Key signature: Dmixolydian
Submitted on August 26th 2002 by Jeremy.
This tune has been added to 149 tunebooks.
Also known as Diamond, The Hag With The Purse, Jackie Roche's, Michael Hynes', Michael Hynes's, The Old Woman's Purse Of Money, Roscommon, The Roscommon.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Hag's Purse, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmix
|:B|A2D FED|A2d cAF|G2E EDE|c2d cAG|
AAD FED|A2d cAF|GFG cAG|EDD D2:|
|:A|d2e fed|ged cAF|G2E EDE|c2d cAG|
Add fed|ged cAF|GFG cAG|EDD D2:|
The Hag's Purse
I think I first came across this tune in Matt Cranitch's excellent book on playing the fiddle.
I'm sucker for those jigs in Dmixolydian. Banish Misfortune is another one.
This one has the same opening phrase as Denis Murphy's slide. I sometimes get them confused. I'll want to start The Hag's Purse only to find myself playing Denis Murphy's slide instead.
# Posted on August 26th 2002 by Jeremy
Hag's Purse
Recorded on the 2nd "De Danann" album.
# Posted on August 27th 2002 by Kenny
Hag's Purse (cont'd)
...with high F naturals on the second part, I think.
# Posted on August 27th 2002 by Kenny
Good piece.
I believe that this one is an overlooked beginners piece. It has fantastic feel when played slow. That De Danann is where I learned it from. Their take on the rythym will sell the tune to anyone.
# Posted on August 27th 2002 by Mark Cordova
Kenny, I've heard it either with f nats or sharps--both settings are fairly widely played.
Here's a nice setting, based in part on the playing of Bobby Casey and in part on my own whimsy.
X: 1
T: Hag's Purse
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: D mix
G |: A2 D FED | A2 B cAF | G2 E EDE | c2 d cAG |
| A/A/AD FED | AdB cAF | GEE cEE | DED DcB |
| A2 D FED | AdB cAF | GEE EDE | ced cAG |
| ADD FED | AdB cAF | ~G3 cGE | DED D2 A ||
| d2 e fed | efd cAF | G2 E EDE | c2 d cAG |
| Add fed | efd cAF | GEE cGE | DED DE/F/G |
| Ade fed | efd cAF | GcA GcA | ced cAG |
| Ade fed | g/f/ed cAF | GE/F/G cGE | DFE DcB ||
# Posted on April 1st 2004 by Will Harmon
"Michael Hynes's Jig" ~ duplication
Key signature: D Mixolydian
Submitted on July 2nd 2003 by Bannerman.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1795
# Posted on December 8th 2005 by ceolachan
A memorable encounter with this tune
In spring '84 I was with some people touring archaeological sites in Ireland. These tended to be in the middle of nowhere, along with youth hostels we stayed in and pubs we visited. At one of the latter, not far south of the Northern Ireland border, we coincided with the weekly "Irish Night". We saw no sign of it, and waited for it to turn up. In due course in came a couple of men, an old man with an accordion case and a younger one with a tambourine. The old man was called Tom Sullivan, and played a three-row button accordion with a full set of basses. I've never heard button-accordion / melodeon played so brilliantly by anyone, in a session at any rate. He started with "The Hag's Purse".
# Posted on September 15th 2006 by nicholas
Beautiful tune
I, too, found it in Matt Cranitch's book and it does sound very fine slow. I love it,
# Posted on September 27th 2006 by puabi
Wonderful tune
Why is it that I find this tune, simple as it is, so especially absolutely irresitibly beautiful. I keep playing again and again and never grow tired of it!!
# Posted on April 25th 2008 by demian
As played by Mark Roberts on his Gloup album
X: 1
T: Hag's Purse, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmix
|:A2D FED|A2B cAF|G2E EDE|c2d cAG|
A2D FED|A2B cAF|GFG cGE|DED D3:|
|:d2e =fed|e2d cAF|G2E EDE|c2d cAG|
|Ade =fed|e2d cAF|GFG cGE|DED D3:|
# Posted on December 19th 2008 by bayswater
Similar Tune in Edor
Round Killavil: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/667#comment437557
It's a less known version of "The Killavil Jig."
# Posted on March 15th 2010 by slainte
Sorry, try this link
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/667/comments#comment437557
# Posted on March 15th 2010 by slainte
Michael Hynes'
I prefer this version:
|:A2D FED|A2B cAF|G2E EDE|c2d cAG|
A2D FED|A2B cAF|GEE cEE|DED D2:|
|:A|d2e fed|e2d cAF|G2E EDE|c2d cAG|
d2e fed|e2d cAF|GEE cEE|DED D2:|
# Posted on July 6th 2011 by Markmoloney