The Humours of Whiskey [2]
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"The Humors of Whiskey", also known as "The Crossroads Frolic", "Deel of the Dance", "Dever the<br> Dancer", "Dillon's Fancy", "Humors of Derry", "The Peeler's Return" or "The Policeman's Return"<br> is an Irish slip jig in E Minor (Sullivan), E Minor ('A' part) & D Mixolydian ('B' part)<br> (Breathnach), B Minor ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part) (Feldman & O'Doherty, Taylor).<br> The parts are played AB (Breathnach, Taylor), ABB (Feldman & O'Doherty) or AABB (Sullivan).<br> The tune is circular and ends on the seventh note of the scale to repeat. I have added a final<br> measure to end on the tonic.<br> It is a popular slip jig in County Donegal, although there are different versions.<br> There are three different tunes called "The Humors of Whiskey": a song, a jig this one, a<br> slip jig in 9/8 time and B minor. The Gaelic title is "Sugra na Uisge-Beata".<br> This is the most often played version.<br> It was printed in Breathnach's CRÉ II (1976),<br> Feldman & O'Doherty's The Northern Fiddler (1979),<br> Sullivan's Session Tunes and<br> Taylor's Crossroads Dance (1992).<br> It was recorded by Grey Larsen, Altan, Oisin, Cherish the Ladies, The Tannahill Weavers,<br> The Chieftains and others.<br>
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