The Humours Of Tullycrine

hornpipe

Key signature: Adorian

Submitted on September 20th 2002 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 153 tunebooks.

Also known as Bobby Casey's, Chuir Me Feisteas Ar Mo Theachsa, The Humors Of Tullycrine, The Humours Of Tullycrane, Humours Of Tullycreen, The Humours Of Tullycreen, Humours Of Tullycrine, The Humours Of Tullycryan, Straithe�n An Chait.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

A Touch Of Clare by Kitty Hayes
An Bhabog Sa Bhadog by Kevin Crehan
An Tris Is A Rian by Claire Keville, John Weir And Eithne Ni Dhonaile
Aris by Le Cheile
Callan Bridge by Niall And Cillian Vallely
Castle Ceili Band by Castle Ceili Band
Ceol Agus Foinn : Music And Songs From The Willie Clancy Summer School by Lynn Saoirse
Drops Of Spring Water by Comhaltas Concert Tour 2004
Elftones by The Elftones
Empty Pockets by Skip Healy
Fair Play by Patrick Ball
Fort Of The Jewels by Brian McNamara
Gander In The Pratie Hole by Carlos Plumley And Mike Herr
Gusty's Frolicks by Sean Keane
If The Cap Fits by Kevin Burke
In Season by Wild Asparagus
In Your Ear by Seamus Egan
Inside Out by Mícheál O' Raghallaigh
Late... In The Night by Christy Barry, Conor McCarthy, Cyril O'Donoghue
Live At Martyrs' by Gan Bua
Live In Belfast by Paul Bradley, Pádraig Rynne And Paul Meehan
Music For Whistle And Guitar by Cormac Breatnach And Martin Dunlea
Music From Co.Leitrim by Packie Duignan And Seamus Horan
Music On The Wind by Sean Moloney
Musical Journey by Cormac Breatnach And Martin Dunlea
Nine Fine Irishmen's Sin E Ri-Ra by Sin E Ri-Ra
No Compromise by Andrew MacNamara
Open Hearth by Mary And Andrew MacNamara
Orion by Orion
Part II: Fire In Our Hearts by Na Connerys
Raise The Rafters by Raise The Rafters
Selection Box by Conor McCarthy And Alph Duggan
Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume III by Lynn Saoirse
Stark Ravin' by Roy Johnstone
The Eagle's Whistle by Michael Tubridy
The Godfather by Brian Rooney
The Green Mountain by Pat O'Connor
The Irish Girl by Robin Bullock And Michel Sikiotakis
The Mirthical Reel by Steve Mulhern And Ian Laws
The Thing Itself by Maeve Donnelly And Peadar O'Loughlin
Traditional Music From East Clare by Mary MacNamara
Traditional Music Of Ireland by Paddy Carty And Conor Tully
Trip To Fanore by Eugene Lambe
Twos And Threes by Murphy Roche Irish Music Club
Waves Of Rush by Tabache

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

The Humours of Tullycrine

Source : Mary McNamara: "Traditional Music from East Clare". Transcription: Gian Marco Pietrasanta

# Posted on September 20th 2002 by gian marco

Bobby Casey's

A friend taught me what almost the same hornpipe, calling it "Bobby Casey's." I don't know where he got it. I met the late Mr. Casey once but didn't have a chance to ask him about this tune.

# Posted on September 21st 2002 by KenC

I just followed craniota's path to Mary McNamara's album notes, where she says Breathnach collected it from fiddler John Kelly. Sure enough, there it is in his volume 1, number 205. Anyway, I find it does go well on my anglo concertina.

My friend does it as a slow march, with an interesting (perhaps non-Irish?) set of chords to go with if a guitarist wishes to join us.

# Posted on September 21st 2002 by KenC

Michael Tubridy plays this tune on The Eagle's Whistle. In the sleeve notes, he says, 'It is one of the few hornpipes which I regard as local to this part of the country (West Clare)'.

# Posted on September 24th 2002 by granama

I think this tune sounds better in Ddor - much more melancholy. That's the way I first heard it played at a session. It's no hassle for a fiddle player who just has to play on different strings.

# Posted on December 7th 2002 by Dow

Niall and Cillian Vallely play this on the Callan Bridge album in G minor, as a slow reel. Lovely stuff!

# Posted on April 27th 2004 by Kerri Brown

I sometimes fancy playing this tune as a strathspey. Ador is a nice key for the rhythm. Following Vallely brothers, we can play the last two bars like: |c2 de dBGA |BAAG A2|

# Posted on April 27th 2004 by slainte

The Vallelys also play the long 'B' in the 5th bar of the B part as a Cnat. In fact the B in the transcription may just be an error, it sounds peculiar to me.

For what it's worth, I'm sure that Cillian is just playing the tune in A on a C whistle, not transposing it into G on a regular D whistle.

# Posted on May 28th 2004 by gadamson

Vallely brothers Tullycrane

Does nayody have the abc or any other transcription) of their version of the humours of Tullycrane.
Stupid me could not find out how to bring together the version here and the one on the CD, may be I have to try with the C whistle as well anyway.

# Posted on July 28th 2004 by swisspiper

Humours of Tullycrane

# Posted on July 31st 2004 by swisspiper

The Humours of Tullycrine

If you really want to be true to the Clare tradition or have gone crazy for Dm tunes, you probably feel obliged to play this tune in the odd key. But it's actually more often played in Ador. It seems often coupled with "Mickey Callaghan's Fancy" in co. Clare.

# Posted on March 7th 2005 by slainte

Similar tunes to this ?

I've just stumbled upon a tune called the "Homours of Tyllycrine", and now I can't stop playing it on my mandolin. Can anyone give me a list of tunes which have a similar feel? (too lazy to look for them myself.)

# Posted on December 8th 2005 by Justintime

Re: Similar tunes to this ?

Hormones of Tyllicrine?
Humours of Tylli crying?
Humours of Tullycrine?
:-) Sorry, I couldn't resist.

# Posted on December 8th 2005 by kuec

Re: Similar tunes to this ?

There's a very, very, very ancient tune called "Ophelia's Ghost" which is quite similar in feel, right here on www.thesession.org http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/5280. To find the dots, you don't even have to get out of your chair. Good eh? There's also a tune for the bouzouki called "The Houmous Of Tillikrine" - very similar name. Not sure if I've got the spelling right but you might be able to find a transcription using google.

# Posted on December 8th 2005 by Dow

Re: Similar tunes to this ?

Thanks Dow I'll have a look at the ghost one right now . . I use the dots a lot, like you say it's so easy.

# Posted on December 8th 2005 by Justintime

Re: Similar tunes to this ?

These are reels but they always remind me of Humours of Tullycrine -
The Corner House,
Her long dark hair flowing down her back

# Posted on December 8th 2005 by Lynn W

Re: Similar tunes to this ?

Yes Lynn I like the Corner House, but I prefer the rhythm of Tullycriine . . .

# Posted on December 8th 2005 by Justintime

Re: Similar tunes to this ?

Yeah but try the bouzouki tune as well, Stewpot. You might have to retune your mandolin. You might find it to your taste.

Try the Stone In The Field as well, but make sure to swallow it whole otherwise you'll chip your teeth.

# Posted on December 8th 2005 by Dow

Re: Similar tunes to this ?

There's a Junior Crehan hornpipe called The Hills of Coore which is close enough that it's easy to get them confused.

# Posted on December 8th 2005 by GaryAMartin

Re: Similar tunes to this ?

How about a strathspey in Ador: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1557

And a jig in the same key: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3119

# Posted on December 8th 2005 by slainte

Thanks everybody for your contribution.

# Posted on December 9th 2005 by Justintime

"The Old Crossroads March" ~ another similarity...

Submitted on October 7th 2004 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3659

I'm surprised that 'slainte' hadn't followed this one up here...

# Posted on May 17th 2006 by ceolachan