Key signature: Adorian
Submitted on May 25th 2001 by Jeremy.
This tune has been added to 71 tunebooks.
Also known as Tom Billy's.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Old John's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Ador
|:cAA cAA|GEE GAB|cAA cAA|Add ded|
cAA cAA|GEE GAB|cde ged|cAA A3:|
efg eaa|ged cAA|efg eaa|bag a3|
efg eaa|ged cAA|cde ged|cAA A3:|
This tune is both very cool and very straightforward. This combination makes it a great tune for beginners to cut their teeth on.
I've shown a very basic version of the tune here and the possibilties for variation are endless. That opening phrase can be played in many different ways. The notes could be rolled are turned into CBA or very simply just CA.
For an interesting and subtle change try putting this tune together with "The geese in the bog".
# Posted on June 2nd 2001 by Jeremy
The Old John in question was John Potts, a piper and flute player from Wexford, father of Tommy Potts and grandfather of Sean Potts, the whistle player from the Chieftains. Potts's student Breandan Breathnach named this tune after him for Ceol Rince na Eireann Vol. 1.
# Posted on March 21st 2004 by Kevin Rietmann
The first part of this is very similar to Bryan O'Lynn's so be careful and don't go playing the wrong thing like I did at a session last night. Compare with:
http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/830
http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4139
# Posted on April 5th 2006 by Dow
Also Compare with
The Short Grass: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3058
The Rooms of Dooagh: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2277
# Posted on April 5th 2006 by slainte