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'''REEL DU PONT''' (Bridge Reel). AKA and see "[[Jenny Lind (1)]]. French-Canadian, Reel (2/4 or cut time). G Major (Allard): A Major (Carlin). Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. A version of the mid-19th century dance hit, "Jenny Lind's Polka," recorded in November, 1933 (released in 1934) for Victor Records by Montreal fiddler Joseph Allard (1873-1947) backed on guitar by Frank Laforge. [[File:allard.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Joseph Allard]] | '''REEL DU PONT''' (Bridge Reel). AKA and see "[[Jenny Lind (1)]]. French-Canadian, Reel (2/4 or cut time). G Major (Allard): A Major (Carlin). Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. A version of the mid-19th century dance hit, "Jenny Lind's Polka," recorded in November, 1933 (released in 1934) for Victor Records by Montreal fiddler Joseph Allard (1873-1947) backed on guitar by Frank Laforge. [[File:allard.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Joseph Allard]] The title may honor the Du Pont of Quebec, a mixed railway and road bridge crossing the St. Lawrence River west of Quebec City (north shore) to Lévis (Saint-Nicolas) on the south shore. It was begun in 1903 and is a riveted steel structure with the longest free range in the world. | ||
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Victor 263930-B (78 RPM), Joseph Allard (1934).</font> | ''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Victor 263930-B (78 RPM), Joseph Allard (1934). Les Revenants - "Épouvantails."</font> | ||
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REEL DU PONT (Bridge Reel). AKA and see "Jenny Lind (1). French-Canadian, Reel (2/4 or cut time). G Major (Allard): A Major (Carlin). Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. A version of the mid-19th century dance hit, "Jenny Lind's Polka," recorded in November, 1933 (released in 1934) for Victor Records by Montreal fiddler Joseph Allard (1873-1947) backed on guitar by Frank Laforge.
The title may honor the Du Pont of Quebec, a mixed railway and road bridge crossing the St. Lawrence River west of Quebec City (north shore) to Lévis (Saint-Nicolas) on the south shore. It was begun in 1903 and is a riveted steel structure with the longest free range in the world.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 69, p. 48.
Recorded sources: Victor 263930-B (78 RPM), Joseph Allard (1934). Les Revenants - "Épouvantails."
See also listing at:
Hear Joseph Allard's 1934 recording on youtube.com [1][2] and at the Virtual Gramophone [3].