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Thread #128777   Message #2886284
Posted By: buddhuu
14-Apr-10 - 07:09 AM
Thread Name: Songs which can be either 3/4 or 4/4
Subject: RE: Songs which can be either 3/4 or 4/4
I've always done Raglan Road in 3/4. I do it as a tin whistle instrumental.

I do agree with Murray about 'Wild Mountain Thyme'. Amazing how few clear 3/4 versions there are. I've always done that in approximate waltz time too. I'm not keen on 4/4 interpretations. They don't feel right to me.

Somewhere I have a version of 'Star of the County Down' that starts off as a 6/8 jig played on box, then drops into 4/4 for the song proper before returning to the jig at the end. Works very nicely, but I can't for the life of me remember who did it...