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The Single Jig

Posted on by Stephen Ducke

A single jig is in 6/8 or 12/8 time. The predominant note pattern is crotchet-quaver, unlike the jig whose predominant pattern is 3 quavers.
It is associated with a specific solo dance, performed in soft shoes.

Stephen Ducke
Stephen Ducke

Originally from Athlone in County Roscommon, Stephen Ducke now lives in a small village in the French Alps with his wife and two children. He is author of a tin whistle tutor book entitled "Tin Whistle - A Complete Guide to Playing Irish Traditional Music on the Whistle" and runs Irish music classes and workshops with Tradschool in France. He has recorded one solo album, "If There Weren't Any Women In The World".

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