Key signature: Aminor
Submitted on November 29th 2003 by Jim Stetson.
This tune has been added to 77 tunebooks.
Also known as Herman's Hostel, John Naughton's, Mug Of Brown Ale, The Mug Of Brown Ale, Old Man Dillon's, Old Man Dylan.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Old Man Dillon
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Amin
|:(A/G/)|E>AA ABd|edB {d}c2 A|BGG DGG|Bdc BAG|
E>AA ABd|ede a2 g|edc Bcd|ecA A2:|
|:g|gef g2 a|gef g2 d|B>GG D>GG|Bdc BAG|
[1 gef g2 a|gef g2 d|e>dc Bcd|e>cA A2:|
[2 E>AA ABd|ede a2 e|edc Bcd|ecA A2|]
This is a great Jig. I first heard it on Trouble in The Kitchen's cd "Down the broom". I then took it to a local session telling everyone i'd found this great tune only to find out they'd been playing it for ages. Ooops....I think they thought i should have noticed
Lovely tune all the same.
# Posted on December 1st 2003 by fiddlefeet
Old Man Dillon
The mode is Ador.
X: 1
T: Old Man Dillon
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
S: Terry Bingham: Traditional Irish Music From Doolin Co. Clare
K: Ador
EAA ABd|edB c2A|BGG dGG|Bdc BAG|
EAA ABd|ede a2g|edc Bcd|1 ecA A2G:|2 ecA A2a||
|:gef g2a|gef gdc|BGG dGG|Bdc BAG|
1 gef g2a|gef gdg|edc Bcd|ecA A2f:|
2 EAA ABd|ede a2g|edc Bcd|ecA ABG||
# Posted on January 20th 2005 by Dow
This is one of the first jigs I ever learned. Can't recall the source, but it was referred to as Mug of Brown Ale. With some differences from the above versions:
T: Mug of Brown Ale
T: Old Man Dillon
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: A dor
EAA ABd|edB c2 A|BGG DGG|~B3 BAG|
EAA ABd|edB gfg|edc Bcd|1 eAA A2 G:|2 eAA A2 f||
gef g2 a|gef gdc|BGG DGG|~B3 BAG|
gef g2 a|gef gfg|edc Bcd|eAA A2 f|
gef g2 a|gef gdc|BGG DGG|~B3 BAG|
EAA ABd|edB gfg|edc Bcd|eAA A2 G||
# Posted on July 9th 2005 by Miss Lonelyhearts
Mug or Jug?
Some more versions of the tune: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2393
# Posted on July 9th 2005 by slainte
Old Man Dillon/Mug of Brown Ale
Old Man Dillon (not Dylan) was the name of O'Neill's source; Mug of Brown Ale is the name used by Kerr (but under Irish JIgs, though in those days that was as a much a typological term as an attribution of origin).
# Posted on March 16th 2006 by pipheath
Old Mandolin
Well I'll be... I always thought this tune's namesake was an antique musical instrument.
# Posted on March 16th 2006 by Phantom Button
"The Mug of Brown Ale" ~ courtesy of Michael Dunn, Irish fiddler, Lancashire
X: 4
T: The Mug of Brown Ale
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: G Major
|: G |\
EAA ABd | edB c2 A | BGG DGG | Bdc BAG |
EAA ABd | ede a2 e | edc Bcd | ecA A2 :|
|: e/f/ |\
gef g2 a | gef g2 d | BGG DGG | B/c/dc BAG |
[1 gef g2 a | gef g2 d | edc Bcd | ecA A2 :|
[2 EAA ABd | ede a2 e | edc Bcd | ecA A2 |]
Michael Dunn is likely the current longest serving and oldest Irish fiddler in Lancashire, a great character and good craic...
# Posted on November 23rd 2007 by ceolachan
Played in Blas Ceol series (BBC NI)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/northernireland/blasceoil/wrapper/rokane_song4?size=16x9&bgc=C0C0C0&nbram=1&bbram=1&nbwm=1&bbwm=1
Ruadhraí O'Kane with Desy Adams and Stevie Dunn - Munster Jig/Herman's Hostel/Michelle O'Sullivan's</a>
# Posted on November 2nd 2008 by volczej