I'm going to put a set of 2 or 3 of 9/8 (slip?) jigs together for our session with dots. I really like the 9/8 time, its got a sort of hypnotic feel to it. I have some ideas but would like to know if anybody has got any suggestions for what works well. Ones that I have in mind are "Kid on the mountain", "Rocky road to Dublin", "Drops of brandy" and some others which I forget the name of.
Thanks, dave
If you're looking for something slighty different it might be worth looking at some of the scottish 9/8 pipe marches. Will You Come to Town and Battle of the Somme are both nice ones and maybe not quite so familiar to ITM players. I'll have another attempt at the ABC and see if I can post them over the weekend.
Hi Daver
There are some great 9/8 jigs in the North East English tradition, check out Kissed Her under the Coverlet for a really interesting phrase structure, and The Peacock Followed The Hen (Mad Moll) for melodic surprise.
I like 9/8 because its one of the few Trad time signatures that cannot be divided down the middle of a bar so some phrasing asymmetry is inevitable. The same thing applies to 3/2 hornpipes of which Mr Preston’s is a masterpiece.
All the best
PP
I don't think anyone has yet mentioned An Phis Fliuch (The Good Wife, The Choice Wife, The Boy in the Bush)
In London it is quite often followed by Drops of Brandy, first in D then in G.
The Kid on the Mountain/The Butterfly is another common set
hiya,do you know,please,anybody,what was the first CD of Lunasa?it should be a year 1995 (or 1997?) thank you very much and excuse my not perfect english
Luska, Lunasa's debut cd came out in 1997, titled Lunasa. My copy was issued by Compass Records, 117 30th Avenue South, Nashville, TN, 37212 USA. It's a strong album, not as cohesive or in control as their later cds, but well worth having.
For more information on Lunasa, go to:
www.lunasa.ie/flash.htm
I like to play Choice Wife followed by Elizabeth Kelly's....you could go into Hardiman the Fiddler after that (although since Choice Wife is 4 part tune, you might just play the 2 tunes)
the swaggering jig comes to mind,the kid on the mountain,i ha'e a wife o' ma ain,the peacock followed the hen,terry heigh ho the grinder,paschal's jig,comb your hair and curl it.what about "the whistling thief" a yorkshire tune.the first part is in 6/8 and the second in 9/8,the only trad. tune i've ever heard with this structure
9/8 jigs
9/8 jigs
I'm going to put a set of 2 or 3 of 9/8 (slip?) jigs together for our session with dots. I really like the 9/8 time, its got a sort of hypnotic feel to it. I have some ideas but would like to know if anybody has got any suggestions for what works well. Ones that I have in mind are "Kid on the mountain", "Rocky road to Dublin", "Drops of brandy" and some others which I forget the name of.
Thanks, dave
# Posted on February 20th 2003 by Daver
Re: 9/8 jigs
Not often played, but nice and falling into that category, is Another Jig Will Do:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/276?PHPSESSID=0da91335e3a3932a23d0a8bdd9fc203c
also, overplayed, but still good, the Butterfly. I'm sure you know it.
# Posted on February 20th 2003 by Key Maniac Lad
Re: 9/8 jigs
A Fig For a Kiss is a nice one that goes well with the Butterfly
# Posted on February 20th 2003 by Andee
Re: 9/8 jigs
If you're looking for something slighty different it might be worth looking at some of the scottish 9/8 pipe marches. Will You Come to Town and Battle of the Somme are both nice ones and maybe not quite so familiar to ITM players. I'll have another attempt at the ABC and see if I can post them over the weekend.
# Posted on February 20th 2003 by Davetnova
Re: 9/8 jigs
One of my favourite slip jigs is Humours of Whiskey (Bm). I also like playing slip jigs and 6/8 jigs in a same set. It keeps audience awake...
# Posted on February 20th 2003 by Jani
Re: 9/8 jigs
Hi Daver
There are some great 9/8 jigs in the North East English tradition, check out Kissed Her under the Coverlet for a really interesting phrase structure, and The Peacock Followed The Hen (Mad Moll) for melodic surprise.
I like 9/8 because its one of the few Trad time signatures that cannot be divided down the middle of a bar so some phrasing asymmetry is inevitable. The same thing applies to 3/2 hornpipes of which Mr Preston’s is a masterpiece.
All the best
PP
# Posted on February 20th 2003 by Pied Piper
Re: 9/8 jigs
Will you come down to Limerick is a fine one. Hardiman the Fiddler, Dever the Dancer and Gusty's Frolics are OK as well.
# Posted on February 20th 2003 by Henk Bos
Re: 9/8 jigs
A trio often played together in the North of England are
Drops of Brandy
Rocky Road to Dublin
Foxhunters Jig
# Posted on February 21st 2003 by geoffwright
Re: 9/8 jigs
Daver -- yes, they're called slip jigs.
Try and watch some dancers dance the slip jig. It'll tell you a lot about h ow they should be played.
Zina
# Posted on February 21st 2003 by Zina Lee
Re: 9/8 jigs
I don't think anyone has yet mentioned An Phis Fliuch (The Good Wife, The Choice Wife, The Boy in the Bush)
In London it is quite often followed by Drops of Brandy, first in D then in G.
The Kid on the Mountain/The Butterfly is another common set
# Posted on February 21st 2003 by ragaman
Re: 9/8 jigs
hiya,do you know,please,anybody,what was the first CD of Lunasa?it should be a year 1995 (or 1997?) thank you very much and excuse my not perfect english
luska
# Posted on February 21st 2003 by luska
Lunasa
Luska, Lunasa's debut cd came out in 1997, titled Lunasa. My copy was issued by Compass Records, 117 30th Avenue South, Nashville, TN, 37212 USA. It's a strong album, not as cohesive or in control as their later cds, but well worth having.
For more information on Lunasa, go to:
www.lunasa.ie/flash.htm
# Posted on February 21st 2003 by Will CPT
Re: 9/8 jigs
I like to play Choice Wife followed by Elizabeth Kelly's....you could go into Hardiman the Fiddler after that (although since Choice Wife is 4 part tune, you might just play the 2 tunes)
# Posted on February 21st 2003 by aoife
Re: 9/8 jigs
Oh, how about Catherine Kelly's, I forgot about that one, I love it.
# Posted on February 22nd 2003 by Zina Lee
Re: 9/8 jigs
I'm crazy about slip jigs.
These don't especially go together, but how about
A Blast of Wind (Aka Drops of Spring Water);
The Boys of Ballysadare
Cathal McConnell's (aka Ryan's)?
Garret's Wedding
# Posted on February 22nd 2003 by Fsnockhart
Re: 9/8 jigs
the swaggering jig comes to mind,the kid on the mountain,i ha'e a wife o' ma ain,the peacock followed the hen,terry heigh ho the grinder,paschal's jig,comb your hair and curl it.what about "the whistling thief" a yorkshire tune.the first part is in 6/8 and the second in 9/8,the only trad. tune i've ever heard with this structure
# Posted on March 1st 2003 by dafydd
Re: 9/8 jigs
Pasqhal's Jig and The Swaggering Jig make a good set.Hardiman The Fiddler is another good slip jig.David Meredith
# Posted on March 1st 2003 by dafydd