Dick

If it was the link you posted as https://www.singdanceandplay.net › 2010/11 › En... PDF then, no, I didn't read it because I could not follow it. I did however post a link on English fiddle earlier and did read that.

Yes, taste is a personal thing but you are missing the point. I am trying to find out why we like one thing more than another that is very similar. Purely out interest. I was hoping this question may throw some light on that but up to now the only suggestion is about ornamentation and that has been disputed. You make an interesting point about major and minor keys but I don't think that is relevant for me as I like both!

One thing that has been touched on is music for dance. Maybe the English exponents of folk music, including fiddle players, play to a stricter tempo for dancing? I don't know if that is true though