I learned “The Humours of Lissadell” after a weekend trip to Inishbofin with Tom Delany, Caroline Keane and a few others in 2014, it was like the “tune of the weekend”. It is quite a common session tune and often followed by “The Queen of May”.
X:1
T:Humours Of Lissadell (The)
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Edor
|:e~B3 eBdB|A~F3 EDB,A,|B,~E3 B,EGE|F~B3 FBdf|
e~B3 eBdB|A~F3 EDB,A,|B,EED EFGA|(3Bcd ed e2gf:||
|:e~B3 A2FA|d2df edef|d~f3 dfbf|afdf edBc|
d2fd BcdB|A~F3 ABde|f2ef dfbf|afdf e2gf:||
“The Humours of Slip Jig” is a slip jig very much associated with Donegal music. I learned it from accordion player Dermot Byrne, who is now based in Clare.
“Dowd’s Favourite” is a very beautiful reel which I associate with the playing of Paddy Carty. It is also simply called “Dowd’s” or “O’Dowd’s” and was recorded by Tommy Peoples on his album “The Iron Man”. I am not really sure where I originally learned this tune though, I think it might have been from my friend Damian Werner.
I learned “The Green Gates” from various sessions, it is quite a common reel. I associate this reel with accordion player Seán Vaughan, who played this tune during a Riches of Clare Concert with David Sanders (fiddle), Eddie Moloney (mandolin) and Ian Lambe (guitar). This set features of the Riches of Clare compilation from 2010.
