltas Live #398-10
D: 2014: Paudie O'Connor & Aoife Ní Chaoimh: Didn't She Dance and Dance
D: 2014: Rebecca McCarthy Kent: Comhaltas Live #438-8
D: 2014: John Maguire: The Flax in Bloom (Compilation)
D: 2015: Brosna Céili Band: Comhaltas Live #472-3
D: 2015: The Brosna Céilí Band: Comhaltas Live #477-3
D: 2015: Séamus Tierney: Comhaltas Live #484-5
D: 2016: Paddy Breen: It Was Mighty - The Early Days of Irish Music in London
D: 2016: William Andrews: Classics of Irish Piping
D: 2016: Island Eddy: Island Eddy
D: 2017: Brian Bigley: Dance the Town Green
D: 2017: Aoife Ní Argáin: Comhaltas Live #517-11
D: 2017: Fergal Scahill: A Fiddle Tune a Day 2017 (Tune #120)
D: 2017: Micheal Stribling: The Pipers' Gathering 2017, Vol. 2
D: 2018: Dan Gurney: Ignorance is Bliss
D: 2019: Pat McNulty: Roaring Mary
D: 2019: Lucie Périer & Orwin Hébert: Apples in Winter
D: 2020: Jean Banwarth: Just Sound
N: Chords: | G  -  | D  C  | G  -  | D  -   |
N:         | G  -  | D  C  | G  D  | G  G  :|
N:         | G  -  | D  -  | D7 -  | G  C   |
N:         | G  -  | D  C  | G  D  | G  G  :|
N:         | G  -  | G  -  | D7 -  | D7 D   |
N:         | G  -  | D  C  | G  D  | G  G  :|
N:         the second and third part can be played with F naturals in the third bar:
N:         | G  -  | D  -  | F  D  | G  C   |
N:         | G  -  | D  C  | G  D  | G  G  :|
N:         | G  -  | G  -  | F  -  | D7 D   |
N:         | G  -  | D  C  | G  D  | G  G  :|
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G major % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: A     | B2 BA GB dg | fd cB  ce dc |    B2 BG FG AB | c2 A2 A2 dc  |
N:         B2 BA GB dg | fd cB  ce dc | B/c/d AG FG Ac | B2 G2 G2    :|
N: A/B/c | dg gf ga bg | ad d^c d3  e |    fe de fg af | ge dB ce dc  |
N:         B2 BA GB dg | fd cB  ce dc | B/c/d AG FG Ac | B2 G2 G2    :|
N: A/B/c | dB GB dB GB | dB cA  G2 AB |    cA FA cA FA | cB AG FA D2  |
N:         GA Bc dg bg | fd cB  ce dc | B/c/d AG FG Ac | B2 G2 G2    :|
N:
N: P: the second and third part can be played with F naturals in the third bar:
N: A/B/c | dg gf ga bg | ad d^c d3  e |   =fe de ^fg af | ge dB ce dc  |
N:         B2 BA GB dg | fd cB  ce dc | B/c/d AG  FG Ac | B2 G2 G2    :|
N: A/B/c | dB GB dB GB | dB cA  G2 AB |    cA=FA  cA FA | cB AG FA D2  |
N:         GA Bc dg bg | fd cB  ce dc | B/c/d AG  FG Ac | B2 G2 G2    :|
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
A     | "G" B2 BA GB dg | "D" fd cB  "C" ce dc | "G"    B2 BG     FG AB | "D"  c2 A2     A2 dc  |
        "G" B2 BA GB dg | "D" fd cB  "C" ce dc | "G" B/c/d AG "D" FG Ac | "G"  B2 G2 "G" G2    :|
A/B/c | "G" dg gf ga bg | "D" ad d^c     d3  e | "D7"   fe de     fg af | "G"  ge dB "C" ce dc  |
        "G" B2 BA GB dg | "D" fd cB  "C" ce dc | "G" B/c/d AG "D" FG Ac | "G"  B2 G2 "G" G2    :|
A/B/c | "G" dB GB dB GB | "G" dB cA      G2 AB | "D7"   cA FA     cA FA | "D7" cB AG "D" FA D2  |
        "G" GA Bc dg bg | "D" fd cB  "C" ce dc | "G" B/c/d AG "D" FG Ac | "G"  B2 G2 "G" G2    :|
N:
P: the second and third part can be played with F naturals in the third bar:
A/B/c | "G" dg gf ga bg | "D" ad d^c     d3  e | "F"   =fe de "D" ^fg af | "G"  ge dB "C" ce dc  |
        "G" B2 BA GB dg | "D" fd cB  "C" ce dc | "G" B/c/d AG "D"  FG Ac | "G"  B2 G2 "G" G2    :|
A/B/c | "G" dB GB dB GB | "G" dB cA      G2 AB | "F"    cA=FA      cA FA | "D7" cB AG "D" FA D2  |
        "G" GA Bc dg bg | "D" fd cB  "C" ce dc | "G" B/c/d AG "D"  FG Ac | "G"  B2 G2 "G" G2    :|