[Musicians] worthiness of a tune for contra?

[Eric Black via Musicians]

I think the phrasing on the jig might be hard for many dancers to cope with; it had me counting just to make sure I knew where I was.  It’s a great tune, but I’d suggest leaving that tune for a concert setting rather than the dance floor.

The reel change tune is great.

-Eric


On Jul 29, 2015, at 7:48 PM, Emily Addison via Musicians <musicians at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> Hello fellow musicians!
> 
> I've had the following two tunes suggested for our contra band.  The reel at the end seems straight forward (with some doubling up) but the jig seems to have really weird phrasing (especially in the A) that would make it hard for dancers to follow. 
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DkJQ9xNGuU
> 
> I'm curious what you guys think!
> 
> Emily in Ottawa
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