Tune Req: Old Hag

Subject: Old Hag
From: Tony Burns
Date: 16 Nov 99 - 10:50 AM

I went to see Bill Bourne perform on the weekend. He played an instrumental on the fiddle (held as a mandolin and plucked rather than bowed) called 'Old Hag'. I think it would make a great mandolin tume. I bought the CD and in time could figure it out myself but thought I would ask here if anyone had tab for this tune?

I thought a fiddle was tuned the same as a mandolin but on the CD Bill seems to be playing in A# which leads me to think he is tuned down a half step.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Old Hag
From: Jon W.
Date: 16 Nov 99 - 11:25 AM

Henrik Norbeck has an ABC file with the tune "Oh Hag You have Killed Me" on his ABC site here. On the Bothy Band's second album it is called "Old Hag You Have Killed Me." That's also the name of the album. I suppose this must be the same tune. There are programs available - Muse & Tabledit are two - that will import ABC and output mandolin tablature.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Old Hag
From: Bruce O.
Date: 16 Nov 99 - 11:30 AM

That's one of several Irish tunes with 'Hag' in the title. See the Irish tune index on my website for that and others www.erols.com/olsonw

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Old Hag
From: Jon W.
Date: 16 Nov 99 - 11:58 AM

True, Bruce, I noticed three or four other "hags" in the same ABC file. Henrik puts about 100 tunes in each file and organizes them by meter (jig, reel, hornpipe, etc.).

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Old Hag
From: Jon W.
Date: 16 Nov 99 - 12:02 PM

I just noticed that my link to Henrik's site didn't work.

Try clicking here

And just in case that doesn't work, here's a cut and paste of it.

X:95 T:Oh, Hag! You've Killed Me T:Old Hag, You've Killed Me R:jig D:Moving Hearts: The Storm Z:id:hn-jig-95 M:6/8 K:Dmix FDD cAA|ded cAG|~A3 ABG|ABA A2G|FDD cAA|ded cAF|~G3 GcA|1 GAG G2E:|2 GAG G2e|| |:~f3 gfg|afd cAG|~A3 ABG|ABA A2e|~f3 gfg|afd cAF|~G3 GcA|1 GAG G2e:|2 GAG G2E||

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Old Hag
From: alison
Date: 16 Nov 99 - 10:48 PM

Here's a GIF, and ABC of Hag at the churn.....

if this is the right one and you want it converted to TAB..let me know....

slainte

alison