[Musicians] worthiness of a tune for contra?

[Thomas Verdot via Musicians]

As was mentioned by Susan, my first thought was that it was a slip jig. 
  It is a fine tune for listening but one that I would not use for a 
dance.  If you really like it well enough to play it for a dance you 
probably want to have a stronger rhythm than the band in the video. I 
don't mean louder, just less amorphous.  That also doesn't mean dead on 
regular - it could just be punctuated to maintain a sense of form.

I think it is good to always keep in mind that we are there to serve the 
dancers & at times some of our favorite tunes just don't quite meet the 
purpose.  I have sadly rejected several favorites.

Regards, Tom

On 7/29/2015 9:48 PM, Emily Addison via Musicians 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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