Look a little harder, Jim ...you'll find it here in the tune archives under Humours of Tulla. It's a very common session tune and widely available on the web and in most tune collections under that spelling.
Tulla, by the way, Jim, is a small town in East Clare. PJoe Hayes lived there (and of course his son Martin as well). I got to hear PJoe play Humors of Tulla at one of the regular sessions at Peppers in Feakle -- it was right before he died, and I shall treasure the memory.
Actually, Bernie, PJoe himself told me that he lived in Tulla -- perhaps he moved in when he got older. It wasn't Martin's childhood home, he said, though.
Yes, Martin Hayes is from Maghera, and that's why he composed the nice slow reel "Maghera Mountain," which is not posted here yet. It is a pitty the tune is not friendly to my instrument, whistle.
That explains a lot. I wondered why Martin Hayes would compose a tune named after a town in Derry. Incidentally, how is it (Maghera) pronounced? And what does it mean, come to that?
Humours of Tullagh
Humours of Tullagh
Have looked everywhere. Can anyone help with a source for the music?
# Posted on December 31st 2002 by Jim Coulter
Re: Humours of Tullagh
Look a little harder, Jim
...you'll find it here in the tune archives under Humours of Tulla. It's a very common session tune and widely available on the web and in most tune collections under that spelling.
# Posted on December 31st 2002 by Will Harmon
Re: Humours of Tullagh
A great tune Jim and forms part of a very memorable Joe Cooley set where it's followed by The Skylark and Roaring Mary.
# Posted on December 31st 2002 by Bannerman
Re: Humours of Tullagh
Jim, here's the link to get you to one version of the tune on this site. Ther;s another setting in D also. This one's in G.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/530
Happy New Year!
# Posted on December 31st 2002 by Will Harmon
Re: Humours of Tullagh
Tulla, by the way, Jim, is a small town in East Clare. PJoe Hayes lived there (and of course his son Martin as well). I got to hear PJoe play Humors of Tulla at one of the regular sessions at Peppers in Feakle -- it was right before he died, and I shall treasure the memory.
Zina
# Posted on December 31st 2002 by Zina Lee
Re: Humours of Tullagh
Zina ... P.Joe and Martin are from Maghera, Cahir, Feakle about 10 - 15 miles from Tulla. Mary MacNamara and Andrew MacNamara are from Tulla.
# Posted on December 31st 2002 by Bernie
Re: Humours of Tullagh
Actually, Bernie, PJoe himself told me that he lived in Tulla -- perhaps he moved in when he got older. It wasn't Martin's childhood home, he said, though.
Zina
# Posted on January 1st 2003 by Zina Lee
Re: Humours of Tullagh
(or perhaps he figured I, a bloody Yank tourist, wouldn't know where Maghera was, and so just told me Tulla as the easiest way out. *grin*)
zls
# Posted on January 1st 2003 by Zina Lee
Maghera Mountain
Yes, Martin Hayes is from Maghera, and that's why he composed the nice slow reel "Maghera Mountain," which is not posted here yet. It is a pitty the tune is not friendly to my instrument, whistle.
# Posted on January 1st 2003 by slainte
Re: Humours of Tullagh
P.Joe was born, bred & died at home on the family farm at Maghera.
# Posted on January 3rd 2003 by Bernie
Re: Humours of Tullagh
That explains a lot. I wondered why Martin Hayes would compose a tune named after a town in Derry. Incidentally, how is it (Maghera) pronounced? And what does it mean, come to that?
# Posted on January 4th 2003 by CreadurMawnOrganig