Custy's

jig

Key signature: Bminor

Submitted on December 12th 2002 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 81 tunebooks.

Also known as John Brady's, Karen Tweed's, Lump Of Pudding, The Lump Of Pudding, McIntyre's Fancy, Siobhan O'Donnell's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Friend Indeed by Liz Carroll
• A Musical Trip To Coleman Country by Various Artists
• A Rival Heart by Mark Evans
• A Whistle On The Wind by Joanie Madden
• Are Here Again by Trad Lads
• Aye by Skelpaig
• Beal A' Mhurlaigh by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• Between The Showers by Grainne Hambly
• Black Velvet by Black Velvet
• Bothar Gan Briseadh/Down The Line by Calua
• Brian Kelly by Brian Kelly
• Cavan's Lilter by Séamus Fay
• Cuig by Blackbeers
• Do You Know Eddy Kelly? by Elandir
• Each Little Thing by Sharon Shannon
• Fire On ! by Blazin' Fiddles
• Flook Live! by Flook
• Gavin Whelan by Gavin Whelan
• Gentle Breeze by Various Artists
• Happy Hour by Donal Murphy
• Hubcaps And Potholes by Rachel Hair
• I'm Here Because I'm Here by Quilty
• In Your Ear by Seamus Egan
• Jumping Ahead by Harriet Earis
• Kiss Me Kate by Liz Carroll And Tommy Maguire
• Live At Trinity Hall by Trinity Hall Session Players
• Live In Alaska by Surreel
• Lunasa by Lunasa
• Marie And Martin Reilly by Marie And Martin Reilly
• Morning Rory by Michael McGoldrick
• Mysterious Ireland by Various Artists
• One At A Time by John Skelton
• Sceal Eile by Gerry Harrington And Eoghan O'Sullivan
• Sets In The City by Tipsy House
• Steam by John Williams
• Stranger At The Gate by Paddy O'Brien
• The Factory Turn by Damian O'Brien And Oliver Loughlin With Arty McGlynn And Kevin Brehony
• The Open Road by Steph Geremia
• Three Shouts From A Hill by Cian
• Tuned In by Johnny Murphy
• With A Lot Of Help From Their Friends by Mary Custy And Eoin O'Neill
• With Every Breath by John Wynne
• Year Of The Dog by Culann's Hounds

X: 1
T: Custy's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Bmin
|:c|def BAF|ABc ~B3|fba fed|ef{g}f BAF|
def edB|~A3 Ade|fba fed|1ecA B2:|2ecA Bfa||
|:b3 afe|fea fed|~B3 ABd|efd e2a|
bfa efd|~B3 AFA|def afe|1dBA Bfa:|2dBA B2||

Custy's

Source: Rory Goldrick
Transcription: Gian Marco Pietrasanta

# Posted on December 12th 2002 by gian marco

John Brady's?

I am just thinking about to post this tune, but a little bit late.

Many tunes have several names, but this tune is called Custy's, Karen Tweed's, and John Brady's at once! I guess this is originally John Brady's composition, and Mary Custy learned it from Karen Tweed (the piano-accordeon player from Northamptonshire), and finally it was handed down to Michael MacGoldrick.

Here is the version in Am, played by Sharon Shannon and Tommy Peoples.

|:ced AGE|GAB A2 d|eag ecd|eAB AGE|
ced AGE|~G3 Gcd|eaa ged|cAG A3 :|
|:a3 ged|edg edc|AcA GAc|dec deg|
aeg dec|AcA GEE|cde ged|cAG A3 :|

Great tune, though I'm still struggling with it on the whistle. Personally I love to play it slowly and smoothly.

# Posted on December 13th 2002 by slainte

Sorry, I made a mistake in the previous post.

Sharon Shannon and Tommy Peoples's version in Am is actually:
cde AGE|GAB A2 d|eag ecd|eAB AGE|
cde AGE|~G3 Gcd|eaa ged|cAG A3 :|
|:a2a ged|edg edc|AcA GAc|dec deg|
aeg dec|AcA GEE|cde ged|cAG A3 :|

# Posted on February 7th 2003 by slainte

Siobhan O'Donnell's

Wasn't this composed by Siobhan O'Donnell, and Mary Custy got it off her??

# Posted on June 27th 2003 by Dow

I'm not sure if it's really John Brady's composition. It is possible that what John Williams recorded in "Steams" is the real John Brady's and it has been confused with this "Custy's," which is a similar but different tune.

To correct my mistake in the previous post, the setting is not in Am but Ador. Sorry for my ignorance.

# Posted on June 28th 2003 by slainte

Maire Breathnach

I thought Maire Breathnach wrote it ...it's one of Mike Goldricks favourites ...check out most of his CDs and you here it somewhere as far back as Toss The Feathers Day's..

# Posted on January 16th 2004 by DeffGoat

McIntyre's Fancy

This tune was written by John Brady, flute player from Offaly during the summer of 1983. It was originally written in Amin. and started with a high A2 instead of the usual Cnatural D. Siobhan O'Donnell learned it from Karen Tweed who learned if from Attracta Brady, John's daughter, in the mid 80s.

# Posted on April 25th 2004 by feadog

Thank you for the info, fiddler and fluter. Good to know the "correct" title. Now we see it's recorded as Siobhan O'Donnell's No.2 by Karen Tweed, Karen Tweed's by Mary Custy, Custy's by Michael McGoldrick... Funny sequence. But I think it's widely circulated as John Brady's as well. Sharon Shannon recorded it with Tommy Peoples under the title.

So, this is Michael McGoldrick's Bm version of this one: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/819

# Posted on April 25th 2004 by slainte

I thought it was 'The lump of pudding' thats what some friends from London call it. Could be wrong - I'm pretty dreadful with names.

# Posted on April 25th 2004 by shoddy fiddle player

HELP! Info on Siobhan O'Donnell's/John Brady's Reel wanted please!

Hi, I've just recorded my first album and I'm trying to sort the copyrighting etc - the tune which Lunasa have recorded as Siobhan O'Donnell's has another name on here, and is listed as composed by John Brady. However, on the Lunasa album it says it was composed by Siobhan O'Donnell, who apparently holds copyright with PRS/MCPS.

Does anyone have concrete information regarding the origins or copyrighting of this tune? I don't want to pay copyright on it as Siobhan O'Donnell's if I can just call it the John Brady name and avoid paying!

Thanks a million, Tize a.k.a Patricia!

# Posted on May 15th 2005 by tbag

Tize, is it the reel on the band's first recording? I think nobody attributes it to John Brady. Some of John Brady's compositions seem associated with Siobhan O'Donnell, but they're jigs.

# Posted on May 15th 2005 by slainte

Sorry, the reel might be another tune by Brady: http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/729

# Posted on May 15th 2005 by slainte

Tize, I know this tune also as "McIntyre's Fancy".....but I don't know if it can't help you.

# Posted on May 15th 2005 by sligo_mm

I think Tize is not talking about this jig.

# Posted on May 16th 2005 by slainte

Definitely not written by Siobhan O'Donnell

See: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/819/comments#comment200098

# Posted on May 27th 2006 by slainte

Written by Mary Custy!!

I got my license for copyright giving me permission to record, and this tune was registered as belonging to Mary Custy.... and thats the legal position!

# Posted on September 5th 2006 by rachrach

Definitely not written by Mary Custy

Read the comment by "feadog" above. Several other sources also attribute this jig to John Brady.

# Posted on September 5th 2006 by slainte