The Old Torn Petticoat

reel

Key signature: Adorian

Submitted on November 13th 2001 by Will CPT.

This tune has been added to 117 tunebooks.

Also known as The Worn Torn Petticoat.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Touch Of Clare by Kitty Hayes
• An Buachaill Dreoite by Joe Ryan
• Barco by Cormac De Barra
• Boxed by Anders Trabjerg
• Caise Ceoil by Various Artists
• Clare Concertinas by Bernard O'Sullivan And Tommy McMahon
• Cold Blow And The Rainy Night by Planxty
• Crossroads by Joe Ryan, Eddie Clark
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 11 by Matt Cunningham
• Different State by Paudie O'Connor
• Images by Barde
• Kevin Burke In Concert by Kevin Burke
• Music For The Set by Johnny O'Leary
• Promenade by Kevin Burke And Mícheál O'Domhnaill
• Ragairne Revelling At Night by Seamus Begley
• Round The House And Mind The Dresser: Irish Country House Dance Music by Various Artists
• The Eagle's Whistle by Michael Tubridy
• The Hidden Note by Jacqueline McCarthy
• The Humours Of Lisheen by John And Julia Clifford
• The Lark's March by Patricia Clark
• The Last House In Ballymakea by Junior Crehan
• The Road Less Traveled by Danu
• The Rushy Mountain: Classic Music From Sliabh Luachra 1952-77 by Various Artists
• The Shores Of Lough Graney by P.J.Hayes And Martin Hayes
• The Sliabh Luachra Fiddle Master by Padraig O'Keefe

X: 1
T: Old Torn Petticoat, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Ador
AB|c2 Bc AGEF|G2 BG DGBG|cABG A~E3|GABG A2 AB|
|c2 (3BcB AGEF|(3GGG BG dGBG|cABG A~E3|GABG A2 AB||
|cdef g2 ea|aged cA A2|(3Bcd ef gedg|eaag a2 (3aaa|
|bagb agef|gage dBGB|cABG A~E3|GABG A2 AB||

The Old Torn Petticoat

This version is based on Kevin Burke's playing on his Promenade recording. I varied the 6th measure of the A Part from the 2nd measure (as Burke plays it) to show another common way of playing that particular phrase in this tune.

Burke plays each half twice through (AABB). it's also common to play it as a single reel--one time through each half (ABAB).

# Posted on November 13th 2001 by Will CPT

The Old Torn Petticoat

Played on the concertina by Jacqueline McCarthy, daughter of the late Tom McCarthy of Kilmihil, Clare, on her CD "The Hidden Note"

# Posted on December 22nd 2001 by murfbox

A tighter transcription of Burke's setting on Promenade

T: The Old Torn Petticoat
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
D: Kevin Burke and Micheal O Domhnaill - Promenade
C: Traditional
N: This version is taken from the above album, Side A, Track 3. Burke plays the same set—with significant bowing differences—on a more recent cd, Kevin Burke – In Concert. The Promenade version is more representative of his swooping, flowing style. The notation here begins after the bridge Burke plays to get from the previous tune and ends as Burke starts in for the second time around the tune.
K: A dorian

ed|cdBc AE{G}ED|G2 [BG]G DG[BG]G|[cE]E[BE]E AE{G}ED|GABG A2 AB|
|(3ccA BA GE{G}ED|G2 [BG]G DG[BG]G|[cE]E[BE]E AE{G}ED|GABG A2 AB|
|c2 Bc AGED|G2 [BG]G DG[BG]G|[cE]E[BE]E AE{G}ED|GABG A2 AB|
|3ccA BA GE{G}ED|G2 [BG]G DG[BG]G|[cE]E[BE]E A~E3|GA[BE]G [A3E3]A||
|(3Bcd ef g{a}gea{b}|aged cAA2|(3Bcd ef gedg|eaag a3 a|
|bagb agef|~g3e dB[GB]B|c2 (3BcB AE{G}ED|GA[BE]G [A3E3]A|
|(3Bcd ef g{a}gea{b}|aged cAAe|(3Bcd ef gedg|eaag a(3aaa|
|bagb agef|~g3e dB[GB]B|c2 (3BcB AE{G}ED|GA[BE]G A3 A||

# Posted on November 21st 2002 by Will CPT

Old torn petticoat - single ... and double ...

The way I learnt it, and have ever after heard it played, is to play that first part, as in the transcription, once, and then the B part twice. That's because, in this transcription, the repeat of the A part has been written out in full. It does make it unusual though, in having A and B parts of unequal length, with the B part being twice as long as the A part..

# Posted on September 1st 2008 by benhall.1