Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#855 (Humours of Derrycrosane)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|
| Slip jig | 16 | G Major |
about these two bars
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JJK (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Humours of Derrycrosane, The / Humours of Derrykrosane / The Humours of Derrykrosane / The Humours of Derrycrossane / Pléaráca Dhoire an Chreasáin / The Humours of Derrykissane / Humours of Derrykissane / Foxhunter's Jig / The Foxhunters / Fiagaí an Mhadra Rua / Willie Clancy's / Lucy Casey (compare Foxhunter's Jig #668 and Nead na Lachan sa mBúta)
Discography
Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1973 | 2#1 | [JJK] John and James Kelly with Michael Crehan and Michael Gavin. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. James Kelly (fiddle), John Kelly (fiddle). |
| ~1985 | 4#2 | [TWR] Mick Moloney, Jimmy Keane, Robbie O'Connell with Liz Carroll. There Were Roses. Mick Moloney (vocals, banjo, mandolin, guitar), Jimmy Keane (piano accordion, vocals), Robbie O'Connell (vocals, guitar). |
| ~1990 | 11#2 | [DMa] Declan Masterson. Deireadh an Fhómhair. End of the Harvest. Declan Masterson (pipes, whistle). |
| ~1993 | 2#3 | [WU] Martin Mulhaire, Séamus Connolly, Jack Coen. Warming Up. Martin Mulhaire (accordion), Séamus Connolly (fiddle), Jack Coen (flute). |
| ~1999 | 5#2 | [Trc] Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin and Patrick Ourceau. Tracin'. Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin (concertina), Patrick Ourceau (fiddle). |
| 2000 | 9#3 | [KC 2] Kevin Crawford. In Good Company. Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle). |
| ~2000 | 12#1 | [COC] Connie O'Connell. Ceol Cill na Martra (Music from Cill Na Martra). Connie O'Connell (fiddle). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.
| As tune #64 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As tune #89 in volume 4 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| On page 26 of [LPUP] Eithne and Brian Vallely. Learn to Play the Uilleann Pipes. |
| As tune #10 in volume 3 of [LPTW] Eithne Vallely. Learn to Play the Tin Whistle. |
| As tune #22 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| As slipjig #22 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. |
If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1963