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22 Sep 00 - 12:22 AM (#302823) Subject: What's your favourite jig? From: Marion This is meant to be a sister thread to "What's your favourite... REEL?"; I enjoyed getting ideas from it on new tunes to learn. Favourite jigs of mine are: Calliope House, Irish Washerwoman, Tipperty's Jean, Lilting Banshee, Haste to the Wedding, Scatter the Mud. Honourable mention: Auntie Mary, which was my first real tune and definitely the easiest Celtic dance tune I know of. Favourite slipjig: Rocky Road to Dublin. Marion |
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22 Sep 00 - 12:33 AM (#302836) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Jon Freeman I'm tempted to say Jayne's Jig is my favourite but... trying to think of a few of my favourites... How about I nominate the Swedish Jig? or maybe Grainne's Jig (which I think - mcmoo may correct me - is also known as Tommy Peoples Jig) or Tripping Upstairs? ... Jon (who's had a few to drink tonight) |
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22 Sep 00 - 12:42 AM (#302840) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Rich(bodhránai gan ciall) I like Calliope House, partly because it's a hot tune and partly because it was written for the house of George Balderose here in Pittsburgh. It is a great place and the birthplace of the Pittsburgh Folk Music Society, of whom I've been involved with for a good number of years. And who just brought in Altan tonight for me! Which brings me to another favorite jig. The King of the Pipers, although Ciaran Curran is off this tour due to an injury, which unfortunately removes this fine tune from their reperetoire for the time being. Another really good on is An Cailleach na Airgid (The hag with the money). It's also the tune of the song 'Sí do Mhaimeo which is where the jig gets its name. Rich |
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22 Sep 00 - 02:30 AM (#302864) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Kara |
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22 Sep 00 - 04:08 AM (#302878) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: bill\sables My favourite jig has to be Knights of St. Patrick. I first heard it played by John Carey the fiddler who used to play in Shananikins Ceilidh Band with catters Sam Pirt, Eric Symonds and myself. John always enjoyed playing this jig and when he died earlier this year, we kept playing it but changed the name to John Cary's Favourite. |
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22 Sep 00 - 10:33 AM (#302995) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: GUEST,Roberto My favourite JIGS: The Scotsman over the Border (Paddy Killoran's version); Morrison's Jig (James Morrisons' version above all, but he used another title I can't remember); The Old Favourite (Martin Hayes' version); The Geese in the Bog (Molloy-Keane-O'Flynn's); Tell Her I Am and Up Sligo in Michael Coleman's versions; The Carraroe Jig (Joe Cooley's and Martin Hayes'); Out on the Ocean; Paddy Fahey's (Mairtin Byrnes'); Bundle and Go. Roberto |
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22 Sep 00 - 10:43 AM (#303007) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Mark Clark I'm not really up on jigs so I don't have a long list to pick from. Still, assuming it's a jig and not some other technical form, "Merrily Kiss The Quaker" is a tune I've always liked pretty well. - Mark |
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22 Sep 00 - 11:02 AM (#303021) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: DonMeixner I prefer a Hog Daddy Black and Green Flourescent Leech with two Colorado spinners for Large Mouth. And depending on the time of year and the depth of the water, A Really Big Swedish Pimple with a shot of WD 40 ( Best for Cod). A smaller SP for Walleyes. Don |
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22 Sep 00 - 11:22 AM (#303043) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: mousethief Can anyone tell me in words I might understand (I do read music) the difference between a jig and a slip-jig?
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22 Sep 00 - 11:28 AM (#303047) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Noreen Mark good choice- 'Merrily kiss...' is a jig but a member of the subset called slides. If you want to know more, I'll drag up an old thread about it- unless Fionn is around to explain! *BG* |
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22 Sep 00 - 11:30 AM (#303053) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Lady McMoo Yes Alex: Jig 6/8 time Slip Jig 9/8 time mcmoo |
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22 Sep 00 - 11:35 AM (#303060) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Mark Clark As I'm sure DonMeixner can confirm, a slip jig is usually one with a floating head thraded on a sinker so that it can float up from the bottom and not be confined by the weight. <g> - Mark (Sorry. I tried to post this in the thread name game thread but it kept erroring out on me and I am not responsible enough just to let it go.) |
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22 Sep 00 - 11:36 AM (#303061) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: mousethief A waltz in compound time?
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22 Sep 00 - 11:42 AM (#303066) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Noreen As promised, and for Alex: Noreen |
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22 Sep 00 - 11:52 AM (#303076) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Noreen No, that was not meant to happen! Here it is: What is a slip jig? and the earlier one with stuff about slides is Format of Celtic fiddle tunes HTH Noreen |
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22 Sep 00 - 12:42 PM (#303127) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Midchuck 1) Garryowen
2) The Irish Washerwoman...
McTavish is dead and his brother don't know it, With the level of political correctness on this list, I'm surprised no one has yet suggested that we have to find a new term for tunes in 6/8 or 9/8 time. Peter. |
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22 Sep 00 - 12:49 PM (#303137) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: mousethief Then there's the Bullwinkle version of the Irish washerwoman (sung by Bullwinkle who is playing a waiter, and is asked about the Irish Stew):
Oh the taters are old and the meat is a fright (While dancing a jig, of course.)
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22 Sep 00 - 12:51 PM (#303140) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Melani "Calliope House" is my favorite tune of all time, period. And thanks to Malcolm Douglas and chanteyranger, I can now actually play it. |
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22 Sep 00 - 02:10 PM (#303231) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Rich(bodhránai gan ciall) the Pipe on the Hob is a good one. Jug of Slugs (Jig of Slurs) is a lot of fun. And a really bizzare one that a like is Arthur Darley's Swedish Jig. Slán, Rich |
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22 Sep 00 - 02:17 PM (#303237) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Jon Freeman The Swedish Jig is bizarre is it Rich - I've always wondered how to describe it - it is certainly different! I didn't mention Caliope House before as it had just been mentioned but it is another of my favourites as are the Knights of St Patrick and the Jig of Slurs. Jon |
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22 Sep 00 - 03:17 PM (#303323) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Barbara You can tell a slip jig (9/8) from a regular jig (6/8) because all the pickup guitar players quit on the first time through. (Slip jigs end on a down beat if you are playing boom-chuck, and they mystify the hell out of rhythm instrumentalists unfamiliar with them). My favorite jig is the slip jig "Another Jig'll Do". Blessings, Barbara
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22 Sep 00 - 03:25 PM (#303333) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Jed at Work I'm with Don Meixner and Mark Clark on this one. Actually I'll use any jig with at least two treble hooks! |
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22 Sep 00 - 05:33 PM (#303406) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: harpgirl ...I like the Jig of Slurs, too. |
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22 Sep 00 - 06:01 PM (#303421) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Jon Freeman All this thought of Jigs has had me playing around on the guitar for the last hour. I can't get this tune out of my head now. Can any one give it a title? It is driving me nuts. Jon |
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22 Sep 00 - 10:21 PM (#303569) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: GUEST,mrs_zezam Marion, thanks for saying "Aunt Mary" -- I was not familiar, but found it at JC's... my niece will like it! (Mary-Guest) |
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22 Sep 00 - 10:41 PM (#303588) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Guy Wolff I love the slip jig "Kick the world before You" and can never get "Elsie Marley" off my plate as well.. I do love the north of England for dance music.. All the best , Guy |
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22 Sep 00 - 11:51 PM (#303642) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Peter Kasin Scottish: Lieutenant Maguire's, Paddy's Leather Breeches, The Jig Of Slurs. Irish: James Byrne's (slip jig), Katie's Fancy, Helvic Head, Trip To Killarney, Whelan's Old Sow, The Kerfunken Jig (It also goes by another name - can't think of it. Martin Hayes recorded it as "The Kerfunken Jig"). |
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23 Sep 00 - 12:09 AM (#303656) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Mark Clark Noreen, I found your explanation of slip jigs over in the thread you linked on the format of Celtic fiddle tunes. Thanks, it was very helpful. I'm not a folk dancer so describing the dance doesn't do much for me but describing the difference in performance helps. Thanks, - Mark |
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23 Sep 00 - 12:24 AM (#303663) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Rich(bodhránai gan ciall) For slipjigs, I like Barney Brallaghan, Kid on the Mountain, and the Foxhunter's , to name a few. And perhaps someone here could shed some light on another one. In the Bothy Band's Kesh Jig set, there is a slip jig after the Kesh that I thought was Give Us a Drink of Water. A friend of mine told me that Give Us ... is the title of the first reel after the slipjig and the slipjig just isn't labeled. Anyone able to shed some light on the subject? Thanks in advance, Rich |
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23 Sep 00 - 12:30 AM (#303666) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Jon Freeman Rich, I have just searched on John Chamber's site and Give Us A Dirnk of Water is the slip jig that follows the Kesh Jig. If I can find my tape, I will see if I can find the name of the reel that follows. I remember the set well but other than the Kesh could not have given names. Jon |
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23 Sep 00 - 12:46 AM (#303673) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Jon Freeman I can't find my tape but I have visited CD Now who list the 3rd tune as Famous Ballymote. Jon |
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23 Sep 00 - 12:57 AM (#303678) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Rich(bodhránai gan ciall) Go raibh maith agat , a Jon |
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23 Sep 00 - 07:50 AM (#303761) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: The Shambles Yes, King of the Pipers. |
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23 Sep 00 - 08:08 AM (#303764) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: gillymor Tatter Jack Walsh, A Haste to the Wedding and I also like Pipe on the Hob. Swaggering Jig as well and just to CMA chartruse or white or chartruse and white 1/4 0z. bucktails for snook and Cotee leadheads with chartruse or root beer Mr. Wiffle swirltails attached for sea trout and redfish. Dave |
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23 Sep 00 - 08:39 AM (#303773) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: GUEST,Tanner _MORRISON'S!!!_ 100%! Any tempo! |
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23 Sep 00 - 10:52 AM (#303806) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: JedMarum We've just worked up a medley of a jig and a reel. It's a very unusual and interesting combination but it works out very well. Damned if I can remember the names, right now - but sounds great on the fiddle! Guinnesschik, help me out here ... |
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23 Sep 00 - 11:16 AM (#303814) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Jeri Jon, you're playing Coleraine. No Banish Misfortune yet? (MIDI and Dots in GIF) It's one of the first tunes I learned, and I never get tired of playing it. This site has been mentioned numerous times, but if anyone wants to hear some of these tunes, try JC's Tunefinder. You can type in the tune name, click on search, and when the tunes come up, click on the midi (M) and have a listen. You can also get the dots in GIF (G) and other formats. |
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23 Sep 00 - 11:24 AM (#303817) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Jeri Jon and Jed (and everyone else who has ever said "Well, do you know this one? Can't think of the name, but it goes 'deedle dee dum dee'...") - do you think that playing tunes does something bad to the memory? Have you ever met a diddley player who could remember titles? I have a tunebook (can't recall which one) that has a tune in it called "I Don't Recall the Name." Apparently the author was tired of the same people continually asking what the tune titles were. |
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23 Sep 00 - 11:46 AM (#303824) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: JedMarum lol@jeri - I'm afraid it's a common problem with me. I've been learning so many songs of late, it seems the last thing I do is remember their names! |
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23 Sep 00 - 11:50 AM (#303826) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Kara The long note Frieze britches THe gold ring slip jig yes I like the long ones |
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23 Sep 00 - 11:59 AM (#303831) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: GUEST,(where's my cookie?)guinnesschik Jed, they're called "The Kesh Jig" and "Mrs.McCleod's Reel." It's fun to watch the dancers switch gears! |
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23 Sep 00 - 12:36 PM (#303854) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: The Shambles Yes Frieze Britches. I like the long ones too.
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23 Sep 00 - 02:00 PM (#303897) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Susan A-R Cliffs of Mohr is a new one for me. banish Misfortune, Smash the Windows |
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23 Sep 00 - 02:34 PM (#303918) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Jon Freeman I'm not sure what it is Jeri but apart from there being so many of them, they have no words to give you a clue as to what the title may be. Another factor is that you don't necessirally learn them for a source that knows the words or get the chance to ask for the name. Sometimes as with Colraine for me, I haven't even got a clue where I learned it... Seing Pipe on the Hob and Cliffs of Moher have been mentioned, I like playing them as a set. As for Banish Misfortune, I have a feeling I nominated it as my least favourite tune in a recent thread. Like Jeri, I learned it early on but did tire of it. Jon |
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23 Sep 00 - 03:19 PM (#303943) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Ely I'm not very imaginative--Morrison's and the Red Admiral Butterfly. I know they've pretty much been played to death. |
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23 Sep 00 - 03:33 PM (#303948) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Les from Hull May favourite set is Getting upstairs into Tar Road to Sligo - try it! |
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23 Sep 00 - 05:28 PM (#304003) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Jeri Jon, somebody re-did Cliffs of Moher as a hornpipe, and called it Clips of Mower. Jon, you have a point about the source not knowing the name. I've learned a bunch of tunes in our session, and I don't have a clue what the names are, because they don't announce 'em, just play 'em. |
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23 Sep 00 - 07:09 PM (#304047) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: GUEST,Ben I like Jig of Slurs, Kesh, and Foxhunters, any words for the last one? Ben |
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23 Sep 00 - 07:30 PM (#304061) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Jon Freeman Ely, don't call yourself unimaginative. I don't know the Red Admiral Butterfly and I think Morrisons is a good tune - it was just that more or less having to play it weekly got too much for me. Jeri, how many times have you been in a session and asked the person who led the tune or someone who knows it well "what was the last one called?" and they look over to someone else, have a short discussion and the answer comes back, "Well it could be The Geese in the Bog, or it might be The Bank of Turf... I'm not sure to be honest with you"? Jon |
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23 Sep 00 - 07:38 PM (#304068) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Jeri They do throw out names that it "could be." Other people say, "No, it's not that one" until they give up or find a name than no one argues about. I've known some people to just give a tune a name when they can't think of the original name. I'm not making this up: there a few more jigs I'd love to share with y'all, but I CAN'T REMEMBER THE STINKIN' NAMES! Sorry. |
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24 Sep 00 - 12:26 AM (#304212) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: hesperis Swallowtail Jig. But that's the only one I know, and now I'm going to have to look all these up, and see if my friend and I can play 'em! |
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24 Sep 00 - 12:42 AM (#304220) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: DanMulligan "the Lark In The Morning" is my favorite ... "The Butterfly" is my favorite slip jig. They are both very pretty and light sounding I think. I also must say that I enjoy every other jig mentioned here. (with the exception of "the Washerwoman"...it is so overplayed around St. Pats day isn't it?) Dan |
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24 Sep 00 - 11:18 AM (#304387) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Noreen Yes Shambles, the long ones suit you- keep the knees covered! :0) Noreen BTW Good tune! |
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24 Sep 00 - 11:42 AM (#304390) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: The Shambles I did mean the long jigs, not the britches! *Smiles* |
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24 Sep 00 - 11:48 AM (#304391) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: The Shambles King of the Pipers MP3 by Cianan. |
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24 Sep 00 - 11:56 AM (#304397) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: The Shambles Frieze Britches MP3 by Nolan Patrick. |
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24 Sep 00 - 12:01 PM (#304401) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: The Shambles If you click MP3 and put the tune title in the search box, You may be able to hear a version of it. |
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24 Sep 00 - 12:19 PM (#304411) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Rich(bodhránai gan ciall) A few more that deserve mention: The Mist-Covered Mountain Scatter the Mud Tom Billy's Jig Behind the Haystack There's tons of jigs going through my head right now but the names escape me on a lot of them. I believe the Merrily Kissed the Quaker's Wife (A couple of times we played Merrily in combination with Haystack so that we could announce the title as Merrily Kissed the Quaker's Wife Behind The Haystack), but apart from Merrily, does anyone have any faverite slides? I like the second of the "Dan O'Keefe's Slides" recorded on Padraig O'Keefe and Julia Clifford's "Star above the Garter", for one. |
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24 Sep 00 - 02:44 PM (#304489) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: The Shambles Kathleen O' Herir. |
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24 Sep 00 - 03:09 PM (#304504) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Jon Freeman I have to agree with Shambles on that selection. Jon |
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24 Sep 00 - 03:32 PM (#304512) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Jeri Shambles or Jon - do you have the dots for that, or a MIDI? (Can't find it at JC's Tunefinder.) Ta! |
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24 Sep 00 - 04:00 PM (#304519) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Jon Freeman It is there Jeri as Kathleen Hehir's Slide. I just searched for "Kathleen". Jon |
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24 Sep 00 - 04:02 PM (#304521) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Rich(bodhránai gan ciall) Haven't heard it (at least under that name) Rich |
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24 Sep 00 - 04:59 PM (#304548) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Jeri Thanks Jon! |
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03 Nov 00 - 03:21 PM (#333814) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Roger in Sheffield Never heard of Calliope House before. Luckily there are 47 matches in JC's tunefinder. |
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04 Nov 00 - 01:14 PM (#334480) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Rich(bodhránai gan ciall) There's one called Port Seán Seosamh (John Joseph's Jig) that I've also heard labeled as Old Joe's Jig. It was confusing til I realized that if you left out the fada in Seán it would be sean (old) and it's one of the few adjectives that appears before the subject in Irish. (ie; seanbhean, seanduine) Besides demonstrating the importance of punctuation, it's just really a cool tune. Thanks for bringing this thread back. Slán, Rich |
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04 Nov 00 - 03:15 PM (#334574) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: The Shambles Given that these tunes can be known by many titles, it may be a good idea to provide a link in this thread to enable folk to hear the tune you like?
Maybe those that know how to do this can find sound files for the tiles mentioned so far? |
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05 Nov 00 - 01:38 PM (#335175) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: Ely Is "Black Nag" a jig or a hornpipe? (I have a terrible time telling the two apart because the strum is the same on the dulcimer and I don't like playing rhythm guitar with Irish music). Always liked it, but I can't tell if it's 6/8 or 2/4. |
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23 Jul 11 - 09:34 PM (#3193997) Subject: RE: What's your favourite jig? From: GUEST,Cedar Pretty sure it's some kind of jig - it's in 12/8, so I think that makes it a single jig. |
