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'''WHITE POST, THE''' (Le Poteau Blanc). French Canadian, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB’. The last measure in the second strain has an extra beat in the first turn. The tune comes from the repertoire of Joseph Allard [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/joseph-allard-emc/] (1873-1947), mentor of Montreal fiddle great Jean Carignan. It was listed as a 'Gigue' on Allard's 1928 recording. [[File:allard.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Joseph Allard]] | '''WHITE POST, THE''' (Le Poteau Blanc). French Canadian, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB’. The last measure in the second strain has an extra beat in the first turn. The tune comes from the repertoire of Joseph Allard [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/joseph-allard-emc/] (1873-1947), mentor of Montreal fiddle great Jean Carignan. It was listed as a 'Gigue' on Allard's 1928 recording, meaning a tune for dancing. [[File:allard.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Joseph Allard]] | ||
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WHITE POST, THE (Le Poteau Blanc). French Canadian, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB’. The last measure in the second strain has an extra beat in the first turn. The tune comes from the repertoire of Joseph Allard [1] (1873-1947), mentor of Montreal fiddle great Jean Carignan. It was listed as a 'Gigue' on Allard's 1928 recording, meaning a tune for dancing.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Remon & Bouchard (25 Crooked Tunes, vol. 2: Québec Fiddle Tunes), 1997; No. 21.
Recorded sources: Folkways FG 3531, "Old Time Fiddle Tunes played by Jean Carignan" (1968). Victor Records 263534-B (78 RPM), Jospeh Allard (1928).
See also listing at:
Hear Joseph Allard's 1928 recording on youtube.com [2]