Old Hag, You Have Killed Me

jig

Key signature: Dmixolydian

Submitted on January 21st 2003 by Trevor Jennings.

This tune has been added to 416 tunebooks.

Also known as 'Chailligh Do Mhairis Mé, Away With Ye, O Hag You Have Killed Me, Oh Hag You've Killed Me, Old Hag You Have Killed Me, Old Hag You Have Killed Me!, Old Hag You've Killed Me, Old Hag, You've Killed Me, Old Hag,You've Killed Me, The Sheep On The Mountain.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Blue by Colman Connolly, Tobias Kurig, Franziska Urton
• Bonaparte's Retreat by The Chieftains
• Close To Home by Dónal Clancy
• Culann's Hounds by Culann's Hounds
• Dublin Banjos by Sully And John Keenan
• Far From Home by Blackthorn Band
• Flagstone Memories by Andrew Mac Namara, Orla Harrington And Jim Higgins
• Folktrax-173: Willie Clancy And Bobby Casey by Willie Clancy And Bobby Casey
• Home by The Corrs
• In Company by Tom Walsh
• Irish Folk The Collection Vol.2 by Various Artists
• Irish Traditional Music by Paddy Carty
• Just For Gordon by Gordon Duncan
• La Harpe Irlandaise - The Irish Harp by Katrien Delavier
• Le Chéile (Lord Mayo) by Various Artists
• Live In Dublin - 2008 by Moving Hearts
• Mind The Dresser: Music For The Sets Volume 2 by Various Artists
• Old Hag You Have Killed Me by The Bothy Band
• Pull The Knife by Killarney
• Seisiun Ceol Neachtains by DinoTrad
• Seoda Ceoil by Various Artists
• Tampa Session Sets, Vol. 1 by Clan Tampa
• The Best Of by The Bothy Band
• The Islay Ball by Gary West
• The Pipering Of Willie Clancy. Vol 2 by Willie Clancy
• The Rolling Wave by Cian
• The Storm by Moving Hearts
• The Tempest by Robbie Hannan
• The Very Best Of The Claddagh Years: Vol. 2 by The Chieftains
• Trì Nithean – Three Things by Anna Murray
• Two For Two by Laurence Nugent
• Up Against The Flatirons by Eliot Grasso
• We Have Met Together by Mick Moloney
• Wooden Flute Obsession Disk 1 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Old Hag, You Have Killed Me
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
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||

This tune played in sessions in Bristol (UK). The version posted is unornamented, but here is an ornamented version from Norbeck's collection:

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||

Interestingly, all the "hag" jigs in thesession.org's database are all in Dmix, and they all seem to have a similar style. Does anyone
have any background for this?

trevor

# Posted on January 21st 2003 by Trevor Jennings

Variations for piper

FDD cAA|ded cAG|(3AcA A ABG|(3AcA)A A2G|
F(3DDD cAA|ded cAF|(3GcG G GcA|1 GAG G2E:|2 GAG G2e||
|:~f3 gfg|(3agf d cAG|~A3 ABG|ABA A2e|
~f3 gfg|afd cAF|~G3 GcA|1 GAG G2e:|2 GAG G2E||


And do not forget to play these triplets as ****** tight as possible!

Urs

# Posted on January 22nd 2003 by swisspiper

True Story

For quite a while I had been nagging my husband to edge around the flower beds. Finally, one day, I was learning a new fiddle tune (Old Hag, you have killed me), when I happened to notice my husband out doors, working away, edging the beds.

When he came in, all hot, sweaty and exhausted, I said, "I learned a new tune today, would you like to hear it?"

He said, "Sure".

I played it and he said, "That's nice, what's the name of that tune?"

I said, "Old Hag, you are killing me", and we both suddenly realized how funny it was that I would learn that tune, while he was outside working so hard.

Linda

# Posted on March 11th 2003 by Anew

I think I'm correct in saying that in old Irish culture a "hag" was an old woman with attributed witch-like powers, usually to the detriment of others - like making the milk go bad or the cow having a still-birth. Perhaps someone with more expert knowledge would like to confirm (or otherwise)?

# Posted on March 11th 2003 by Trevor Jennings

"The Sheep on the Mountain" ~ what's in a name, eh?

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2442

Just a few differences here...and interesting comments... Is there such a thing as a 'smiley' with horns?

# Posted on December 5th 2005 by ceolachan

Surely this tune's in 12-8 time!

# Posted on November 29th 2007 by dsndfkjasf

Old Hag, You Have Killed Me

Classic Bothy Band http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgXwIIHAmaw

# Posted on November 12th 2010 by bogman

Chietains

Listening to "The Best of the Claddagh Years" I noticed that the track called "Away with Ye" is the tune of "Old Hag". Anyone agree?

# Posted on July 23rd 2011 by SkelligMichael