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Theme code Index
5515 4421H
Also known as
Bonne homme et la bonne femme (Le) , Bottom of the Punch Bowl (3) (The) , Christmas Rum (The) , Let's Go Rustico! , Lumberjacks (The) , Old Man Old Woman , Quebec Reel
Composer/Core Source
Region
Canada
Genre/Style
Down-East/Maritime, Québécios/Acadian"Québécios/Acadian" is not in the list (Bluegrass, Cape Breton/PEI, Cajun/Creole, Contest, Contra, Down-East/Maritime, English, Guachi, Irish, Metis, ...) of allowed values for the "Has genre" property.
Meter/Rhythm
Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of
G
Accidental
1 sharp
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
2/4
History
CANADA(Maritimes/English), CANADA(Acadia/French), CANADA(Québec)
Structure
AABB
Editor/Compiler
Don Messer
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Way Down East
Tune and/or Page number
No. 31
Year of publication/Date of MS
1948
Artist
Don Messer
Title of recording
The Old Man and the Old Woman/Liverpool Hornpipe
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Apex 9-26303 (78 RPM)
Year recorded
1950
Media
Score ( )
X: 1
T:The Old Man and the Old Woman [1]
R:reel
M:2/4
L:1/16
Z:Transcribed by Bruce Osborne
K:G
Bc|dedB GBdB|cdcB A2g2|fgfe dfaf|gage d2Bc|
dedB GBdB|cdcB A2g2|fgfe dfaf|gfga g2:|
|:Bc|dg2g g2Bc|df2f f2AB|ce2e e2dB|GABc d2Bc|
dg2g g2Bc|df2f f2AB|ce2e e2dc|BGAF G2:|]