the other thread

As I see it (as a drummer) the hornpipe is a hestitated rhythm -
Jigs and reels are a mystery - I just hit the drum, but by the comments I get the natural place I choose to hit is the right one.

Jigs, Reels and Hornpipes are dance rhythms - if you tried to dance a hornpipe with the kicks in the right place it would help you. I am a keen ceilidh dancer so maybe the dancing helps on all rhythms. It is fun.

Last Sat at the Minchinhampton Folk Festival the caller called an Waltze and they started to play a Waltze but someone in the band/caller changed it and we had a Schottische rhythm. It not only was less fun but the rhythm is not as good for beginners. Which re-iterates my point about them being dance rhythms.