Old as the Hills Item Info
- Title:
- Old as the Hills
- Sound Cloud:
- Description:
- Jack Coen gave me the name for this jig, which can be found as a two-part tune in A major in the O'Neill's 1001 collection. I first heard the tune played by 'The Man of Many Tunes', Larry Gavin. I also heard a version of it performed by Mr. David Curry and his orchestra in a radio broadcast when I was still living in Ireland. A classical musician, David Curry took traditional tunes in the public domain and arranged them for orchestra. Maine flute player Nicole Rabata and I play David Curry's four-part setting of 'Old as the Hills'. We transposed it to the key of G major, the key that Larry Gavin played it in many years ago.
- Publisher:
- Séamus Connolly, Boston College Libraries
- Creator:
- Rabata, Nicole Connolly, Séamus
- Type:
- Some transcriptions are based on historical source recordings. More info.
- Subjects:
- Folk dance music Jigs Flute music Fiddle tunes Coen, Jack Curry, David Gavin, Larry
- Playlist:
- Playlist 06
- Collection:
- Jigs
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- Rabata, Nicole ;Connolly, Séamus, "Old as the Hills", The Séamus Connolly Collection of Irish Music, accessed June 4, 2025, https://library.bc.edu/ds/connolly/document/501.html.
- Reference Link:
- https://library.bc.edu/ds/connolly/document/501.html
Rights
- Rights:
- This website was created through a partnership with Séamus Connolly and the Boston College Libraries (2016). All materials on this site may be freely shared and adapted according to the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.