Banish Misfortune

jig

Key signature: Dmixolydian

Submitted on May 18th 2001 by Jeremy.

This tune has been added to 965 tunebooks.

Also known as Banished Misfortune, Díbir Anachain, Díbir Mí-Ádh, Ecclesiastes 11:10, The Humours Of Mullinafauna, No No... Its "Varnish Me Forskin" (idiot!), Vanish Me Foreskin.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Flying Start by Paul Moran And Fergal Scahill
• Banish Misfortune by Malcolm Dalglish And Grey Larsen
• Banish Misfortune by Mithril
• Briary Lads by Aidan Crossey
• Casey In The Cowhouse by Bobby Casey
• Celtic Crossing by William Coulter
• Ceol An Clair by Various Artists
• Culann's Hounds by Culann's Hounds
• Flea Ceoil by Various Artists
• Folktrax-173: Willie Clancy And Bobby Casey by Willie Clancy And Bobby Casey
• Harpes D'Irlande by Katrien Delavier
• Irish Cream by Irish Cream
• Just Me And A Fiddle by The Flyin' Fiddler Wayne Cantwell
• Keltish by Keltish
• Kids In A Candy Store by Rick May And Gil Yslas
• Killultagh by Killultagh
• Kitty From Ballinamore by Ash Plant
• Knot The Metronome by Runt O'the Litter
• Last Leaves by Malinky
• Live From Dublin - A Tribute To Derek Bell by The Chieftains
• Music Of A Champion by Brendan McGlinchey
• No Doubt by Six Mile Bridge
• No Place Like Home by Gerry O'Connor
• Nos Na Gaoithe by Brian Owens And Tom Dunlop
• Off She Goes by Gerry Hegarty And Claire Watts
• Pipes, Rods 'n' Reels by Ray Sloan
• Potsticks by Sean Moloney
• Pure Traditional Irish Accordion Music by Finbarr Dwyer
• Purgatory Chasm by Skip Healy
• Selection Box by Conor McCarthy And Alph Duggan
• Silver Strings by Iain Anderson
• Sin E by Sin E
• Song Of The Chanter by Various Artists
• Southwind by Glenn Morgan
• Special Instrumental - Le Fiddle Irlandais Par Ted Furey by Ted Furey
• Strict Tempo! by Richard Thompson
• The Breeze From Erin by Various Artists
• The Chieftains 2 by The Chieftains
• The Gathering by Various Artists
• The Lark In The Clear Air by Various Artists
• The Lightning Fields by Robin Bullock
• The Nettles by The Nettles
• The Pipering Of Willie Clancy. Vol 2 by Willie Clancy
• The Porthole Of The Kelp by Sean Casey
• The Spirit Of West Clare by Bobby Casey
• The Ulster Outcry by Ar Leitheidi
• The Wind Among The Reeds by Tommy Keane And Jaqueline McCarthy
• Think Before You Think by Danu
• Three Forks Of Cheat by Trapezoid
• Tobar An Dúchais by Brid O'Donohue
• Tobar An Dúchais: Solo Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Music From County Clare by Bríd O'Donohue
• Touch Me If You Dare by Ronan Browne And Peter O'Loughlin
• Traditional Irish Music Played On The Fiddle by Tommy Peoples
• Traditional Irish Tunes Played On The Tin Whistle (1/2) by Geraldine Cotter
• Turning by Knot Fibb'n
• Whistle Wizardry by Vinnie Kilduff

X: 1
T: Banish Misfortune
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmix
fed cAG| A2d cAG| F2D DED| FEF GFG| AGA cAG| AGA cde|
fed cAG| Ad^c d3:|f2d d^cd| f2g agf| e2c cBc|e2f gfe|
f2g agf| e2f gfe|fed cAG|Ad^c d3:|f2g e2f| d2e c2d|
ABA GAG| F2F GED| c3 cAG| AGA cde| fed cAG| Ad^c d3:|

I like to emphasise the "keyless" nature of this tune by sliding up to the F sharps from F natural. This works especially well at the very start of the first and second parts.

I find this tune sounds best when it isn't rushed, but played at a steady, medium pace.

# Posted on May 26th 2001 by Jeremy

As, Bs & Cs

I am trying to get Varnish Me Foreskin on the fiddle, but I'm in a bit of a dilemma about the running order.

It seems to have an A, a B and a C part. As it is presented here, it's a straight 2A, 2B & 2C format, but I have also seen it at JC's to be 1A, 1B, !A, 1B & 2C.

Any ideas?

# Posted on April 29th 2002 by Skipjack

Weird version of Banish Misfortune

There's a banjo player at my local session who plays the 1st part with a bar of 9/8, so that bars 5-8 go:

|~A3 BAG|M:9/8 ~A3 GAB cde|M:6/8 fed cAG|Adc d2|

He tells me that this is an older version that features on old recordings of this tune. Has anyone else come across this?

# Posted on February 2nd 2003 by Dow

Guitar version

Richard Thompson and Patti Larkin each do a nice guitar solo version of this one.

# Posted on August 11th 2003 by JeffK627

D or G

Is it just me of can this tune be played as it written in the sheet music in D and G? Why yes, I believe it can!

Johnathan

# Posted on January 16th 2004 by Harper_Lad

Ditto Jeremy...

# Posted on July 11th 2005 by flauta dolce

It is in D mixolydian, which is uses a D scale with a C natural in it, so it is written with one sharp, and any C sharps shown as accidentals. People see the one sharp and sometimes say "oh, it is in G," but it is not.

# Posted on January 17th 2006 by AlBrown