I've never called DuQuoin Races, but I frequently use Ted Sannella's CDS Reel, which also has an 8 ct swing that ends in the middle of the phrase.  

 

I always say to the band, "This has an 8ct swing that ends half-way through the phrase in A1, so can you give me tunes with very clear 8 ct chunks in the A?  Also, if you can emphasize the endpoint of the swing, and the start of the long lines, it will really help the dancers remember."  I also tell the dancers "This part is especially fun when you remember to end the swing just in time to surge forward for the long lines."

 

Probably because of these two things, the lines are pretty much together and on-time after the swing.  (At least, they're as together and on-time as w a 'typically timed" swing that's followed by llf&b.)


Chrissy Fowler

Belfast ME


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