The only thing I have against 'variatios' is when a session gets killed by them ! Small festival . GOOD mixed session . then a box player played a four part reel , three times through . NO problem , except that on the last run another box player joined in , called out
"Bloggs variation2 and leapt straight in , four parts , three times through . NO word of a lie , this happened FIVE more times - Seven box players all playing the various variations for nearly an hour !!
Still like to play variations myself , though !