# Chicken Reel

## Classification

- Queue shelf: light
- Current website category: public-domain
- Research category: public-domain
- Rights status: public-domain-us
- Confidence: confirmed

## Writer / Source

Joseph M. Daly / credited early ragtime dance tune sources; now traditional fiddle repertoire

## Earliest Located Evidence

1910s sheet-music/dance-band era

## Context

Pre-1931 publication/registration evidence should be manually confirmed before final public note.

## Rights Assessment

The package uses the current U.S. public-domain rule of thumb that U.S. works published before 1931 are public domain in 2026, while modern works and later arrangements need separate clearance. For traditional material, the underlying tune/text may be public domain while The Scrips arrangement and any modern variant source remain separate rights questions.

## Source Links

- https://www.loc.gov/collections/notated-music/
- https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-duration.html

## Local Scrips Evidence

- Current source text: src/_content/song-text/chicken-reel.txt
- Cleaned Scrips ChordPro source: Chicken Reel.chopro
- Existing site status: traditional/public domain or hymn/fiddle tune
- Existing site notes: lyric/chord sheet present

## Scrips Arrangement Notes

The text/chords supplied here follow the Scrips working source where available. Differences from older printed or collected versions should be treated as arrangement choices unless separately documented.

## Chords / Key / Tuning

- Key: G
- Capo: 0
- Tuning/comment: not documented

## Alternate Titles / Indexes

- Alternate titles: none documented in this pass
- Roud number: none located / not applicable

## Open Questions

- None blocking for a conservative website import; still recommended to spot-check final public copy.