Being an irish dancer it's hard to find names of double (or treble) jig tunes. I was wondering if someone could help me out on this one.... Thanks on advance....
If you look at your dance cd's, they'll usually tell you the names of the tunes. If you look in any book of music, they're usually either separated out by type, or there's a little line that tells you if they're double jigs.
But keep in mind that pretty much only dancers call double jigs double jigs. It has nothing to do with what musicians call them -- if it's in 6/8, it can be played as either a light jig or a double jig, or sometimes even as a slide or single jig (depending on whether you're dancing sets or stepdancing), depending on how the musician plays the tune. Most light jigs can be danced as double or heavy jigs if the musician cares to play it slowly enough. Perhaps that's why you're having trouble finding "double jigs" -- it's because they're often in with the just plain jigs.
The thing is that most dancing cd's do NOT tell the names. They give you the kind of tune (reel, light jig, slip jig and so on) but they do not recall names. Since I'll soon be dancing with a live band who doesn't know to much about the music and dancing it would be nice if I could get actual names! I know Connaughtmans rambles is a double jig aswell. But thanks anyway
Again, anything in 6/8 can usually be danced as a double jig, they'll just have to play it much much slower than they're probably used to for hard shoe, so make sure they know what tempo you want. If you tell them, any jig that can be played at THIS speed, it'll be much better than asking for specific tunes. You'll likely get better playing that way, which is much better to dance to! Good luck!
The term 'Jig' is synonomous with 'Double Jig". Double jigs outnumber other kinds of jigs (slip jigs, single jigs) by such a wide margin, they are simply called 'jigs'.
'Although its name misleadingly indicates a relationship to the double jig, it is really much closer rhythmically to the hornpipe and especially the fling.'
Zina, please post some information on this light & heavy jig. I've never heard of such a thing.
Looking for double jigs
Looking for double jigs
Being an irish dancer it's hard to find names of double (or treble) jig tunes. I was wondering if someone could help me out on this one.... Thanks on advance....
# Posted on August 28th 2001 by Irishdancer
Re: Looking for double jigs
If you look at your dance cd's, they'll usually tell you the names of the tunes. If you look in any book of music, they're usually either separated out by type, or there's a little line that tells you if they're double jigs.
But keep in mind that pretty much only dancers call double jigs double jigs. It has nothing to do with what musicians call them -- if it's in 6/8, it can be played as either a light jig or a double jig, or sometimes even as a slide or single jig (depending on whether you're dancing sets or stepdancing), depending on how the musician plays the tune. Most light jigs can be danced as double or heavy jigs if the musician cares to play it slowly enough. Perhaps that's why you're having trouble finding "double jigs" -- it's because they're often in with the just plain jigs.
Zina
# Posted on August 28th 2001 by Zina Lee
Re: Looking for double jigs
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# Posted on September 3rd 2001 by Bernard Farrell
Re: Looking for double jigs
The thing is that most dancing cd's do NOT tell the names. They give you the kind of tune (reel, light jig, slip jig and so on) but they do not recall names. Since I'll soon be dancing with a live band who doesn't know to much about the music and dancing it would be nice if I could get actual names! I know Connaughtmans rambles is a double jig aswell. But thanks anyway
# Posted on September 14th 2001 by Irishdancer
Re: Looking for double jigs
Again, anything in 6/8 can usually be danced as a double jig, they'll just have to play it much much slower than they're probably used to for hard shoe, so make sure they know what tempo you want. If you tell them, any jig that can be played at THIS speed, it'll be much better than asking for specific tunes. You'll likely get better playing that way, which is much better to dance to! Good luck!
# Posted on September 14th 2001 by Zina Lee
Re: Looking for double jigs
The term 'Jig' is synonomous with 'Double Jig". Double jigs outnumber other kinds of jigs (slip jigs, single jigs) by such a wide margin, they are simply called 'jigs'.
As a small aside, single jigs are rare birds in anyones book. Here is a great description of the single jig found at http://alan-ng.net/irish/tunography/#rhythms.
'Although its name misleadingly indicates a relationship to the double jig, it is really much closer rhythmically to the hornpipe and especially the fling.'
Zina, please post some information on this light & heavy jig. I've never heard of such a thing.
# Posted on September 14th 2001 by Caoimghgin
Re: Looking for double jigs
a light jig, slip jig or single jig is usually dance in softshoes and a heavy jig (or double jig, treble jig or hard jig) is danced in hardshoes.
# Posted on September 17th 2001 by Irishdancer