Chris Thiles 'Swollowtail Jig' [Archive]

NickelCreeker

Jan-13-2004, 2:23pm

I recently got Chris Thiles Technique DVD and the song that really got me was 'Swallowtail Jig'. Ive been playing it scince the first time I watched the dvd! I was just curious if anyone wanted tabs for it let me know! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Strathspey

Jan-13-2004, 4:29pm

If find Thile's version interesting. The version that I'm familiar with has about the same first turn, but the second is quite different and more rhymically similar to the first since it is tailored a lot more to dancing. I wonder which second turn is most common?

Matt

mando bandage

Jan-13-2004, 6:16pm

I played Swallowtail Jig once while visiting some friends with Irish roots. Their six year old son spontaneously started dancing to it something that resembled a jig. Genetically encoded response, I guess.

Rob

camando

Jan-16-2004, 10:42am

Here is a link to a Cafe members site showing notation for this tune. http://www.cpmusic.com/tradgif/swallowt.gif
There is midi available also. It is a bare bones tune that you can dress up anyway you like. I have recommended this collection of tunes here before because of that very reason. It is a neat tune. Never heard Thile's version but I'm sure it cooks.

Chris in Canada

Strathspey

Jan-16-2004, 6:34pm

Camando . . .

That version is pretty close to what I'm familiar with . . . just a little more barebones. Thile's version has a second turn that break the rhythm and is sort of onomatopoeiaic . . . sort of link a bird's call. That is fine for listening, but not much for dancing.

The CBC released a recording called "Party Acadien" - a house party recorded at the home of Helen and Grady from Barachois. They have a great version on there by Anastasia Desroches - a fiddler of note around these parts.

Matt

camando

Jan-16-2004, 10:11pm

Matt

I think there is a similar version on Co-Mando but the second part is dressed up a little. How are you enjoying the weather on the east coast?

Chris in Canada

Strathspey

Jan-17-2004, 10:46am

Chris . . .

The weather is wonderful. Everyone is eagerly anticipating a dramatic bump in temperarure . . . - 25 C to a balmy -6 C!

Kirby161

Feb-14-2004, 5:23pm

that was the first song that i learned to play!
warms my heart.

Martin Jonas

Feb-25-2004, 5:54am

There are in fact two versions of Swallowtail Jig at Co-Mando: the one marked "TablEdited by Michael Herlihy" is exactly identical to the version on the Thile Techniques DVD, the other one is very nice but substantially different, although both are in G major.

Martin

Martin Jonas

Feb-25-2004, 7:58am

There are in fact two versions of Swallowtail Jig at Co-Mando: the one marked "TablEdited by Michael Herlihy" is exactly identical to the version on the Thile Techniques DVD, the other one is very nice but substantially different, although both are in G major.
Oops my mistake. The second one is actually the Swallow's Tail Reel, not Jig, and so naturally rather different.

Martin