“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.
X:1
T:Humours of Whiskey (The)
R:Slip Jig
M:9/8
K:Edor
|:G2A Bee Bee|GFG BGB AFD|G2A Bee Bee|dcd A2G FED:|
|d2e fdf ecA|dcd fdf gfe|d2e fdf ecA|Bcd A2G FED|
d2e fdf ecA|dcd fdf gfe|d2e fga ecA|Bcd A2G FED||
“Scatter The Mud” is a jig that I learned from the playing of Charlie Piggott, who recorded it on the album The Lonely Stranded Band together with concertina player Miriam Collins and Joe Corcoran on bouzouki.
“Behind the Haystack” is a jig I learned from Noel O’Donoghue and Hugh Healy, on the second Riches of Clare CD. It is sometimes called “Munster Buttermilk” as well.
“Tatter Jack Walsh” is a tune I learned from the playing of Micho Russell and his brother Gussie. They recorded it as a tin whistle duet on the LP “The Russell Family” back in 1975. There is also a nice variation of the second part that I learned from Noel O’Donoghue.
