Key signature: Dmixolydian
Submitted on July 23rd 2001 by Will Harmon.
This tune has been added to 467 tunebooks.
Also known as The Humours Of Ballyloughlan, Humours Of Ballyloughlin, The Humours Of Derryloughan, The Hurler's March, The Hurlers' March, Mairseal Na HIomanaithe.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Humours Of Ballyloughlin, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmix
|:ABA AGE|GED D2 B|cBc ded|cAG FED|ABA AGE|
|~G3 cGE|DED DFA|1 DED D2 A:|2 DED D2 B|
|:~c3 cBc|cAG AB^c|~d3 ded|dAF DFA|cBc dcB|
|cAG FGE|DED DFA|1 DED D2 B:|2 DED D2 e|
|:fdd gdd|fdd gdd|^cde ged|^cde ~g3|fdd gdd|
|fdd ged|^cde gag|1 ed^c d2 e:|2 ed^c d^cB|
|:AFD ABG|~F3 GED|~E3 EFG|~E3 EFG|ABA dAG|
|~F3 GEA|DED DFA|1 DED D2 A:|2 DED D3|
Humours of Ballyloughlin
I learned this from a fiddler friend who learned it from Eileen Ivers at a fiddle camp. This version closely matches the way she plays it on her early cd "Eileen Ivers." It's a great rollicking tune, full of punch and lift as Eileen plays it, a good model to strive for.
# Posted on July 23rd 2001 by Will Harmon
Humours C#
This is a real favourite under many guises, ie it can be played a lot of different ways and always sounds good.
I have found that unlike Ivers most session players seem to play that C in the 3rd, 4th and 7th bars of the third part(C section) as naturals and then sharp in the 8th bar.
Anyway I dont have a preference personally but just listen out for what others are doing.
Cheers
Donough
# Posted on January 3rd 2002 by Donough
Humours of Ballyloughlin
Yes, it has a dramatic change of key and that is what makes it such a fabulous tune. Its a bit of a show case jig that great fiddlers can really go to town with. I have a Kathleen Collins record from the 70's with it on, and I've heard three very magical versions.
# Posted on May 3rd 2002 by Jill
This is piping tune!!!!
This is a real big piping jig. To find out what it's all about, listen to Liam O'Flynn playing it with Planxty on The Well Below The Valley. I will post a piping version when I get the chance.
# Posted on January 13th 2003 by milesnagopaleen
This is a huge piping jig. Lotsa crans and staccato triplets. Liam OFlynn got it from Willie Clancy, so check out how Willie plays it and compare. Nice stuff, it can make a bitter and blackened piper's heart skip a beat : )
# Posted on July 24th 2003 by Hanley
"The Humours of Ballyloughlin" ~ Duplication
Key signature: D Mixolydian
Submitted on January 20th 2004 by gian marco.
~ as "The Humours of Derryloughan"
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2415
# Posted on December 15th 2005 by ceolachan
Looking for the chords to Humors of Ballyloughlin - this version
Hi there. I got the ABC file from this board here. It's very close to Eileen Iver's version of this tune. I'm looking for the guitar chords. The danged thing moves so fast on the CD. LOL
If anyone can help me, please send them to my email address. chprout@aol.com
Thanks so much.
# Posted on December 27th 2005 by crystal
I was listening to two players down in the session last night playing this. It sounded familier but I can't remember where I heard it before. Maybe I heard it under a different name. I found it a kind of mix between The Pipe on the Hob, Kilfenora Jig 2 and Freize Britches.
# Posted on April 1st 2006 by 52Paddy
Mairéad Corridan from Co. Limerick (concertina) plays this tune after "Mike Cooney's Fancy."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVdxnya3bKY&feature=user
# Posted on June 29th 2008 by Phantom Button
easily one of my favorite jigs, needs to be played quite slowly though
# Posted on May 2nd 2009 by WobblingFiddle
Humours of ballyloughlin
There is a wonderful version played by Arty McGlynn accompanied by Paul Brady to be found on Youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzE439U5iMI
# Posted on September 9th 2009 by See You Wins
Humours of Ballyloughlin
A superb tune! As much as I love the Planxty version, PLEASE, PLEASE try and listen to the version by LAST NIGHT'S FUN, featuring Nick Scott on pipes, on the CD 'Tempered'. It's an absolute masterpiece!
# Posted on May 8th 2010 by Martin D'Arcy