'''RAGS, THE''' (Les Guenilles). AKA - "[[Guenille (La)]]," "[[Guénille (La)]]," "[[Reel de la guénille]]." French-Canadian, Reel and Air. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCCC (Phillips): AA'BB'CC' (Reiner & Anick). A common French-Canadian reel, according to David Green in liner notes to “Louis Beaudoin” (Philo Records, 1973). The title refers to a piece of cloth, not 'ragtime' rhythm. The tune was popularized through the performances of accordion player Alfred Montmarquette (1871-1944) and singer Mary Travers (La Bolduc), who set words to it. [[File:montmarquette.jpg|260px|thumb|right|Alfred Montmarquette]]
|f_annotation=[[File:montmarquette.jpg|260px|thumb|right|Alfred Montmarquette]]'''RAGS, THE''' (Les Guenilles). AKA – "[[Guenille (La)]]," "[[Guénille (La)]]," "[[Reel de la guénille]]." French-Canadian, Reel and Air. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCCC (Phillips): AA'BB'CC' (Reiner & Anick). A common French-Canadian reel, according to David Green in the liner notes to “Louis Beaudoin” (Philo Records, 1973). The title refers to a piece of cloth, not 'ragtime' rhythm. The tune was popularized through the performances of accordion player [[wikipedia:Alfred Montmarquette]] (1871–1944) and singer Mary Travers (La Bolduc), who set words to it. It was also recorded by fiddlers [[wikipedia:Joseph_Allard_(fiddle)]] and Isidore Soucy [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/isidore-soucy-emc] and by numerous accordion players. Paul Fackler points out that Leo Beaudoin played a 3-part version of the tune, with a third part that is not included in Montparquette's or Soucy's version.
It was also recorded by fiddlers Joseph Allard and Isidore Soucy, and numerous accordion players.
|f_source_for_notated_version=Dennis Mathieu via Louis Beaudoin (1921–1980, Burlington, Vt.) [Reiner & Anick]; Ken Kosek [Phillips]; Leo Beaudoin ['''Sing Out'''].
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|f_printed_sources=Olivier Demers ('''1000 airs du Québec et de l’Amérique francophone'''), 2020; p. 107.
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Hart & Sandall ('''Dance ce soir!'''), 2001; No. 14, p. 47.
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Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1'''), 1994; p. 194.
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Reiner & Anick ('''Old-Time Fiddling Across America'''), 1989; p. 64.
''Source for notated version'': Dennis Mathieu via Louis Beaudoin (1921-1980, Burlington, Vt.) [Reiner & Anick]; Ken Kosek [Phillips].
'''Sing Out''', vol. 52, No. 3, Autumn 2008; p. 71).
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|f_recorded_sources=Bluebird B-4887 (78 RPM), Joseph Allard (1936).
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Folkways Records RBF 111, Alfred Montmarquette – "Masters of French-Canadian Music, Vol. 2" (1980).
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Grooveless Records, Arm & Hammer String Band – "Stay on the Farm" (1978).
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Philo 2000, "Louis Beaudoin" (1973. Learned in Burlington, Vt., from Dennis Mathieu).
''Printed sources'': Hart & Sandall ('''Dance Ce Soir'''), 2001; No. 14, p. 47. Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1)''', 1994; p. 194. Reiner & Anick ('''Old Time Fiddling Across America'''), 1989; p. 64.
Calvin Volroth – "Tunes From My Past."
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Philo Records, Louis Beaudoin" (1973).
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RCA Victor CGPS-215, Isidore Soucy – "La veillée chez Isidore" (1968).
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SOCAN MPCD 2039, La Bottine Souriante – "En spectacle" (1996).
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Starr Records 15491 (78 RPM), Alfred Montmarquette (1928).
''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Bluebird B-4887 (78 RPM), Joseph Allard (1936). Folkways Records RBF 111, Alfred Montmarquette - "Masters of French-Canadian Music, Vol. 2" (1980). Grooveless Records, Arm & Hammer String Band - "Stay on the Farm" (1978). Philo 2000, "Louis Beaudoin" (1973. Learned in Burlington, Vt., from Dennis Mathieu). Calvin Volroth - "Tunes From My Past." Philo Records, Louis Beaudoin" (1973). RCA Victor CGPS-215, Isidore Soucy - "La veillée chez Isidore" (1968). SOCAN MPCD 2039, La Bottine Souriante - "En spectacle" (1996). Starr Records 15491 (78 RPM), Alfred Montmarquette (1928). Victor 263593 (78 RPM), Tezraf Latour {1888-1932, accordion} (1929).</font>
Victor 263593 (78 RPM), Tezraf Latour {1888–1932, accordion} (1929).
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|f_see_also_listing=Hear Fernando Soucy's 1972 recording on youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JICDfnDr_rg]<br>
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See also listing at:<br>
Hear Fernando Soucy's 1972 recording on youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JICDfnDr_rg]<br>
Hear Alfred Montmarquette's recording on youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMDCRwAwbjs] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhGga34a_fs] and at the Virtual Gramophone [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/m2/f7/15912.mp3]<br>
Hear Alfred Montmarquette's recording on youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMDCRwAwbjs] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhGga34a_fs] and at the Virtual Gramophone [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/m2/f7/15912.mp3]<br>
Hear Tezraf Latour's 1936 recording at the Virtual Gramophone [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/m2/f7/12664.mp3]<br>
Hear Tezraf Latour's 1936 recording at the Virtual Gramophone [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/m2/f7/12664.mp3]<br>
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Alfred MontmarquetteRAGS, THE (Les Guenilles). AKA – "Guenille (La)," "Guénille (La)," "Reel de la guénille." French-Canadian, Reel and Air. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCCC (Phillips): AA'BB'CC' (Reiner & Anick). A common French-Canadian reel, according to David Green in the liner notes to “Louis Beaudoin” (Philo Records, 1973). The title refers to a piece of cloth, not 'ragtime' rhythm. The tune was popularized through the performances of accordion player wikipedia:Alfred Montmarquette (1871–1944) and singer Mary Travers (La Bolduc), who set words to it. It was also recorded by fiddlers wikipedia:Joseph_Allard_(fiddle) and Isidore Soucy [1] and by numerous accordion players. Paul Fackler points out that Leo Beaudoin played a 3-part version of the tune, with a third part that is not included in Montparquette's or Soucy's version.
Additional notes Source for notated version : - Dennis Mathieu via Louis Beaudoin (1921–1980, Burlington, Vt.) [Reiner & Anick]; Ken Kosek [Phillips]; Leo Beaudoin [Sing Out].
Printed sources : - Olivier Demers (1000 airs du Québec et de l’Amérique francophone), 2020; p. 107.
Hart & Sandall (Dance ce soir!), 2001; No. 14, p. 47.
Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 194.
Reiner & Anick (Old-Time Fiddling Across America), 1989; p. 64.
Sing Out, vol. 52, No. 3, Autumn 2008; p. 71).
Recorded sources : - Bluebird B-4887 (78 RPM), Joseph Allard (1936).
Folkways Records RBF 111, Alfred Montmarquette – "Masters of French-Canadian Music, Vol. 2" (1980).
Grooveless Records, Arm & Hammer String Band – "Stay on the Farm" (1978).
Philo 2000, "Louis Beaudoin" (1973. Learned in Burlington, Vt., from Dennis Mathieu).
Calvin Volroth – "Tunes From My Past."
Philo Records, Louis Beaudoin" (1973).
RCA Victor CGPS-215, Isidore Soucy – "La veillée chez Isidore" (1968).
SOCAN MPCD 2039, La Bottine Souriante – "En spectacle" (1996).
Starr Records 15491 (78 RPM), Alfred Montmarquette (1928).
Victor 263593 (78 RPM), Tezraf Latour {1888–1932, accordion} (1929).
See also listing at : Hear Fernando Soucy's 1972 recording on youtube.com [2]
Hear Alfred Montmarquette's recording on youtube.com [3][4] and at the Virtual Gramophone [5]
Hear Tezraf Latour's 1936 recording at the Virtual Gramophone [6]
