Humors Of Kilclogher

jig

Key signature: Adorian

Submitted on October 15th 2002 by slainte.

This tune has been added to 135 tunebooks.

Also known as Éilís Ni Cheallaigh, Elizabeth Kelly's, Humours Of Kilclogher, The Humours Of Kilclogher, The Humours Of Kill Clougher, The Humours Of Kiltyclogher.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

A Few Tunes by John Skelton
Augusta: 20 Years Of Irish Music Recorded Live At The Augusta Heritage Center by Various Artists
Capel Street by James Kelly
Ceol An Clair by Various Artists
Flower Of The Red Mill by Sarah Blair
Folk Music And Dances Of Ireland by Various Artists
Masters Of The Irish Guitar by Various Artists
Out In The Night by Fisherstreet
Reprise by Paddy Glackin And Micheal O Domhnaill
Soulstice by Todd Denman And Aniar
Steam by John Williams
The Blue-eyed Rascal by Siún
The Celts Play Connecticut by Various Artists
The Gloup by Mark Roberts
The Piper Calls The Tune by Joe Finn
The Piper's Call by Liam O'Flynn
Think Before You Think by Danu
Traditional Music On Fiddle, Banjo, And Harp by Oisin MacDiarmada, Brian Fitzgerald, And Michael O Ruanaigh
Wind by Hanz Araki

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

The Humours of Kiltyclogher

This is one of my favorite jigs. I loved the melancholic feeling of the tune played slowly, but recently I found it also sounds nice when played cheerfully, just in Danu's recording.

# Posted on October 15th 2002 by slainte

I usually move on to Eddie Kelly's and finish the set with Ingonish. John Williams plays Mrs. O'Sullivan's after this tune in "Steam."

# Posted on October 15th 2002 by slainte

Slide?

This feels more like a slide than a jig to me.

What does everyone else think: slide or jig?

# Posted on October 15th 2002 by Jeremy

Perhaps a single jig rather than a slide. I've certainly heard it played more in jig style - and in sets together with other jigs. It's one of my favourites. It sounds great on the pipes, with a D cran replacing the DED in bar 3 of the A-part - and crans fitted in in other places, as only a piper best knows how. It's one of those tunes that has its own climate - it's full of 'weather'. Listen to that autumn in the B-part - smell the rotting leaves.

# Posted on October 16th 2002 by CreadurMawnOrganig

JIg or slide?

We play it as a jig, with Julia Clifford's to follow, but it does have a bit of a slidey feel to it. We open our set with it and everyone seems to like it..it's a cracking tune, jig or slide, and David is right about the crans...our piper gets just enough in to be on the right side of tasteful.

# Posted on October 19th 2002 by Geoff Pollitt

"The Humours of Kilclogher" ~ duplication

not "Elizabeth Kelly's" but "The Humours of Kilclogher"
not in the Key signature: C major
but in the Key signature: A ~ Dorian or minor
~ depending on what you do with any Fs you might like to include...
Submitted on April 25th 2004 by gian marco.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2893

# Posted on December 12th 2005 by ceolachan

Kilclogher is in Co.Clare and
Kiltyclogher is in Co.Leitrim. So I think the tune is probably correctly named after one of these places - hardly both.

# Posted on April 24th 2006 by Donough

According to the sleeve notes of Danu's first recording, they learned it off Clare-based band Fisherstreet. Chicago man John Williams plays lots of Clare tunes, so it should probably be Kilclogher.

# Posted on May 15th 2006 by slainte

Slainte you mean Danu's second alubm "Think before you think?"

BTW, Williams plays it in Cmix.

# Posted on May 15th 2006 by Why Bother?

I heard that's *officially* their first album, but maybe I'm wrong. Who cares?

# Posted on May 16th 2006 by slainte

They sell it at their concerts, so that may indicate something. Who cares any way, there should be no confusion over which album it is on.

# Posted on May 17th 2006 by Why Bother?

Who cares if I'm right or wrong? :-)

# Posted on May 18th 2006 by slainte

By John Kelly, as transcribed by Breandán Breathnach

X: 1
T: The Humours Of Kilclogher
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: single jig
K: Ador
|:[A D]GE G2E|c2E EGE|DED {E}[A2 D2]E|GED D2E|
AGE G2E|c2E DEG|[A3 D3] B[A D]G|[1 [A3 D3] [A3 D3]:|[2 [A3 D3] [A2 D2]|
|:B|{cd}c2B c2d|e[A D][A D] [A2 D2]c|B[B G][B G] [B G]AB|dB[B G] [B G]AB|
[c2 G2][B G] [c2 E2]d| e[A D][A D] [A2 D2]c|BAG [G D]A[B G]|[1[A3 D3] [A2 D2]:|[2 [A3 D3] [A3 D3]|
Kelly plays this before Elizabeth Kelly’s Delight [Slip Jig] on Ceol an Cláir

# Posted on January 15th 2011 by Resodan

Pronnounciation?

Of Kilclogher? Thanks

-E

# Posted on May 18th 2011 by tin_whistler