Growling Old Man and Grumbling Old Woman (The)

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 Theme code Index    3bL5L3bL5L 2L4L2L7bF
 Also known as    Bass Jig (The), Chicaneuse (La), Disputant (The), Disputeuse (La), Grondeuse (4) (La), Grondeuse à Hédard Bulger, Growling Old Man and Woman (The), Growling Old Man and Cackling Old Woman, Grumbler (The), Marmotteuse (La), Old Man and the Old Woman (2), Reel de la mi-Carême
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Canada, United States
 Genre/Style    Québécois/Acadian
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Dorian
 Time signature    2/2
 History    USA(New England), CANADA(Acadia/French), CANADA(Québec)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Will Welling
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Hartford Tune Book (The)
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 8
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1976
 Artist    Don Messer
 Title of recording    Growling Old Man and Woman
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Apex 26322-B (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1950
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Growling Old Man, Grumbling Old Woman M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel K:Amix CA,EA, CA,EA,|B,G,DG, B,G,G,B,|CA,EA, CA,EA,|B,A,G,B, A,2A,B,| CA,EA, CA,A,C|B,G,DG, B,A,G,B,|CA,EA, CA,A,C|1 B,A,G,B, A,2A,B,:|2 B,A,G,B, A,2|| |:^cd|efed ^cdef|gedc BGGB|efed ^cAcd|eaa^g a2ef| gfed ^cdef|gedc BGGB|c2 (3BcB AGED|GEDB, A,2:||


X: 1 T:Growling Old Man and the Cackling Old Lady, The T:Le bonhomme et la bonne femme chicaneux R:reel H:French Canadian. D:Louis Beaudoin Z:id:hn-reel-625 M:C| F:http://jjaquier.free.fr/midifiles/abc/Irish3.abc K:Ador CA,EA, CA,EA,|B,G,DG, B,G,DG,|CA,EA, CA,EA,|1 B,A,G,B, A,2A,B,:|2 B,A,G,B, A,2z2|| e2ed ^cdef|g2gf ed^cd|efed ^cded|eaa^g a2ef| =gfed ^cdef|g2ge dBGB|=c2Bc AGEF|GEDB, A,2A,B,||


X:1 T:Grondeuse, La T:Old Man and the Old Woman, The T:Growling Old Man and Grumbling Old Woman (The) M:C| L:1/8 N:From an August 1, 1966, field recording of the playing of Fidel N:Martin (1891-1976) of Berlin N.H., originally from Rogersville, NB, recorded N:by folklorist Art Rosenbaum. Martin, a WWI veteran, had a repertory that N:consisted of Acadian, Irish, American and French-Canadian tunes. N:Martin would play the first strain anywhere from 2-4 times through. N:Martin would, about half the time, play the 6/4 bars as cut time (i.e. shorten the held 'A' note). D: https://bmac.libs.uga.edu/index.php/Detail/objects/331630 F:UGA Brown Media Archives: identifier artrosen_00180 (Track 6 -26:21 of the tape) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:Ador SA,B,|C(A,{B,}A,{G,}A,) CEA,-C|B,DG,D B,DA,B,|C(A,{B,}A,{G,}A,) CEA,-C|1-3B,DB,G, A,2:|4[M:6/4] B,DB,G, A,6|| [M:C|]Tf2-|eAeA cdef|gedc BGBd|eAeA cded|eaag ((a/g/a)-a)g| e(a/g/e)d cde-f|gedc BBGB|(c/d/c) (B/c/B) AGEF|[M:6/4]GEDB, A,6 Tf2- | [M:C|]eAeB cdef|gedc BGBd|eAA-B cded|eaag abaa| g(a/g/e)d cde-f|gedc BAGB|(c/d/c) (B/c/B) AGEF|GEDB, A,2 S||


X:1 T:D Reel T:Growling Old Man, Grumbling Old Woman N:From a recording of a house party in the 1970's, of the playing of "Little Joe" N:Chartrand (b. 1933, Camperville/Pine Creek region, Manitoba), via Anne Lederman. N:His uncle and father were well-known Camperville fiddler, and he was known in the N:1950's as a country singer and yodeler with the Prairie Pals. N:Manitoba N:Métis version, "considered one of the older tunes" (A.L.) D:Falcon FP 287, Joe Chartrand - "Old Native and Métis Fiddling in D:Manitoba, vol. 2" (1987. Various artists). M:C| L:1/8 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:Ador a2fd adfa|(g/a/g) ec gceg|a2 fd adfa|gece fd d2| adfd ddfa|gcec cceg|a2fd adfd|gece fd d2|| |:ABAG FADE|cAGA EC C2|ABAG FDA^c|1d2 eg fd d2:|2 d2 eg fdfg||

<section end=X4 X:1 T:Growling Old Man, Grumbling Old Woman N:From a field recording of the playing of Frank Catchaway N:(c. 1910-early 1970's, Camperville/Pine Creek region, Manitoba), via Anne Lederman. N:Manitoba N:Métis version D:Falcon FP 287, Frank Catchaway - "Old Native and Métis Fiddling in D:Manitoba, vol. 2" (1987. Various artists). M:C| L:1/8 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:Amix S.[A,2E2]C.Ez A,CA,|.[G,2D2]B,.Dz G,B,G,| .[A,2E2]C.Ez A,CA,|G,B,G,B, A,4:| e-fed Bdef|e2dB- BdB2 |[M:3/2]A2ed Bdef fed2| [M:C|]ea2a abag|edef ge2d|e>dBA- AG-GB|=cABG ABAF| GE-DB, [A,4E4]|efed Bdef|[A2e2]dB zd [B2e2]| [A2e2]ed Bdef|[M:2/4]ge d2|[M:C|] ea2a abag|edef ge2d| e>dBA- AG-GB| =cABG ABAF|GE-DB, [A,3E3]GS||