But "Da Slocket Light" *IS* a lament and should be played as one!
My pet peeve is the way most fiddlers play "Farewell to Whiskey" here in New
England. It's such a beautiful tune.
Played here at sessions and at contra dances it comes out as a totally
unrecognizable and fast reel rather than a lament. And it's usually
transposed to a key other than Bb which in itself causes the tune to change
to the worse. (Not many local fiddlers can even play in F much less in Bb!)
My goodness, I can't think of a sadder and more lamentable event than the
failure of the barley crop!
And then astoundingly, nobody's even heard of "Whiskey Welcome Back Again".
John
(Who happens to actually like "Squirrel in the (F-----g) Tree"
> From: Nigel Gatherer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Another pet hate is "Da Slockit Light" which I regard as a lament. When
> our fiddlers get hold of it it becomes a jolly canter. I don't know how
> much of that is simply my feeling, or if others just think I'm being
> pernickety.
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