Ketch

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@L42B

A prime example is a Ketch Jig (like Sullivan John) were the first beat is overemphisized.

Ketch? Another new phrase to me? The Kesh Jig I have heard, from Kesh in South Sligo. But Ketch is a form of tune, is it yes?


<Not great etiquette to start with a quote I know, me awful bad.>

[Joseph_E_Smith]

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@L42B

A prime example is a Ketch Jig (like Sullivan John) were the first beat is overemphisized.

Ketch? Another new phrase to me? The Kesh Jig I have heard, from Kesh in South Sligo. But Ketch is a form of tune, is it yes?


<Not great etiquette to start with a quote I know, me awful bad.>

… just a typo.

[bradhurley]

Actually a Ketch Jig is in the same family as the Youghall (Yawl) Jig and the Sloop Jig. When played in sets, these tunes can be made to go faster by adding a Genoa Jig, a larger version of the standard Jig. I’ve played these jigs countless times with my best mates, and a maritime was had by all.

[Joseph_E_Smith]

[Cynth]

Okay, but then is that sentence saying that a Kesh Jig is a form of a tune? I too have heard of the Kesh Jig, but not of a Kesh Jig. Is it just referring to any jig from the area of Kesh? I suppose that would be it. And do the jigs from that area have an especially emphasized first beat compared to the second? 1-2, 1-2, 1-2, 1-2,

[Douglas]

bradhurley’s comment is exactly what I was thinking. Although a ketch and a yawl look similar, I have never cared for the yawl, but a ketch is a very good design.

Sorry, I have no useful info on the Kesh jig though.

[Joseph_E_Smith]

@Douglas

bradhurley’s comment is exactly what I was thinking. Although a ketch and a yawl look similar, I have never cared for the yawl, but a ketch is a very good design.

If it is an airborne ketch… then would it be a ketchup?..

[PJ1]

@Joseph E. Smith

If it is an airborne ketch… then would it be a ketchup?..

Let’s face it, it was only a matter of time

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@Joseph E. Smith

… just a typo.

I only joined last month and I can see already one dare not put a foot wrong here. The madness simmers just below the surface

[Joseph_E_Smith]

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@Joseph E. Smith

… just a typo.

I only joined last month and I can see already one dare not put a foot wrong here. The madness simmers just below the surface

Madness? MADNESS? MADNESS? … I kinda like the sound of that.

[bradhurley]

Actually when I mentioned Sloop Jigs it reminded me:

French-speaking people (of which there are plenty in our neck of the woods) tend to pronounce “slip jig” as “sleep jig.” Based on this, my girlfriend, who is from Brittany in western France, always assumed slip jigs were a special type of jig that was played softly and quietly to induce sleep, like a lullabye. Only a few months ago did she realize that they are actually called slip jigs and not sleep jigs.

[PJ1]

@bradhurley

French-speaking people (of which there are plenty in our neck of the woods) tend to pronounce “slip jig” as “sleep jig.” Based on this, my girlfriend, who is from Brittany in western France, always assumed slip jigs were a special type of jig that was played softly and quietly to induce sleep, like a lullabye. Only a few months ago did she realize that they are actually called slip jigs and not sleep jigs.

OK, it off-topic but I can do one better. In Quebec city, you’ll occasionally hear francophones speak of “Jack’s strap”, by which they mean the athletic support or “jock strap”. A friend of mine always thought it was originally designed by a guy called Jack!!