Is the butterfly a slip jig?

Is the butterfly a slip jig?

The Butterfly – Irish Slip Jig | Flo Ryan – YouTube.

What is the difference between a jig and a slip jig?

A slip jig is similar to a single or double jig (and can incorporate either, or both, note patterns), but is played in 9/8 time. This gives it a slightly more lilting, more leisurely, less driving, feel than the single and double jigs.

What is a slip jig Irish dance?

The slip jig is one of the four most common Irish stepdances, the others being the reel, the jig and the hornpipe. It is danced in soft shoes. Stepdance judges prefer sliding motions with the feet and graceful movements that seem to slip across the floor.

What is the form of a slip jig?

The slip jig has been described as having a “pineapple, pineapple, pineapple” rhythm (i.e. three groups of eight notes), while the hop jig sounds like “humpty, humpty, humpty,” similar to a single jig (i.e. a quarter note followed by and eighth note).

Who wrote the butterfly slip jig?

Tommy Potts
The Butterfly is a great Irish fiddle tune written by Tommy Potts. This slip jig has a very impressionistic feel to it…

What time signature is a jig?

Single Jig and Hop Jig are the same dance(Knotwork’s reply), they are written and played in either 6/8 or 12/8 time signature. For 6/8 time signature 8 bars are required for a one-foot-step, where as for 12/8 time signature only 4 bars are necessary.

Why do people do the Irish jig?

One explanation is that it was in protest by the dancers who were forced to dance for Queen Elizabeth I who was responsible for starting the plantations of Ireland. The story goes, that a group of Irish dancers were brought to dance for the Queen.

What is the rhythm of a slip jig?

Slip jig is counted as 3 beats per bar, 3 eight notes making up one beat.

How do you identify a jig?

Difference between jig and reel: (for non-musicians) To tell whether a tune you’re listening to is a jig or a reel, let your foot tap along with the music at a natural pace, then see how many fast notes you count between each tap. If you can count to 3, it’s a jig. If you can count to 4, it’s a reel.

What is the name of the butterfly jig?

The Butterfly slip jig. Also known as Barney’s Goat, The Bug, The Butterfly Gig, Eitil Im, Fiona, Im Ag Eitilt, Kick The Peeler, The Red Admiral Butterfly, The Red Monarch Butterfly. There are 107 recordings of a tune by this name.

How many recordings of the butterfly gig are there?

Also known as Barney’s Goat, The Bug, The Butterfly Gig, Eitil Im, Fiona, Im Ag Eitilt, Kick The Peeler, The Red Admiral Butterfly, The Red Monarch Butterfly. There are 118 recordings of this tune. The Boys Of Ballisodare (a few times). The Butterfly appears in 4 other tune collections.

What are the B and C sections of a jig?

The “B” and “C” sections are (or are at least were based on) a traditional slip jig called Bill Groggin’s Goat. I think a good set is to play two or three rounds of Bill Groggin’s Goat and on the last repeat of the “B” section play the “C” section of the Butterfly instead; and then finish off with remainder of the Butterfly.

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