Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#250 (Burnt Old Man)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MMu (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | D Major |
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Burnt Old Man, The / An Seanduine Dóite / Sean Duine Dóite / Sean Duine Doite / An Shean Dúinne / The Campbells Are Coming / The Campbell's Are Coming / Georgie, the Dotard (also as slide included here, as song / air #1754 and compare 1st part with 1st part of jig #70)
Discography
Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc.
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to hear the first 10 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1978 | B.3#2 | [MMu] Martin Mulvihill with Mick Moloney. Traditional Irish Fiddling from County Limerick. Martin Mulvihill (fiddle). |
| ~1979 | 9#2 | [Ev] Kevin Burke and Jackie Daly. Eavesdropper. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion, concertina). |
| ~1993 | 21#2 | [JCnly] Johnny Connolly. An tOileán Aerach. Johnny Connolly (accordion). |
| 1997 | 9#3 | [SCAC] Séamus Creagh, Aidan Coffey. Séamus Creagh, Aidan Coffey. Séamus Creagh (fiddle), Aidan Coffey (accordion). |
| ~1998 | 5#1 | [BG 5] Bobby Gardiner. The Clare Shout. Bobby Gardiner (accordion, lilting). |
| 2000 | 1.12#1 | [LaL] Lámh ar Lámh. Many Hands. young musicians of Ashbourne CCE. |
| 2001 | 5#1 | [JCrv] John Creaven. The Story So Far. John Creaven (flute). |
| ~2006 | 13#2 | [CrnrHs 2] Corner House. The Friendly Visit. Davey Mathias (guitar), Andi Hearn (fiddle, vocals). For this tune: Andi (fiddle). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune considering only the indexed books, listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.
| As tune #91 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As jig #65 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As tune #83 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. |
If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903