Between the Jigs and the Reels
Because sometimes you need to hear the whole story / Denn manchmal muss man die ganze Geschichte hoeren
Sendetermin 11.04.2014 18:00 bis 19:00Between the Jigs and the Reels - programme number 6 brings us to 'Other' music this week, as we go classical.
Full works/ 'Whole stories' include Concerto for Cello and Strings from new composer on the scene Dobrinka Tabakova, Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, and to end Camille Saint-Saëns' full work - Carnival of the Animals.
Warning: Sitting down is advisable. Heart beats might increase.
Information zur Sendereihe
Macro: Inter-Celtic; Inter-cultural; Other.
Micro: Around the world in einer Stunde, this hour of music dances, rolls and sometimes even races from Irish to Celtic, to World and - any Other type of music that just - sounds good!
So join the dance or pull up a chair and relax. Listen to chat in English and German with cúpla focal Gaeilge ( a few words of Irish) from time to time as well.
When: Every second Friday, starting from 31 January 2014
6-7 pm on the mainland
5-6 pm back home (Ireland!)
Where: Helsinki Radio 92.6
www.helsinki.at/livestream - press play
Be there - Seid ihr mit - Bígí ann!
“ Between the Jigs and the Reels” – what’s in a name?!
“ Between the jigs and the reels” is an expression in Irish-English to mean “ between one thing and another”.
However and also importantly - in Irish traditional music a ‘jig’ and a ‘reel’ are two types of dances. A jig has three beats in a bar. A reel has four beats in a bar.
Irish culture tip no.1 – the first of many!