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The name of this jig refers to the nesting quarters of various birds who congregate in large groups in pursuit of communal pleasures. I first heard the tune from flute player Matt Molloy, whose rendition of it was irresistible to my listening habits.
B,2 D | E2 E GFE | DB,C DCD | E2 E GFE | AdB AFD | EB,E GFE | DB,C DEF | GGE FED | BE^D E2 B || EEE GFE | DB,C DCD | E/G/EE GFE | A-AB AFD | EEE GFE | DB,C DEF | GGE FED | BE^D E2 e || edB BAF | EDB, DFA | edB BAF | ABc def | edB BAF | EDB, DEF | GGE FED | BE^D E2 e || edB BAF | EDB, DFA | edB BAF | ABc def | edB BAF | EDB, DEF | GGE FED | BE^D E2 B || EEE GFE | DB,C DCD | E/G/EE GFE | A-AB AFD | EE-E GFE | DB,C DEF | GGE FED | BE^D E2 B || E/G/EE GFE | DB,C DCD | E/G/EE GFE | AdB AFD | EEE GFE | DB,C DEF | GGE FED | BE^D E^GB || edB BAF | EDB, DFA | edB BAF | ABc d-df | edB BAF | EDB, DEF | GGE FED | BE^D E2 e || edB BAF | EDB, DFA | edB BAF | A^AB d3 | edB BAF | EDB, DEF | G-GE FED | BE^D E3 |
