Compositions on the subject of 9/8

The 9/8 time signature is most commonly referred to as a ‘slip jig’ and is one of the time signatures of the Jig musical style.

The slip jig is generally thought of as being ‘a jig with an extra bit at the end’. There are technical ways to describe the 9/8 however listen to the Dubliners singing in 9/8 and you’ll understand what I mean…



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Name Collection
Alex Neil The Tarbolton Collection
Burns Street The Tarbolton Collection
Craigie View The Tarbolton Collection
Derek McLean and Edward Dennehy The Tarbolton Collection
Greg and Dianne Niven The Kilmarnock Collection
John Paterson The Kilmarnock Collection
Kirkport The Tarbolton Collection
Lorrimer Headley The Tarbolton Collection
The Gregg Fiddle The Tarbolton Collection