The Hag With The Money

jig

Key signature: Dmixolydian

Submitted on November 3rd 2001 by Joerg Froese.

This tune has been added to 360 tunebooks.

Also known as 'Sí Do Mhamó Í, Caileach An Airgid, Cailleach An Airgead, Cailleach An Airgid, Cailleach An Airgid (Hag With The Money), Hag With The Money, Sí Do Mhamó í, S� Do Mh�aime�, Whore Among The Nettles Roaring, ’Sí Do Mhaimeo í.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Letter Home by Athena Tergis
• A Rún by Goramahagat
• A Stór ‘s A Stóirín by Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin, Garry Ó Briain
• A Tribute To John McKenna by Mick Woods
• Ace And Deuce by Ace And Deuce
• An Gaoth Aduaidh - The North Wind by Various Artists
• An Nora Bheag by Sean Hernon
• Beal A' Mhurlaigh by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• Boil The Breakfast Early by The Chieftains
• Bright Early Mornings by Mary Staunton
• Call The Tune: Music For The Sets Volume 4 by Various Artists
• Capel Street by James Kelly
• Ceol Conamara by Various Artists
• Chicago Reel by Chicago Reel
• Circle Of The Sun by Áine Minogue
• Down The Green Fields by Bua
• Ego Trip by MacDara Ó Raghallaigh
• Fluters Of Old Erin: Flute, Piccolo And Whistle Recordings Of The 1920's And 30's by Various Artists
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• Forgotten Days by Davy Spillane And Kevin Glackin
• Gaelic Roots by Various Artists
• House To House by Randal Bays And Roger Landes
• Irish Traditional Music (on Uilleann Pipes, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Flute And Whistle) by Various Artists
• Irish Traditional Pipe Music by Finbar Furey
• Irlande by Frankie Gavin, Arty Mc Glynn And Aidan Coffey
• Kitty From Ballinamore by Ash Plant
• Lamh Ar Lamh (Many Hands) CD 1 by Various Artists
• Live At Jackson's Lane by Dave Swarbrick
• May Morning Dew by Mick O'Brien
• Mixing The Punch by Paddy O'Brien
• Music From Co.Leitrim by Packie Duignan And Seamus Horan
• Musical Delights From Ireland by Comhaltas Tour Group 1998
• Night And Day by Brett Lipshutz And Randy Lee Gosa
• No Distance / Gan Achar by Steven Hawson
• Number 6 by Sean Potts
• Our Musical Heritage Disc 3 by Various Artists
• Part II: Fire In Our Hearts by Na Connerys
• Please To See The King by Steeleye Span
• Selkie by Mick Conneely
• Sheridan's Guesthouse by Dave Sheridan
• Smiddyburn by Dave Swarbrick
• Sugach Samh/Happy Out by Niamh Ni Charra
• Sunday After Mass by Denis O Connor And Con Moynihan
• The Best Of The Chieftains by The Chieftains
• The Box I Left Behind Me by Sean Quinn
• The Boy In The Gap by Paddy Taylor
• The Fiddle Case by Quentin Cooper, Eoin O'Neill, Eimear Howley
• The Good Ear by Dougal Adams And Ormonde Waters
• The Killaville Sessions by Ceoltoiri Coleman
• The Lark In The Morning by Steeleye Span
• The Mighty Box by Luke Daniels
• The Morning Mist by Joe Burke
• The Pipers' Gathering 2005 by Various Artists
• The Pipes Are Calling by Peter And Noel Carberry
• The Professor by James Morrison
• The Road From Ballinakill by Mike And Mary Rafferty
• The Swallow by The Boys In The Gap
• The Tempest by Robbie Hannan
• Throw Away The Keys by Brian Mac Aodha
• Tickled Pink by Savourna Stevenson
• Traditional Irish And Quebecoise Music by Sophie Lavoie And Fiachra O'Regan
• Traditional Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
• Traditional Irish Music by William Sullivan
• Traditional Irish Music (traditional Music Session From Belfast) by Various Artists
• Traditional Irish Music From County Clare by Martin Vaughan
• Traditional Irish Music On Flute And Tin Whistle by Laurence Nugent
• Traditional Music From East Clare by Mary MacNamara
• Uilleann Piping, Another Generation by A New Dawn
• Within A Mile O' Jamestown by Mick Mulvey

X: 1
T: Hag With The Money, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmix
|:Adc A3 | AGE G3 | Adc A3 | GEA GED |
Adc A3 | AGE G3 | AGE cde | dcA GED:||
K:DMaj
|:ABc dcd | fed efe | ABc dcd |eag edc |
ABc dcd | fed efg | age cde | dcA GED :||

As published in a book called "Irish Traditional Music, Session Tunes" by Anthony Sullivan.
There is another version of it in O

# Posted on November 3rd 2001 by Joerg Froese

Sean Nos Words w/ translation

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# Posted on April 12th 2002 by B Rad

Sean Nos?

I always heard it with accompaniment. Interesting.
And there's also there's three verses, as well as the chorus yu posted.

# Posted on February 6th 2003 by Pádraig

Go to:

http://www.geocities.com/celticlyricscorner/altan/harveststorm.htm

for the lyrics + translation

# Posted on September 30th 2006 by birlibirdie

Kevin Conneff sings to this melody on The Chieftains' "Boil the Breakfast Early."

# Posted on September 30th 2006 by slainte

caoimhin o'raghallaigh claims that Sport is a three-part version of this tune. decide for yourself:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/870

--DtM

# Posted on January 28th 2007 by Dan the Man

After hearing this song on an Altan CD, my 5-year-old likes to sing

- sheet of one boy, sheet of one boy, sheet of one boy , goin' to Connecticut.

# Posted on July 23rd 2007 by Kheelch

Padraig O'Keefe

Just heard an interview (archived) on RTE, where Padraig O'Keefe was stated as writing a tune with the name "Hag with the Money".

# Posted on February 3rd 2009 by snorre

The lovely Aoife Murray sings a version of this here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB2g7YeoFCY

# Posted on June 22nd 2009 by awildman2384

The Hag With The Money

Aidan Shannon on flute, Enda McGreevy on fiddle and Keith Gildea on button accordion, the second tune.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzYQyKzLiyE&feature=grec_browse

# Posted on October 24th 2010 by bogman