Gillian's Apples

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on December 4th 2001 by Josh Kane.

This tune has been added to 53 tunebooks.

Also known as Gillan's Apples, Humours Of Drinagh, The Humours Of Drinagh.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Dance Visit To Ireland by McCusker Brothers Ceilidhe Band
• Bridging The Gap by Kevin And Sean Moloney
• Ceol An Clair by Various Artists
• Classic Recordings Of The Irish Fiddle Legend by Paddy Reynolds
• Contentment Is Wealth by Matt Molloy And Sean Keane
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 6 by Matt Cunningham
• Days Of Doolin by Dulsert
• Fiddle Duets by Andy McGann And Paddy Reynolds
• Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Happy To Meet Sorry To Part by Various Artists
• Irish Piping Tradition by Gay McKeon
• Jigs, Reels And Airs by Seamus Tansey
• Leo Rowsome: Classics Of Irish Piping by Leo Rowsome
• Matt Molloy by Matt Molloy
• Mind The Dresser: Music For The Sets Volume 2 by Various Artists
• No Songs by Martin Carthy And Dave Swarbrick
• Piper's Rock by Various Artists
• Reeds And Rosin by Todd Denman And Dale Russ
• Sailing Into Walpole's Marsh by Eddie Clarke, Sean Corcoran, Maeve Donnelly, Maighread Ni Dhomhnaill
• Sheridan's Guesthouse by Dave Sheridan
• The Best Of Irish Piping by Seamus Ennis
• The Chieftains 2 by The Chieftains
• The Lark In The Clear Air by Various Artists
• The Totally Traditional Tin Whistle Tape by Various Artists
• The Wandering Minstrel by Seamus Ennis
• Traditional Irish Tunes Played On The Tin Whistle (1/2) by Geraldine Cotter
• Traditional Music From Ireland by Seamus Creagh And Aidan Coffey
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 2 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Gillian's Apples
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|: F2F ABc | dfd ecA | F2F ABc | dAG FGA |
F2F ABc | dfd ecA | fef gec | edc d2d :|
|: fef gfg | aba gfe | fef gfg | agf g2^g |
agf gfe | fed ecA | fef gec | edc d3 :|

Excellent

Another completely awesome tune written by my great uncle, Michael Coleman.

# Posted on December 4th 2001 by Josh Kane

Great Uncle!

Great Uncle!? Michael Coleman!!?? You realize, Josh, that you've opened yourself up for a barrage of questions and "we are not worthy" grandstanding by the rest of us mere mortals

I remember that Brad said something about your lineage in another thread, but that's really cool to trace your musical genes back to such a force in the tradition. So do you favor a Sligo style?

Great tune, by the way, and one of the more playable transcriptions I've seen of it.

Will

# Posted on December 4th 2001 by Will CPT

Josh, Michael Coleman was known to play this tune, but he was not the author of it. It was first published in 1903 when Michael was 12, a long time before he was known. Outside of the "Providence Reel" I don't know of any tunes that Michael Coleman did write.

# Posted on December 5th 2001 by Mad Baloney

Reply

Ok, Brad, this is the last time I'm ever going to listen to Barbara when she tells me about names...haha. Anyway, I think that Coleman also wrote Lucy Campbell too (again, thats just what I heard).

Yeppp...he's my great uncle. And, to answer your question: yes, I do favor a Sligo style. I'm trying to model my playing after my cousin, John, who is an excellent Sligo flute player.

# Posted on December 5th 2001 by Josh Kane

Gillian's apples

I thought this was The Humours of Drinagh. I know Gillian's apples as a different tune, starting with a roll on upper G -BA GAG, etc.

# Posted on March 6th 2002 by SeamusNZ

Humours of Drinagh

For the benefit of Mandolman, and anyone foolish enough to listen to me, here's a setting as it could be played on Mandolin, making use of open string drones and double stops:

M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
|: FDF ABc | dfd ecA | ~F3 ABc | dAF [B,3G3] |
[A,3F3] ABc | d[df]d ecA | fAf gec |1 edc d2A :|2 edc [F2d2]e|
|: [df][df][df] [dg][dg][dg] | [da]Af [Bg]fe | fAf gBg | agf [B3g3] |
[A2a2]f [Bg]fe | [Af]ed ecA | fAf gec |1 [Ae]dc dAe :|2 [Ae]dc [d2D2]A :|

# Posted on April 30th 2004 by granama

The Humours of Drinagh

There's a reel version of this tune called, "The Banks Of The Illen" here:

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/747

# Posted on February 25th 2005 by Phantom Button

"Gillan's Apples" / "Gillian's Apples" ~ what's in a name, eh?

Not the same series of notes here anyway:

Key signature: D Major & 4 parts
Submitted on July 29th 2003 by Will Harmon.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1854

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on July 30th 2003 by Steve Jones.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1855

# Posted on December 7th 2005 by ceolachan

& the beat goes on, and on, and on ~

Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on October 20th 2005 by dafydd.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/5104

# Posted on January 12th 2006 by ceolachan