I had no trouble hearing the A & B parts of the jig - I've had a lot more trouble with other tunes, but this one sounded pretty straight forward to me. Where someone might have any issue is between the two B parts, but even that was pretty clear to me.
Just my 2 cents - Patricia Patricia Campbell 203-364-4554 On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 1:45 PM, Dave Casserly via Musicians < [email protected]> wrote: > I guess I disagree with the majority here. I think there is absolutely > nothing wrong with that jig, and it's perfectly well-phrased and suitable > to contra dancing. > > I think there are a lot of well-phrased jigs out there that we can make > sound like they're not by putting an amorphous beat behind them and perhaps > tying some notes over that would normally be repeated. This is one such > jig. I played through it myself this morning on whistle, and I don't even > think it's a particular smooth jig when you just play it normally > (repeating the first note in the first bar rather than tying it over, > playing the pickup triplet to the B part so that it sounds more like a > pickup, and playing it at 120bpm). > > I have no recommendations for how a band should use this jig other than > how I think a band should play every jig-- start with four clear potatoes, > use a strong beat (at least the first few times through), play so that it's > phrased clearly and notes don't cross over the phrase. > > To the musicians who think this jig is not well-phrased, I encourage you > to play it for yourselves at 120bpm. As long as you are clear on the > phrasing, the dancers will be, too. I've heard plenty of bands play jigs > with a lot less clear phrasing in the melody (such as the Roaring Barmaid > or Myra's) for contra dances with no problems. > > -Dave > > > > On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 12:37 PM, Thomas Verdot via Musicians < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> As was mentioned by Susan, my first thought was that it was a slip jig. >> It is a fine tune for listening but one that I would not use for a dance. >> If you really like it well enough to play it for a dance you probably want >> to have a stronger rhythm than the band in the video. I don't mean louder, >> just less amorphous. That also doesn't mean dead on regular - it could >> just be punctuated to maintain a sense of form. >> >> I think it is good to always keep in mind that we are there to serve the >> dancers & at times some of our favorite tunes just don't quite meet the >> purpose. I have sadly rejected several favorites. >> >> Regards, Tom >> >> >> On 7/29/2015 9:48 PM, Emily Addison via Musicians wrote: >> >>> Hello fellow musicians! >>> >>> I've had the following two tunes suggested for our contra band. The >>> reel at the end seems straight forward (with some doubling up) but the >>> jig seems to have really weird phrasing (especially in the A) that would >>> make it hard for dancers to follow. >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DkJQ9xNGuU >>> >>> I'm curious what you guys think! >>> >>> Emily in Ottawa >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Musicians mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/musicians-sharedweight.net >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> Musicians mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/musicians-sharedweight.net >> > > > > -- > David Casserly > (cell) 781 258-2761 > > _______________________________________________ > Musicians mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/musicians-sharedweight.net > >
