The Torn Jacket

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on November 1st 2001 by Zina Lee.

This tune has been added to 178 tunebooks.

Also known as Connie O'Connell's, The Torn Coat, Torn Jacket.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Clare Conscience by Aidan McMahon And Anthony Quigney
• A Piper's Dream by Brian McNamara
• Between The Sets by Barefield Ceili Band
• Ceol Cill Na Martra by Connie O'Connell
• Clare Accordion by Seamus Walshe
• Contentment Is Wealth by Matt Molloy And Sean Keane
• Cuig by Blackbeers
• D Flute Album by Kevin Crawford
• Gentle Breeze by Various Artists
• Give It Shtick by Matt Cranitch
• Gogarty's Music II: A Decade On by Various Artists
• Here Among Strangers by SÍucra
• In Full Flight by Gavin Whelan
• Irish Heritage: Ireland's Musical Tradition (CD 1) by Various Artists
• Jackie Daly And Seamus Creagh by Jackie Daly And Seamus Creagh
• Kids In A Candy Store by Rick May And Gil Yslas
• Kiss Me Kate by Liz Carroll And Tommy Maguire
• Learn To Play Irish Fiddle: Reels, Jigs And Breton Gavottes ~ DVD 2 by Kevin Burke
• Macalla 2 by Macalla
• Melting Snow by Orla Harrington
• Musical Journey by Cormac Breatnach And Martin Dunlea
• Saffron And Blue by Manus McGuire
• Seamus Tansey With Eddie Corcoran by Seamus Tansey
• Second Story by Open House
• Seisiún Ceoil Bhéal Feirste by Various Artists
• Sets In The City by Tipsy House
• The Blue CD by Irish Session Tunes
• The Dangerous Reel by Mike And Mary Rafferty
• The Good Ear by Dougal Adams And Ormonde Waters
• The Moneymusk by Hammy Hamilton
• The Piper's Apron by Tommy Keane
• The Road To Riley by Riley School Of Irish Music
• The Silver Spire by Karen Tweed
• The Smoky Chimney by Eoghan O'Sullivan, Gerry Harrington, Paul De Grae
• The Whinny Hills Of Leitrim by Noel Sweeney
• Three Sunsets by Mirella Murray And Tola Custy
• Trasna Ceilidh Band by Trasna Ceilidh Band
• Uilleann Piping, Another Generation by A New Dawn
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 2 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Torn Jacket, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
E|:F3A d2 ed|cAAB cdec|FEFA d2 ed|cAGE EDDE|
FEFA d2 ed|cAAB cdec|dcde f2 ed|cAGE EDD2:|
E|:FAdf a2 ab|g2 gf gfed|cAA2 cdef|gfed cAGE|
FAdf a2 ab|g2 gf gfef|gaba gfed|cAGE EDD2:|
"variation for second time through B"
|FAdf a2 af|g2 gf gfef|gfed cdef|gfed cAGE|

I learned this from the playing of Dearga -- Matthew and Shannon Heaton playing with whatever fiddler they're playing with at the moment (Jessica Ziegler, in this case).

They play this as the last in a set with Charlie Harris's/Three Steps Forward (Two Steps Back)/The Torn Jacket. There's a really lovely turn variation to get from the second tune to this tune that's very characteristic of Shannon and Matt's playing.

Zina

# Posted on November 1st 2001 by Zina Lee

The Torn Jacket

Zina, I learned The Torn Jacket at a session in the D.C. area a couple years ago...Brian Conway, Pat Mangan, Diarmuid Moynihan, Tom Doorley, and John Doyle. They all seemed to know the B Part with a variration the second time around: |:FAdf a2 af|g2 gf gfef|gfed cdef|gfed cAGE|...

# Posted on November 1st 2001 by Miss Lonelyhearts

What the heck -- I added it in, Will, because Dearga does play that variation one or two times. For all I know, everyone plays it with that variation the second time every time. When I transcribed it, I just chose one of the repeats at random. Hmm. That sounds like it was a helluva session!

zls

# Posted on November 1st 2001 by Zina Lee

The Torn Jacket

This is a composition by Connie O'Connell, a fiddler from Kilnamartyra, Co. Cork. You will hear him playing the tune in Hammy Hamilton's "The Moneymusk" album. It's also recorded on another fine flute recording "D Flute Album" by Kevin Crawford.

Anyway, I need to add it to my repertoire.

# Posted on October 19th 2003 by slainte

Pretty little tune ain't it

Several pipers have recorded in recent years. Brian MacNamara's version on "A Piper's Dream" is outstanding, so is Tommy Keane's rendition on his solo CD, "The Piper's Apron".

Sounds *great* on the concertina, too.

# Posted on April 22nd 2004 by Hanley

Thanks for the tune

Also bounces along beautifully on the D row of my C#D button accordion. Would be a great little melodeon tune as well, I bet(a la Johnny Connolly http://www.iol.ie/~ronolan/connolly.html).

# Posted on July 21st 2004 by greg.box

Just learned it after hearing Benedict Koehler's rendition of the tune on the Jerry O'Sullivan charity auction chanter. Lovely tune, I like to play it after "The Old Torn Petticoat", a whole shredded clothing set...

# Posted on July 27th 2004 by Michael Eskin

"The Torn Coat" ~ rescued duplication

Submitted on February 27th 2010 by Kazabayashi.
~ /tunes/display/10307

X: 2
T: Torn Coat, The
C: Connie O'Connell
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|: ~F3 A dfed | cA ~A2 cdeA | ~F3 A dfed | cAGE FD ~D2 |
~F3 A dfed | cA ~A2 cdeA|dcde fded | cAGE FD ~D2 :|
|: FAdf ~a3 f | ~g3 f gfed | cA ~A2 cdef | gfed cAGA |
FAdf ~a3 f | ~g3 f gfef | g2 ba gfed | cAGE FD ~D2 :|

# Posted on February 27th 2010 by ceolachan

I've enjoyed playing this reel before the Peeler's Jacket: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1343

# Posted on February 27th 2010 by slainte