The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #48236   Message #723154
Posted By: michaelr
04-Jun-02 - 07:40 PM
Thread Name: Using tunes for breaks in songs
Subject: RE: Using tunes for breaks in songs
"Jesu Joy" works great as a tune - it's a slip jig!

My band, Greenhouse, uses tunes for instrumental breaks in quite a few songs. We usually choose relative or contrasting keys, which breaks up long ballads nicely. It's also a surefire solution if the fiddler can't seem to come up with a good idea for an improvised solo.

As for the folk police, I just ignore `em!

Cheers,
Michael