Annotation:Slip Jig (Form)
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SLIP JIG. A type of Irish jig in 9/8 time. Also sometimes used synonymously with the term ‘hop jig’, another 9/8 form, although there is a difference between the two. The slip jig has been described as having a “pineapple, pineapple, pineapple” rhythm (i.e. three groups of eight notes), while the hop jig sounds like “humpty, humpty, humpty,” similar to a single jig (i.e. a quarter note followed by and eighth note). Matin Fay of the Chieftains, for one, believes this to be the oldest rhythm in Irish traditional music. A slip jig dance was considered a women’s dance, and, according to accordion player Jim Coogan, was danced in soft shoes or (when he was younger) no shoes at all.