The Humours Of Quarry Cross

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on November 20th 2004 by Kenny.

This tune has been added to 15 tunebooks.

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

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Musical Trip To Coleman Country by Various Artists
• Celebration CD 2 by The Dubliners
• Celtic Ceili by Various Artists
• Classic Ceili Bands by Various Artists
• Classics Of Irish Piping Volume 2 by William Andrews And Liam Walsh
• Dawn In The Hills Of Ireland by Marty O'Keefe
• Farewell To Ireland CD 3 (Of A Box Set Of 4) by Various Artists
• Fiddlers Rock by Archie McAllister
• Flute For The Feis by John Doonan
• Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Harmonic Motion by Slide
• Hidden Fermanagh Vol.2 by Various Artists
• Irish Accordion Masters by Joe Derrane And Jerry O'Brien
• Irish Piano Magic by J.J. Sheridan
• Irish Traditional Music Of County Clare by Bernard O'Sullivan And Tommy McMahon
• Learn To Play Irish Fiddle: Polkas, Jigs And Slides ~ DVD 1 by Kevin Burke
• Legacy by Tommy O Sullivan
• Live At Winkles by The Lahawns
• Music From French Newfoundland by Ron Felix, Ivan White, Ron And Gerry Formanger, Ed Doucette
• Music From Sliabh Luachra by Denis Murphy
• My Love Is In America by David Power
• New England Chestnuts Vol. 1 by Rodney Miller, Randy Miller And Friends
• New England Chestnuts Volumes 1 and 2: Classic New England Contra Music by Various Artists
• Phantom Power by Phantom Power
• Set Dancing Downunder by The Coast Ceili Band
• Shame The Devil by Turlach Boylan
• Special Instrumental - Le Fiddle Irlandais Par Ted Furey by Ted Furey
• Streetlife by Patrick Street
• The Blue CD by Irish Session Tunes
• The Devils Of Dublin by Celtic Music Society (East Rochester HS)
• The Fuchsia Band by The Fuchsia Band
• The Leg Of The Duck by Joe Burke, Michael Cooney And Noreen Donoghue
• The McDonaghs Of Ballinafad And Friends by Larry And Michael Joe McDonagh
• The Phantom Shadows Of A Connaught Fire (1 Of 3) by Seamus Tansey
• The Tailor's Choice by Joe Burke
• To Hell With The Begrudgers by Seamus Tansey And Jim McKillop
• Toss The Feathers by Ted Furey And Brendan Byrne
• Traditional Irish Music In America: The East Coast by Various Artists

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