strathspey@strathspey.org:45404

mlamontbrown

RE: Reels and Hornpipes

May 26, 2006, 9:16 p.m. (Message 45404, in reply to message 45401)

John wrote:
> While it's true that most of the SCD crowd can't give you
> a  coherent  description of the difference, quite a lot of the better
> dancers (and most of the teachers) do have a feel for it.

I'm not at all sure that I can explain the difference between a reel and a hornpipe,
but I'm sure I would notice if The Sailor, West's Hornpipe, and College Hornpipe
didn't have hornpipes as the music when I danced them.

Malcolm

Malcolm L Brown
York  (UK)