Annotation:Humors of Lisheen (The)

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 HUMOURS OF LISHEEN, THE. AKA and see "Dwyer's Jig," "Thrush in the Straw (2) (The)," "Woeful Widow (The)." Irish, Jig. Ireland, Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork/Kerry border. E Minor/G Major. Standard tuning (tuning). ABB' (Moylan): AABB (Cranitch). Lisheen is a Lisheen is a crossroads settlement about a mile and a half from Knocknagree, County Kerry. The tune has been a popular one with Sliabh Luachra musicians over the years, remarks Maire O'Keeffe. Paul de Grae identifies a variant-with a slightly different second part-printed in Bulmer & Sharpley Music from Ireland (vol. 3, No. 62) under the title "Thrush in the Straw (2) (The)." O'Neill prints a version as "Woeful Widow (The)."  Source for notated version: accordion player Johnny O'Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan].  Printed sources: Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), vol. 3, 1976; No. 62. Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; No. 12, p. 129. Cranitch (Irish Session Tunes: Red Book), 2000; 12. Moylan (Johnny O'Leary), 1994; No. 213, pp. 122-123.  Recorded sources: Spin CD1001, Eoghan O'Sullivan, Gerry Harrington, Paul De Grae - "The Smoky Chimney" (1996). RTE, Denis Murphy - "Denis Murphy: Music from Sliabh Luachra." Topic 12T311, John & Julia Clifford - "The Humours of Lisheen."  See also listing at: Alan Ng's Irishtune.info Hear Denis Murphy & Paddy McElvaney's recording at the Comhaltas Archive

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