Would love to see some contradance styles in BIAB. The other styles that currently exist in BIAB that are related just don't quite capture the feel of modern contradance music. The styles I'd like to see are:

For reels: Almost always written cut-time, with either a 2/4 or 4/4 like "feel" but any 2/4 feel is sometimes more "implied" than anything. Fiddle/guitar/piano/banjo/flute are generally the instruments, but that's not exclusive at all.

For jigs: It's not so much the bouncy jig styles that seem prevalent in BIAB. The feel is often more like the 4/4 swing styles but in 6/8 time.

There is plenty of contradance music in the geographic region where BIAB is developed. I'm surprised to not see any of its style directly reflected in BIAB.


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