Jig Set Leitrim Fancy/Humours of Dingle/Morrison's (Whistle)

[Jemtheflute]

thesession(dot)org is indeed a useful resource, but I advocate using it with caution as there are a lot of very bad transcriptions on it - always check the "Comments" tab there for any tune you are checking out - the front page version is often poor or plain wrong. I generally find The Fiddlers Companion a more reliable and informative source.

[ferngarner1]

Nice playing. I think the second tune in the medley is Whelan's Jig. You can find the sheet music for these tunes and thousands more at The Session online.

[Jemtheflute]

@ferngarner1: Whelan's" is indeed an alternate (and maybe now more common) name for The Humours of Dingle, though I suspect the name-for-a-place is likely the older title than the name-for-a-person. Certainly I learnt it as that (I think from Breathnach's Ceol Rince 1) and only came across the other title much more recently.

[mkini1]

heya lovly tune do you know where i could get the notes?

[Jemtheflute]

@mkini1: thanks for your comment. There are, of course, 3 tunes in the set..... all are well known Irish traditional tunes & are easily found in published hard-copy books such as O'Neill's, or very readily found on-line on such web-resources as wwwdotthesessiondotorg. Or pm me your e-address & I'll send you a copy of the dots for the set in the versions I play (there are many variants!). However, it is usually reckoned best to try to learn by ear - cf my tutorial clip for The Leitrim Fancy.

[cienpipers]

Hi! amazing playing! I am thinking of buying a Swayne like yours. How much does it cost approximately?

[Jemtheflute]

Thanks for the comment. I paid (so far as I remember) about £140 + P&P about 6-7 years ago. I do not know Jon Swayne's current list price - but it would be easy enough for you to ask him. He doesn't have a website, but if you Google-search on his name or search on the Chiff & Fipple whistle forum you will find contact details for him.

[Jemtheflute]

Thanks for the comment. I have played many whistles over many years, but none approach Swayne's in my estimation. It is j ust about everything I want in a whistle. Fred Rose's are probably the next best I've tried, and Willy Simmonds's are excellent, but not as good as Swayne - I can't recommend them highly enough. If you get one, you won't be disappointed.

[leftclog51]

well good infect great

[shintahemora101]

Love it! Isn't that a recorder your playing, I always thought those sounded like they where made for Irish songs. I was begining to think it might just be me lol

[Jemtheflute]

No (shock, horror!!!!) it absolutely is NOT a recorder! It is a wooden whistle made by Jonathan Swayne (of Blowzabella fame) - the fingering is whistle fingering (straight-off D major), not recorder fingering, and the tone quality is not really recorder-like. Real recorders well played are lovely but really don't make the right sound for ITM ....and these are (dance) TUNES, NOT "songs" (no words......?????). I'm glad you enjoyed the set, though. Thanks!

[cdplaya0]

Leitrim Fancy is one of my favorite jigs, and you performed it great!

[aanvil]

Nice Jem thnx!