Thanks - I could never figure out the difference between reels and hornpipes. I first heard The Japanese Hornpipe on the album "Hidden Ground" by Jolyon Jackson and Paddy Glackin - apparently the tune originated from a travelling circus which visited Donegal and who used a tune as part of the clown show, proving popular a local fiddler started using it in sessions and that's how it developed. A lot of folk complain that it doesn't sound Japanese in the least, however, I once played the album for a Japanese girl who immediately pointed out that the Hornpipe was pentatonic! Anyhow, the album describes it as a slip jig which is supposed to be 9/8 time - so I guess your explanation is a good as it gets with Irish music!
Great video! I have a small correction. A double jig is the most common jig type with two sets of triplets. One with 4 sets, written often in 12/8 is confusingly called a single jig. Or it might be called a slide but don't ask me what the difference is 😅
Thanks this was very informative! One question I've always had is how the jigs and reels evolved? Are they completely indigenous to Ireland? How were they invented and developed??
I wish there was a good analysis on why these tunes sound so uniquely Irish. I can hear 3 seconds of a song and tell whether it’s an Irish song or not. I don’t think any other ethnic group has music like that
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Thanks for this! 👏Great video
Thank you for the video
Thanks - I could never figure out the difference between reels and hornpipes. I first heard The Japanese Hornpipe on the album "Hidden Ground" by Jolyon Jackson and Paddy Glackin - apparently the tune originated from a travelling circus which visited Donegal and who used a tune as part of the clown show, proving popular a local fiddler started using it in sessions and that's how it developed. A lot of folk complain that it doesn't sound Japanese in the least, however, I once played the album for a Japanese girl who immediately pointed out that the Hornpipe was pentatonic! Anyhow, the album describes it as a slip jig which is supposed to be 9/8 time - so I guess your explanation is a good as it gets with Irish music!
Wow! This is great! Thank you! Just what I was looking for!
Thank you SO MUCH this is exactly the information I was looking for!
Great video! I have a small correction. A double jig is the most common jig type with two sets of triplets. One with 4 sets, written often in 12/8 is confusingly called a single jig. Or it might be called a slide but don't ask me what the difference is 😅
Wow this video was so useful to me! Thanks so much for making it! I’m learning Irish fiddle right now and sooo much just clicked in my brain.
Thanks. Maybe a useful idea is to use the term “strawberry” for jigs and “ Routebegwr” for reels.
Thanks this was very informative! One question I've always had is how the jigs and reels evolved? Are they completely indigenous to Ireland? How were they invented and developed??
fiddle reel music is indigenous to scotland. there are 100s of scots fiddle tunes in ireland. jigs and horrnpipes are indigenous to england.
I wish there was a good analysis on why these tunes sound so uniquely Irish. I can hear 3 seconds of a song and tell whether it’s an Irish song or not. I don’t think any other ethnic group has music like that