Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Album Details for Old Hag You Have Killed Me by The Bothy Band

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Artist NameThe Bothy Band
Album TitleOld Hag You Have Killed Me
MusiciansPaddy Keenan (pipes, whistle), Matt Molloy (flute, whistle), Kevin Burke (fiddle), Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (vocals, clavinet, harmonium), Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (vocals, guitar), Donal Lunny (vocals, bouzouki, guitar, bodhrán).
Source and
other information		Green Linnet GLCD 3005, 1982. Reissue of Mulligan LUN 007, 1976. Recorded July 1976. At least the Green Linnet pressing used for this index has a scrambled order of tracks relative to the printed contents. I have heard they later fixed this problem. Notes to reissue by Colin Irwin.

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Every Irish tune on this album was identified by carefully comparing this recorded performance with all other tunes in the Irish Traditional Music Tune Index—by comparing musically, disregarding tune titles. The track and tune numbers below, furthermore, correspond to what you actually hear on this album. This page is thus more reliable than the original album notes, track titles listed by iTunes/Media Player, or other Web sites, all of which usually suffer from errors.

TrackTuneTune ID#RhythmTitles used for this tune (and other notes)
11 Tune Info
1383		 Reel Music in the Glen / Down the Glen (3rd in set The Thomond on KCB 6) (also in A)
2 Tune Info
868		 Reel Humours of Scarriff, The / Humours of Scariff / The Humors of Scarriff / Pléaraca na Scairbhe / The Ballinasloe Fair (2nd in set Music in the Glen on BB 2) (also in E Dorian as "Seán McGuire setting" in book RM)
3 Tune Info
1487		 Reel Otter's Holt, The / Poll an Madra Uisce / The Otter's Den / Water Dog's Hole / The Water Dog's Hole / The Water Hole / The Aughdarra / The Windy Lane / McFadden's Handsome Daughter (3rd in set Music in the Glen on BB 2) (composed by Junior Crehan)
21 Tune Info
3176		 Song Fionnghuala
31 Tune Info
608		 Reel Farewell to Ireland / Farewell to Erin (mislabeled as The Youngest Daughter on PK 1; mislabeled as Kid on the Mountain on some reissues of BB 2)
41 Tune Info
3148		 Piece Ballintore Fancy (opening piece of this set, mislabeled as Farewell to Erin on some BB 2 reissues)
2 Tune Info
1018		 SgJig Kerry Jig, The / Rowesome's (2nd in set Ballintore Fancy on BB 2; this set in turn was mislabeled on some reissues as Farewell to Erin) (also as reel)
3 Tune Info
103		 SgJig Ballintore Fancy, The / Port Sheáin Pléamonn / John Fleming's Jig / Kiss in the Furze / The Kerry Jig (also reversed parts; also as slow reel; mislabeled as Farewell to Erin on some reissues of BB 2)
51 Tune Info
3177		 Song Maid of Coolmore, The / Maid of Coolmore / The Maids of Culmore (mislabeled as Tiochfaidh An Samhradh on some BB 2 reissues) (also as air)
61 Tune Info
1278		 JigSl Michael Gorman's / Bells of Tipperary (mislabeled as The Laurel Tree on some BB 2 reissues; as Gan Ainm on DLyn) (also in C) (compare #3736)
2 Tune Info
435		 Slide Cúnla / Cunla / Connla / An Brístín Mire / The Frieze Breeches / Gallagher's Frolics (2nd in set Michael Gorman's on BB 2; this set in turn was mislabeled on some reissues as The Laurel Tree) (also as single jig or song) (compare as double jig I Buried My Wife and Danced on Top of Her #3436)
3 Tune Info
1683		 Reel Road to Lisdoonvarna, The / The Galway Girls / March of the Tribes to Galway / All the Way to Galway / Sarsfield March / Flash Away the Pressing Gang / Slash Away the Pressing Gang (3rd in set Michael Gorman's on BB 2; this set in turn was mislabeled on some reissues as The Laurel Tree) (also in A, also with reversed parts) (compare 2nd part with 2nd part of polka The Kerry Cow #2830)
4 Tune Info
590		 Reel Molly Bán / Molly Bawn / Molly Ban / White-Haired Molly / Fairhaired Mary / Fair-Haired Mary / Fair Haired Molly / Fairhaired Molly (4th in set Michael Gorman's on BB 2; this set in turn was mislabeled on some reissues as The Laurel Tree) (also in E, also doubled) (compare #3288)
71 Tune Info
3178		 Song 16 Come Next Sunday
81 Tune Info
1461		 JigD Old Hag You Have Killed Me / Old Hag, You Have Killed Me / Oh Hag You Have Killed Me / O Hag You Have Killed Me! / A Chailleach, do Mharaís Mé / 'Chailleach, do Mhairís Mé / 'Chailligh, Do Mhairis Mé / Stop, Old Hag, or You'll Kill Me (3rd in set Away with Ye on Ch 6) (compare Will You Come Home with Me? #2442, compare The Sheep on the Mountains / Na Caoirigh ar na Sléibhte included here from O'Neill and CRE 2 books, and compare 1st part with 1st part of The Stolen Purse in book 1001, included here)
2 Tune Info
514		 SgJig Dinny Delaney's / Dinny Delaney / Dinney Delaney's / Denis Delaney's / The Old Hag in the Kiln / The Old Hag at the Kiln / The Hag in the Kiln / An Chailleach sa Tornóig (also as slide or double jig, both included here) (2nd in set Old Hag You Have Killed Me on BB 2)
3 Tune Info
1343		 JigD Morrison's Jig / Port Uí Mhuirgheasa / Maurice Carmody's Favorite / Maurice Carmody's Favourite / The Stick across the Hob / Stick across the Hob / Paddy Stack's Fancy Jig / Paddy Stack's Fancy / Lyon's Favourite / The Rookery (3rd in set Old Hag You Have Killed Me on BB 2; mislabeled as Whelan's in a set on CmA 1 which alternates between this tune and Whelan's) (compare Whelan's #1699)
91 Tune Info
3179		 Song Calum Sgaire
101 Tune Info
1708		 Slide Rosie Finn's Favourite / Rosie Finn's Favorite (1st in set The Kid on the Mountain on BB 2; this set in turn was mislabeled on some reissues as The Ballintore Fancy)
2 Tune Info
1739		 JigD Seán Buí / Sean Bui / Yellow John / Over the Water to Charlie / Over the Water to Charley / The Frenchpark Jig (in set The Kid on the Mountain on BB 2; this set in turn was mislabeled on some reissues as The Ballintore Fancy) (also in A, as slide in G)
3 Tune Info
1023		 JigSl Kid on the Mountain, The / An Mionnán ar an Sliabh / An Meannán ar an Sliabh (also with only 4 parts including a different 4th part, or with an additional 6th part, also as song The Bottle of Wine) (mislabeled as The Ballintore Fancy on some BB 2 reissues)
111 Tune Info
3180		 Song Tiochfaidh An Samhradh / Summer Will Come (mislabeled as The Maid of Coolmore on some BB 2 reissues) (compare #3589)
121 Tune Info
153		 Reel Billy Brocker / Billy Brocker's / The Old Billy Brocker's / Billy Bunker / [The Budgie on the Griddle] (1st in set The Laurel Tree on BB 2; this set in turn was mislabeled on some reissues as Michael Gorman's; setting in book Raff has a different 2nd part)
2 Tune Info
866		 Reel Shores of Loughrea / The Shores of Lough Rea / The Shores of Lough Ree / The Shores of Lough Reagh / Humours of Loughrea / Tommy Whelan's / Whelan's Reel / Burke's Choice (2nd in set The Congress on FG 1; 2nd in set The Laurel Tree on BB 2; this set in turn was mislabeled on some reissues as Michael Gorman's) (also doubled)
3 Tune Info
1108		 Reel Laurel Tree, The / The Laurel Bush (mislabeled as Michael Gorman's on some BB 2 reissues) (compare Ceo na gCnoc #4457 and compare 2nd part with 2nd part of Laurel Tree #3672)
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