The Humours Of Ballingarry jig

I learned this tune off the recent debut album of Hugh and Colm Healy from Corofin, Clare. Also on Angelina Carberry and Martin Quinn’s duet recording. While Martin Quinn writes he found it in O’Neill’s, Healy brothers don’t mention the source of the tune. Anyway, you can see them playing this tune: http://www.custysmusic.com/mall/CustysTraditionalMusicShop/hugh_and_colm_healy.htm

Mmm, Ballingarry, Balingarry, Ballingary, or Balingary?

It’s in Tipperary. Check out:
http://ballingarry.net/

It;s in West Cork.

I suspect this tune is related to the Humours of Ennistymon: https://thesession.org/tunes/228

Here’s my take on how James Kelly plays it, but moved up to G.

X: 3
T: Humours Of Ballingarry, The
C: Traditional
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
S: From the playing of James Kelly
Z: Tom Lockney
K: Gmaj
G2A|BAG dBG|cAG FGA|BAG dBG|cAF G2A|!
BGB BAG|ABc AGA|~B3 cBF|AGG G2 A|!
BAG dAG|cAG FGA|BAG DGB|cAF G2A|!
BGB BAG|ABc AGA|B/c/dB cAF|DGG G2B/d/|!
g3 ~d3|cAG FGA|DGB DGB|cAF GBd|!
g3 ~d3|cAG FGA|~d3 fed|cAF G2d|!
g3 ~d3|cAG FGA|DGB DGB|cAG GBd|!
g3 ~d3|cAG FGA|~d3 fed|cAF G2A||

basically the same setting (just a couple of little variations) played around Loughrea/Kilnadeema

X: 1
T: Humours Of Ballingarry, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
|:A|BGG dGG|cAG FGA|BGG dGG|cAF G2A|
BGG dGG|cAG FGA|def gdB|cAF G2:|
|:B|def gfg|edc BAG|A2a aga|bge e2d|
def gfg|edc BCA|GBd gdB|cAF G2:|

Here’s a new link to Hugh and Colm Healy playing this jig: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgaHT8Bpiw8

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Heard Dylan Foley play James Kelly’s setting at a house concert last night. Quite lovely indeed!

From 00:48
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBOPJhef-7Y&t=48s

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From the playing of North Cregg.

I learnt this from Seán Potts this year in Spiddal. He played it quite straight (as written) at first to teach it, but when he played it through a few times he added runs and different jumps throughout. Often instead of playing GG at the start of the first part, he would play GB, especially when playing it faster.

oops! I’ve just noticed, this isn’t The Buck In The Woods at all, although, that’s what Seán called it, it’s The Humour’s of Ballingarry!