salton - meaning of?

fiddlers bid · Post by **fiddlers bid** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 9:43 pm

hi, we just learnt a top tune from 3 fiddle players on video on the www.tvfolk.net and we don't know what "salton" means, can anyone tell us? we've a gig tomorrow night and it'd be good to tell our Scottish audience!! Cheers! :?: :D

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Sat Sep 27, 2003 2:00 am

In castellano, saltón means grasshopper. As an adjective it can mean jumping, hopping, leaping, or even prominent (as in eyes or teeth).

fiddlers bid · Post by **fiddlers bid** » Sat Sep 27, 2003 6:53 am

Thank you so much for your reply to our query, we'll let the audience know our new information tonight! while searching to find out what "salton" meant, I read a piece on the internet and it said that someone played a type of salton, i wondered if that meant it was also a type of dance with related tune? Cheers!

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Sat Sep 27, 2003 8:17 am

I think that "saltón" may also have the meaning of a particular type of dance from Asturias. See, for example http://www.mediasur.com/xulio/grupfolcl.htm (in Spanish).

Carlos · Post by **Carlos** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:45 pm

El Saltón es el nombre propio de un baile asturiano, y en este caso es un sustantivo sin relación con el adjetivo "saltón" (por ejemplo, "tener ojos saltones"). El sentido es el de un baile sumamente agitado, en el cual se dan muchos saltos. También en algunos sitios se le llama "el Llixeru" (el ligero) o los diferentes "Xiringüelos" (xiringar quiere decir mover, agitar). Tiene un ritmo similar al de un reel, sólo que con un tempo un poco más rápido. El grupo Llan de Cubel toca una suite de reels + saltón en su primer disco, uno con la portada verde, un barco de vela y una gaviota.

Saludos.