"Magpie" is an American reel in cut or 2/4 time known in North Carolina (Piedmont region in G Major. The parts are played AB (Silberberg) or AABB (Brody, Kaufman). It was collected by Alan Jabbour in 1966 for the Library of Congress from fiddle/banjo duo Harlan Coble and William Alonzo "Lonnie" Corsbie in Guilford County, north-central N.C.). It was also collected by Eric Olson, Bobbie and Tommy Thompson in 1968. Tom Carter collected a D Major version from Piedmont fiddler Earl Shatterly. The tune was very popular among young old-time musicians in the "revival" of the 1970's. The banjo tablature is from John Letscher. Alan Jabbour and Ken Perlman play this in a medley with "Greasy String". It was printed in Brody's Fiddler's Fakebook (1983), Kaufman's Beginning Old Time Fiddle (1977), Silberberg's Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern (2002) and Songer's Portland Collection, vol. 2 (2005). It was recorded by Ken Perlman & Alan Jabbour on Southern Summits, Wry Straw on From Earth to Heaven (1978), Fuzzy Mountain String Band on Fuzzy Mountain String Band (1972) and The Cedar Point String Band.