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treewind	6/8 Hornpipe - is it possible? (26)	RE: 6/8 Hornpipe - is it possible?	29 Dec 22
That Sam Sweeney track is a perfect example of how you can "break the rules" when you understand the music. No, of course that performance isn't intended for dancing to - not in the usual folk (or in this case specifically morris) dance sense any way. But it sounds lovely. And it's a million miles from the drummer playing 4/4 behind a jig presumably because he didn't know any better. As for hornpipes in 6/8 - no, there's no history of that, but it might be someone confusing 6/4 with 3/2, and there were many 3/2 hornpipes in 17th and 18th century England.

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