Between the Jigs and the Reels
Back to 'normal'
Sendetermin 19.06.2015 18:00 bis 19:00After the excitement of Yeats 2015 Graz, we return to 'normal' .. ; ). This evening Between the Jigs and the Reels plays a mixture of Irish and World music sounds, including a tune or two from Tale of the Gael and a great song 'Patriot Game', from the crystal clear voice of Deirdre Starr to remind us of a great Irish concert and night in Graz last Saturday 13th i.e. Yeats Day.
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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!