> This probably has been asked before on this list, but what are Scottish > 9/8 tunes referred to as? Slip Jigs? Jigs? 9/8 Jigs?
Jigs or 9/8 jigs. > Are the Irish classifications of slip, single and double jig being > used for Scottish tunes in modern times No. > Similarly, are 3/2 hornpipes referred to as "Old Hornpipes" or is > there another term that is in common use? The tunes themselves are not in common use - I've never encountered one at a ceilidh or heard of one being danced to on Robbie Shepherd's programme. "Double hornpipe", or "triple hornpipe" which confusingly means the same thing, are the usual terms insofar as they're mentioned at all. (I play a few of them - drives guitarists nuts trying to find an accompaniment pattern). The "Baggpipe Tune" from c.1675 on my Dalkeith site is one (I think it's the oldest-notated Scottish tune for bagpipes). It takes a while to figure out how to play it effectively. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack Campin: 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU; 0131 6604760 <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/> * homepage for my CD-ROMs of Scottish traditional music; free stuff on food intolerance, music and Mac logic fonts. Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
