Annotation:Humors of Passage (1) (The)

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 HUMORS OF PASSAGE, THE (Sugra na Intaig). Irish, Jig. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Passage West (An Pasáiste Thiar) is a village in County Cork on Cork Harbor on the Atlantic ocean, near Monkstown. It has been a primary spot for sea bathing since the 19th century. The earliest appearance of the tune in print is in Church of Ireland cleric James Goodman's mid-19th century music manuscripts. Goodman (1828-1896) was an uilleann piper, and an Irish speaker who collected locally in County Cork and elsewhere in Munster. He also obtained tunes from manuscripts and printed collections.  Source for notated version: The mid-19th century music manuscript collection of Church of Ireland cleric and uilleann piper James Goodman (County Cork) [Shields].  Printed sources: Kennedy (Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 68, p. 18. O'Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. III), c. 1808; p. 12. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 940, p. 175. Shields/Goodman (Tunes of the Munster Pipers), 1998; No. 454, p. 179.  Recorded sources:

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