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The Humours Of Lissadell reel

Also known as The Humors Of Lisadel, The Humors Of Lissadell, The Humours Of Lisadel, The Humours Of Lisadell, The Humours Of Lissadel.

There are 66 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with Sweeney’s Dream (lots of times), The Boys Of Ballisodare (a few times), Dr. Gilbert’s (a few times), Johnston’s (a few times) and Music In The Glen (a few times).

The Humours Of Lissadell appears in 3 other tune collections.

The Humours Of Lissadell has been added to 27 tune sets.

The Humours Of Lissadell has been added to 410 tunebooks.

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Four settings

1
X: 1
T: The Humours Of Lissadell
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Edor
gf |: eB~B2 eBdB | AF~F2 EDB,A, | B,E~E2 B,EGE | FB~B2 FBdf |
| eB~B2 eBdB | AF~F2 EDB,A, | B,E{G}ED EFGA | (3Bcd ed e2gf :|
|: eB~B2 A2FA | d2 df edef | df~f2 dfbf | afdf edBc |
| d2 fd BcdB | AF~F2 ABde | ~f2ef dfbf | afdf e2gf:|
2
X: 2
T: The Humours Of Lissadell
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Edor
gf |: eB~B2 eBdB | AF~F2 EDBA | BE~E2 BEGE | FB~B2 FBdf |
| eB~B2 eBdB | AF~F2 EDBA | BE~E2 ~E2BA | (3Bcd ed e2gf :|
|: eB~B2 A2FA | df~f2 ~e2 ef | df~f2 dfbf | afdf ~e2ed|
| (3Bcd fd BcdB | AF~F2 ABde | ~f2ef dfbf | afdf e2gf:|
3
X: 3
T: The Humours Of Lissadell
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Edor
|: eB B2 eBdB | AF F2 edBA | BE E2 BEGB | FB B2 FBdf |
| eB B2 eBdB | AF F2 edBA | BEED EFGA | (3Bcd ef e3f :|
|: eB B2 A2FA | defd edef | df f2 dfbf | afdf e3f |
| defd BcdB | AF F2 ABde | fddc dfbf | afdf e3f:|
# Added by JACKB .
4
X: 4
T: The Humours Of Lissadell
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Edor
|: eB~B2 eadB | AF~F2 EDB,A, | B,E~E2 B,EGE | FB~B2 ABdf |
deed eadB | AF~F2 EDB,A, | B,E~E2 EFGA |1 B2ed eegf :|2 B2ed eefe ||
|: dABd AAAB | d2 ff edef | df~f2 deed | afdf defe |
dgfd BBdB | BAFd ABd2 | effe dfab |1 afdf defe :|2 afdf degf|]

Twelve comments

I’ve been sweating this little monster of a tune for over a month now. Personally, I’d recommend using one bow stroke for notes such as "B~B2". Enjoy.

Full of little twists and turns, this one. I’ll bet all the backers love it.

OIsin mac diarmada

..plays a lovely version of this tune on the second teada album.

This is one of my favourite tunes as it is so versatile, i think it lends itself to be played slowly, yet it can also be played at a fair lick.

Denis Lanctot’s version (on his album For the Love of Tara) is truly amazing… brilliant, crisp and absolutely percolating, giving this tune terrrrrific lift. Worth a listen.

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Galway fiddler is right, as demonstrated by Paul Smyth’s nice and steady version, and by Molloy’s faster recording on "Pathway to the Well." They both sound great. It is no easier on the flute either.

Key Signature

I’ve listening to learn the De Danann version. They play it as Gm Dorian, one flat.

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The Humours Of Lissadell

This tune was written for many of John McGrath’s students as ‘The Musical Bridge’. John’s nephew told me that there was such a bridge back in Mayo near where John lived. By the way the second part was significantly different.

If you want to hear a hair raising version, listen to Joe Derrane.

Re: The Humours Of Lissadell

Learning this tune on whistle or flute, I found this recording to be quite easy to follow, especially on the tricky B section:
(Fiddle & Flute: Natalie Padilla, Blayne Chastain And Peter Romero)
https://thesession.org/recordings/3977

The Humours Of Lissadell, X:2

A version for the likes of us who can’t go lower than D.

Re: The Humours Of Lissadell

This backer absolutely loves this tune (of course being a melody player doesn’t hurt either). In the most simplified form, the A section can just bob back and forth between Em and Bm; and the B section makes sense if you think of it as being in the key of D, except bracketed by Em at the beginning of the 1st and the end of the 8th bars. Still a little twisty - but for me that’s most of the fun of this particular tune.

The Humours Of Lissadell, X:4

a version from Michelle Mulcahy from her album: "Suaimhneas"