The Old Dudeen

reel

Key signature: Bminor

Submitted on June 15th 2004 by errik.

This tune has been added to 54 tunebooks.

Also known as An Dúidín, Dudeen, Hanley's, McGann's, Old Dudeen, The Old Duidin, The Tailor's Thimble.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• An Crann Carraige (Concertina Melodies From Tuamgraney, East Clare) by Martin O'Brien
• Around The World For Sport by The Doon Céilí Band
• As I Carelessly Did Stray... by Harry Bradley
• Atlantic Wave by Paddy Reynolds, Charlie Mulvihill, James Keane, Felix Dolan
• Cherish The Ladies-Live by Cherish The Ladies
• Faoi Bhlath by Dave Sheridan, Ciaran Somers, Nicolas Quemener
• Fierce Traditional by Frankie Gavin
• From Ballymote To Brooklyn by Paddy Killoran and James Morrison
• Fused by Michael McGoldrick
• Geantrai - Live Session Recordings From The TV Series by Various Artists
• His Original Recordings by John McKenna
• In Concert by Gerry O'Connor And Gilles Le Bigot
• Journeyman by Gerry O'Connor
• Katy Bar The Door by Randal Bays
• Keelwest by Paul McGrattan
• Kieran O'Hare by Kieran O'Hare
• Lan Dochais by Mayo Roscommon Hospice Support Group, Newport
• Leitrim's Hidden Treasure by McNamara Family
• Live At Martyrs' by Gan Bua
• Local Ground by Altan
• Milestone At The Garden by Irish Fiddle Masters From The 78 RPM Era
• Music From Co.Leitrim by Packie Duignan And Seamus Horan
• Music Of North Connacht by Innisfree Céilí Band
• Musical Memories by Tom Dunne And Joe Banjo Burke
• On TSean - Am Anall by Danny O'Donnell
• Out In The Night by Fisherstreet
• Piano + by Geraldine Cotter
• Reeds And Rosin by Todd Denman And Dale Russ
• Skin And Bow by Declan Folan And Junior Davey
• Sligo Fiddle (Disk 2) by John Vesey
• Steam by John Williams
• Sweet Nyaa by Moving Cloud
• Teada by Teada
• The Irish Music Anthology (40 Classic Songs, Jigs And Reels) by Various Artists
• The Long Trip Home: Traditional Irish Music From D.C. And Baltimore by Josh Dukes
• The Master's Choice by Bobby Gardiner
• The Mountain Road by Various Artists
• The One-Horned Cow by The Suffering Gaels
• The Sligo Indians by Tony DeMarco
• The Sligo Indians by Tony DeMarco
• The Star Spangled Molly by De Danann
• The Wheels Of The World, Early Irish American Music, Vol 2 by Various Artists
• The Whinny Hills Of Leitrim by Noel Sweeney
• Think Before You Think by Danu
• Tippin' Away by Damien Connolly And Pete Mancuso
• Tripswitch by John McSherry And Dónal O'Connor
• Within A Mile O' Jamestown by Mick Mulvey
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 1 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Old Dudeen, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Bmin
|:fe|dBBA FEFA|dcde fgfe|dBBA ~F3 A|BdcA B2:|
Bc|:d2 Bc dcde|fbbf afef|dBBc dcde|fbaf e2 de|
fB~B2 dcde|fbbf a2 fa|bfbf abaf|bf~f2 eafe:|

Gerry O'Connor's version

On his Journeyman cd, fiddler Gerry O'Connor calls this McGann's after Andy McGann. Gerry says he got the tune from a private tape of McGann's playing.

Transcribed from Gerry O'Connor's playing, it goes like this:

X:1
T: McGann's
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Journeyman, Gerry O'Connor
K:Bm
fe|dB{d}BA ~F3 A|dcde fgfe|dB{d}BA ~F3 A|BdcA B3 c|
|dB{d}BA ~F3 A|dcde fgfe|dB{d}BA ~F3 A|BdcA B3 g||
|fdBc ~d3 f|a2 a^g afe=g|fdBd A/B/A de|fbaf [e3e3] g|
|fdBc ~d3 e|fbbf a2 fa|b3 f a2 fa|bfaf egfe||

There's no small resemblance to the Otter's Holt, especially in the A part.

# Posted on March 21st 2005 by Miss Lonelyhearts

I have this off Danu: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3613. Didn't realise at the time I was submitting it that I was duplicating...

# Posted on March 21st 2005 by Dow

The Old Dudeen

My submission belongs here in the comments. Go here for an mp3 and some more info about early recordings http://www.cranfordpub.com/tunes/Irish/OldDudeen.htm. I think the Tailor's Thimble title might be a mistake, and there's another reel that goes by that name anyway.

X: 1
T: Tailor's Thimble, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
S: Danu: Think Before You Think
K: Bmin
fedc BAFA|~d3e fdef|dBcB BAFA|BdcA ~B3c|
dBBA ~F3A|~d3e faef|dBcB BAFA|BdcA ~B3c||
d2Bc dcde|f2bf afeg|fdBc ~d3e|fbaf edeg|
fdBc dcde|f2bf afef|bf~f2 af~f2|bfaf edeg||

# Posted on January 11th 2006 by Dow

It sounds so D major...

# Posted on April 30th 2006 by MBAC

It sounds so B minor...

# Posted on April 30th 2006 by slainte

Composed by John McGrath.

# Posted on February 12th 2008 by willv

Paddy Killoran recorded this during the fifties and I have always thought it could well have been the inspiration for the Otter's Holt, many local musicians including Junior Crehan met and played with Killoran on his 1958 and 1960 visits to Miltown Malbay.

# Posted on April 11th 2008 by <>-_-_-<>

I confirm, it's a Bm tune.

Nice tune anyway, my students will suffer next year !

# Posted on June 30th 2008 by Emmanuel Delahaye