Reel, Jig, or Strathspey?

[Moosedog]

I don't do CSD, but have been following this thread with interest.

I play the bass drum in a pipe band...often I am just keeping the beat for marching, etc. Jigs and reels are fun...but when I get to play around with the various tunes, I enjoy the strathspeys the most, for the same reason you all give--they rhythms can be so complex, subtle, and elegant.

Moosedog

[MartinGrenoble]

Like Andrewson, I have no preference for one rhythm more than another.
I enjoy strathspeys except when they are played too slowly -- and the trend is slower and slower, alas -- and indeed 8 times through is a bit much.

Jigs can be joyful and make you want to bounce up and down; reels can be exciting or otherwise. Hornpipes are always good -- hard work for the musicians, but they give me energy to dance through the night.

Favorite tunes? I could name some (some of the speys are really splendid);
favorite dances, likewise; favorite bands too, but favorite rhythms, no, so I have not voted. It's the variety that counts.

Martin