Key signature: Cmajor
Submitted on April 25th 2004 by gian marco.
This tune has been added to 22 tunebooks.
Also known as The Humours Of Kilclogher.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Elizabeth Kelly's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Cmaj
AGE G2E|c2E- EGE|DED D2E|GED D2D|
AGE G2E|c2E DEG|A2d BAG|A3 A2B:|
|:c2B c2d|ecA ABc|BAG GAB|dBG GAB|
c2B c2d|ecA ABc|BAG GAB|A3 A2B:|
Elizabeth Kelly's (jig)
Source: "Reprise" by Paddy Glackin And Micheal O Domhnaill
Transcription: gmp
# Posted on April 25th 2004 by gian marco
I did a little fishing around and found that this tune was already posted back in 2002 under the title "The Humours of Kilclogher". I'll add that tune name to this tune as well.
Jason
# Posted on April 26th 2004 by Jason G
Oh, the other listing of this tune is in Adorian, but it seems to be the same tune.
# Posted on April 26th 2004 by Jason G
Humours Of Kilclogher
A tale of two tunes………….
John Kelly, the great fiddle and concertina player from Co.Clare, and later, Dublin, was one of the musicians included in a compilation LP of Clare fiddlers recorded by Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann, I think sometime in the 1960s. The LP was titled “Ceol an Clair Vol 1”, and one of his selections was the single-jig “The Humours Of Kilclogher” followed by the 9/8 slip jig “Elizabeth Kelly’s Delight” – two distinctly separate tunes and with different time-signatures.
The written staff notation for both of these tunes was included at the end of Breandan Breathnach’s book “Folk Music And Dances of Ireland”, printed in 1971. Both tunes were attributed to John Kelly. Both tunes are also included - on opposite pages – in David Lyth’s book “Bowing Styles In Irish Fiddle Playing Vol.2”, again with the source being John Kelly.
The tune you have posted here, Gian Marco – [ and it seems has been posted already, according to the above ], - is “The Humours Of Kilclogher” and not the 9/8 “Elizabeth Kelly’s”, which was posted by Will Harmon as “Elizabeth Kelly’s Delight” in September 2002 in the “Slip jigs” section. There is quite a bit of discussion about that tune under “comments” there, and it is listed as being in several recordings. You should check it out.
The tune you have posted above has been recorded as “The Humours Of Kilclogher” by “Fisherstreet”, Oisin MacDiarmada, and also I believe, [ but haven’t been able to check], Liam O’Flynn and “Danu”.
“Elizabeth Kelly’s Delight/Favourite/Fancy” - the slip-jig - has to my knowledge been recorded by “Deiseal”, and Scottish piper Hamish Moore. Martin Hayes has recorded it as “Catherine Kelly’s”, and Tony McManus as “Catherine Kelley’s”. Will’s posting lists 10 recordings of it.
The confusion about the titles possibly arises because of the close proximity of the 2 tunes in John Kelly’s recording and also in the 2 books I mentioned. At some stage the 2 tune names have simply gotten mixed up.
I see that Glackin & O’Dhomhnaill have 2 “Elizabeth Kelly’s” together. Without having heard the recording, I’ll bet that they are the same 2 tunes as John Kelly played – “Kilclogher” followed by “E.Kelly”. Could you possibly check that, please, although I could be wrong.
If you want more confusion, “Cran” have recorded both jigs, on separate recordings, and called the 9/8 “Liz Kelly’s Delight”, and the single jig “Liz Kelly’s Single Jig”.
Also Breandan Breathnach contradicts himself by calling the single jig “Eilis Ni Cheallaigh” in his first collection of tunes after giving it the other name in his “Folk Music And Dances “ book.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Irish traditional music!!
# Posted on April 26th 2004 by Kenny
Sorry
Sorry about the “ing numbers .
# Posted on April 26th 2004 by Kenny
"The Humours Of Kiltyclogher" ~ the original & correct
Key signature: A Dorian
Submitted on October 15th 2002 by slainte.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1043
The tune given here is, as Kenny went zoo to tell us, not "Elizabeth Kelly's" but "The Humours of Kilclogher". Also, it is not in the key signature of C major but is in A ~ Dorian or minor depending on what you do with any Fs you might like to include...
# Posted on December 12th 2005 by ceolachan