Jim, and Russ - I agree with both of you. It's easier to play jigs on fiddle than banjo. For guitar and mandolin it seems to be no big deal.

But they don't come easy (for me) even on fiddle. I don't know why. I have noticed that one of the better old timey fiddlers around here doesn't do all that many jigs either, and seems a bit uncomfortable with them, even though he is great at 2/4 & 4/4 tunes. I suspect it has to do with bowing rhythm ?? Plus, there aren't many people around here who actually dance jigs, so they're played as more of a novelty, or Celtic homage, like Irish Washerwoman.

I don't even try to do jigs clawhammer style on a banjo. They are do-able, however, in 3-finger style as a sort of roll.