Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#2878 (Old Torn Petticoat)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | A Dorian |
about these two bars
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording CC (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Old Torn Petticoat, The / The Old Torn Petticoat (I Got in Mullingar) / The Lass From Mullingar / The Old Torn Jacket / Smiling Susan (1st in set The Galway Rambler on TCB 4) (also singled, or only 1st part singled) (compare as hornpipe #1470)
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. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 3#1 | [CC] Bernard O'Sullivan and Tommy McMahon. Clare Concertinas. Bernard O'Sullivan (concertina), Tommy McMahon (concertina) except where solos noted. |
| ~1979 | 3#3 | [KB Pr] Kevin Burke, Mícheál Ó Domhnaill. Promenade. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (vocals, guitar, piano). |
| ~1993 | 5#2 | [JKn 2] James Keane. That's the Spirit. James Keane (accordion). |
| 1998 | 8#3 | [KB IC] Kevin Burke. In Concert. Kevin Burke (fiddle). |
| ~2002 | 5#2 | [MaRaf] Mary Rafferty. Hand-Me-Downs. Mary Rafferty (accordion, concertina, flute, whistle). |
| 2003 | 5#2 | [Dnu 4] Danú. The Road Less Travelled. Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh (vocals, flute, whistle), Benny McCarthy (accordion), Donnchadh Gough (bodhrán, pipes), Oisin McAuley (fiddle, vocals), Tom Doorley (flute, whistle, vocals), Eamon Doorley (bouzouki), Donal Clancy (guitar). |
| 2006 | 11#2 | [TCB 4] The Tulla Céilí Band. 60th Anniversary Celebration. Mark Donnellan (fiddle), Martin Hayes (fiddle), Jim Corry (piano), Sean Donnelly (accordion), Michael McKee (accordion), J.J. Conway (flute), Jennifer Lenihan (flute), Martin Glynn (flute), Mick Flanagan (drums). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – 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 #47 in [SIMB] Tony Sullivan. Sully's Irish Music Book. |
| As reel #252 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #67 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
| As tune #5 in [DM 4] Dave Mallinson. 100 Vital 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): 1974