The Humours Of Quarry Cross

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on November 20th 2004 by Kenny.

This tune has been added to 20 tunebooks.

Also known as The Bridal , Jackson's Wife At The Road, Jackson's Wife To The Road, The Priest's Leap, Quarry Cross.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Farewell To Ireland CD 3 (Of A Box Set Of 4) by Various Artists
• Harmonic Motion by Slide
• Morga by Morga
• Music From Sliabh Luachra by Denis Murphy
• Phantom Power by Phantom Power
• The Leg Of The Duck by Joe Burke, Michael Cooney And Noreen Donoghue
• The Tailor's Choice by Joe Burke

X: 1
T: Humours Of Quarry Cross, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
G3 BAB | def g2 f | eAA BAG | FAG FED |
GFG BAB | def g2 f | eAA BAG |1FAF G2 F :|2 FAF GBd ||
efe edB | def g2 a | bgb agf | egf edB |
efe edB | def g2 a | bgb agf |1 egf eBd :|2 egf edB ||

Quarry Cross

A lovely wee jig, from Joe Burke's flute LP "The Tailor's Choice".
The sleeve notes say : "I learned the first tune from John Cronin, the well-known Kerry fiddle player who now lives in New York. Professor Cronin also gave me the name for this tune, and I thought it as well to believe him as go looking for the truth" !!

# Posted on November 20th 2004 by Kenny

So that's what they call it! And a good example of Burke's wit to go with it. I have been playing this for a while, but encounter few others who know it. I learned it from Scotsmen box player Laurence McElhinny (now in Ireland) and fluter Niall Kenny.

# Posted on November 21st 2004 by LongNote

The Bridal Jig?

Zina already posted a different version of the tune a couple of years ago: http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1000

# Posted on November 21st 2004 by slainte