The first jig in this medley, which goes by many names, is a colonial American piece that I have played for contra dances. My husband and I chartered a sailboat down in San Diego in an attempt to glimpse the women sailing America3 during the '95 America's Cup races. These capable women won the hearts of many sailors with their great skill. The second tune in this medley is an Irish jig I caught while fishing on the internet. I added sextuplets and octaves to this arrangement which made it a slippery catch.
Several techniques create the imagery of the unpredictable rocking of the ocean's rolling waves.
The erratic imagery is further reinforced by my uneven phrasing in the last piece of the medley. I invent melodies in my head as I breathe the briny air of the Pacific and chuckle at the sandpipers racing in and out with the waves. They poke the wet sand with their beaks and in a blur of fast feet, they run away squawking. The Sandpiper marched its way to a second place award in its category at the 1996 National Scottish Fiddle Composition Competition. My Love Has Gone to Sea 6.