On Thu, 24 Aug 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Double Hornpipes are, indeed, cracking tunes. They seem to be picking up in
> popularity in sessions. As well as the 121212 and 123123 rhythms, there also
> seems to be a 123412 rhythm with matching harmony. There don't seem to be
> many recorded that I know of, but The Presbyterian and The Red Lyon can be
> heard on Blowzabella - Bobbityshooty (Plant Life Records PLR064) and Rusty
> Gully and Go To Berwick, Johnnie on Sandra and Nancy Kerr - Neat and Complete
> (Fellside FECD107)
I haven't heard many recordings where I've noticed this (maybe I'll start
listening more carefully now) but I've found myself tending to play,
particularly, Go to Berwick with a 1&3 beat. In my case I suspect it's
cross-fertilisation with Scandinavian rhythms. There are a few (but
suprisingly few) slip jigs that respond well to this (Sprangeen's "In
Dispraise Of Whisky" being a glorious example).
--
Richard Robinson
"The whole plan hinged upon the natural curiosity of potatoes" - S. Lem
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