The Humours Of Ballymanus

slip jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on September 8th 2001 by JeffK627.

This tune has been added to 45 tunebooks.

Also known as Humors Of Ballymanus, The Humors Of Ballymanus, Humours Of Ballymanus, Jegg Pultague, Jig Poltague, Jig Polthogue, Jigg Poltague, Newton Lasses, The Newton Lasses, Pilib McCue, Polthogue, Pultague, Pultague's, Sugra Baile-Meadonac, Teague's Ramble, Teague's Rambles.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

Flowers Of The Burren by Barefield Ceili Band
High Up - Low Down by Gerry O'Connor
If Ida Been Here, Ida Been There by Craobh Rua
Music From The Glens by The Quinn Family
Nos Sadwrn Bach (Not Yet Saturday) by Crasdant
The Best Of New Welsh Folk Music by Various Artists
Time On Our Hands by SiobhᮠPeoples And Murty Ryan

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The Humors of Ballymanus

Good first tune for a set.

# Posted on September 8th 2001 by JeffK627

"Jigg / Jig Poltague / Polthague" ~ Cymru & the New World ~ C & A

# Posted on August 19th 2006 by ceolachan

"Jigg / Jig Poltague / Polthague" ~ D & an extra part

K: D Major
|: A2 A AGF AGF | A2 A AGF Bcd | A2 A AGF AGF | BcB B2 ^A Bcd :|
|: d2 e fdB ecA | d2 e fdB fga | d2 e fdB ecA | BcB B2 ^A Bcd :|
|: FAF dAF dAF | FAF dAF Bcd | FAF dAF dAF | BcB B2 ^A Bcd :|
f2 f efe d2 B | A2 A AGF AGF | fgf efe d2 G | BcB B2 ^A Bcd |
f2 z e2 z d2 z | ABA AGF AGF | fgf efe d2 G | B2 B B3- B3 ||

R: Hop Jig
K: D Major
|: A2 A AGF A2 F | A2 A AGF B2 d | A2 A AGF AGF | B2 B B2 A Bcd :|
|: dfa a2 d cBA | d2 e fdB f2 a | d2 a a2 d cBA | B2 B B2 A Bcd :|
|: F2 F dAF d2 A | FAF d2 A Bcd | F2 F d2 A d2 F | B2 B B2 A Bcd :|

In some early collections this tune is called a 'Hop Jig', which usually means more of a swing, for example:

|: A2 A A2 G A2 F | ~

# Posted on August 19th 2006 by ceolachan

"Teague's Ramble" ~ another name, another key

# Posted on February 12th 2007 by ceolachan

"Teague's Ramble" ~ D Major ~ a duplication on my head (Dow!)

Key signature: D Major
Submitted on February 12th 2007 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6798

R: slip jig
K: D Major
|: ABA A2 F A2 F | ABA A2 F Bcd | ABA AFA AF/G/A | B^AB B2 =A Bcd :|
|: d2 d fed cBA | d2 d fed f2 a | d2 d fed cBA | B^AB B2 =A BB/c/d :|
|: FAd dAF dAF | FAd d2 F BB/c/d | FAd dAF dA/G/F | B^AB B2 =A B2 c ||
|: dfa afd cBA | df/g/a afd c2 a | dfa afd ecA | B^AB B2 =A BB/c/d :|

"Teague's Ramble" ~ other takes on the transcript

The final measure on all four parts can be in total agreement, bar 4, parts A, B, C & D, two examples:

~ | BcB B2 A Bcd :| ~ or ~ | B^AB B2 =A Bcd :|

& the 2nd bar, part-D, other possibilities:

~ | d2 a afd g2 e | ~ or ~ | dfa a2 f gfe | ~

# Posted on February 12th 2007 by ceolachan

"Traditional Dance Music of Britain & Ireland: Slip Jigs & Waltzes"

The Fiddler's Tune-Book Series
Compiled & edited by Peter Kennedy
Mallinson Publications ~ http://www.mally.com/
ISBN: 1-899512-51-9

Page 20, tune #83: "Teague's Ramble" ( K: C Major )

Yeah, well, I was playing through some collections and I came across this and started taking it through it's paces ~ "Hey, I know this tune!", dyslexic that I am. But the name didn't tweak and the memory didn't kick into gear. So I went and spent some time, considerable, trying to see if I could find it on site here. Nothing came up with the goods, not the title or variations of, not half a dozen measures in two different keys... Such effort, anyway, I did end up transcribing some other ways with it, and adding another key for it... So, not all wasted time. I also enjoyed playing it and now all these other transcriptions in comparison...so I'm happy. See ~ ;-)

# Posted on February 12th 2007 by ceolachan

LOL did you see how quickly Jezza deleted it too? He really likes you, 'c'! :-D

# Posted on February 13th 2007 by Dr. Dow

This tune first came to my attention through the wonderful Siobhan Peoples cd.
I could -and have- listen/ed to this particular track on a loop all day; for all eternity really.
It's one of these...
Included in O'Neill's 1001.

# Posted on June 12th 2007 by birlibirdie

Roche II, page 25, tune #256 "Humors of Ballymanus"

# Posted on July 18th 2008 by ceolachan

"Humors of Ballymanus" ~ O'Neill et al

# Posted on July 18th 2008 by ceolachan

Fiddler's Companion ~ Andrew Kuntz

http://www.ibiblio.org/
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/HUMOURS_HUMP.htm#HUMORS_OF_BALLYMANUS

# Posted on July 18th 2008 by ceolachan

And what is your secret beautiful tune?

Súan-traige + Gen-traige all wrapped into one?

Perhaps your maddening eerie magic weightlessness springs from the fact your melody never 'touches down' drone level (D) but hovers high above F: 1)'A', 2)'high d', 3)'F'. Your last part (based on the major third) taking us away from the tonal-based 2d part that seemed more conclusive, to lead us back into the dominant-based 1st part and close your angelical vicious circle loop on us, like a witch's hex or a fairy dance spell!
There isn't a hint of sadness in you as not one 'dorian' E is present (an extremely rare feature in the Irish repertoire) and 'eolian' B's are safely tucked away in the fabric of the tune. Only the phrygian F's make their exquisite exotic presence felt, giving, perhaps, a hint of strange melancoly, of exhilarated longing?

# Posted on April 19th 2010 by birlibirdie

..and your repetitions incantatory...
Sweet, sweet, sweet tune!

# Posted on April 19th 2010 by birlibirdie