I'll echo what Lisa says about letting the band play what they most want to play. If they're not playing something they like, it doesn't matter how good a match the tunes are to the dance.
There were a couple of times over the years that I asked for jigs and then regretted it after the dance started. The two bands involved were clearly not up for jigs, and reels would have been much better even though (I felt) the dances were crying out for jigs.
(Probably the musicians should have said something to me rather than agreeing to play jigs, but I imagine they wanted to give it their best shot and I can appreciate that.)
Mark Widmer
Lisa Sieverts <
lisa@lisasieverts.com> wrote
When in doubt, let the band play the tunes they most want to play. This is especially true for a less experienced band.
Because really, any dance works with any tune (assuming we’re not talking about some weird crooked dance or tune).
Lisa
Nelson, NH
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