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REEL LASALLE. AKA - "Reel de Lasalle," "Reel de Paddy." AKA and see "Mrs. Spens Monroe." Canadian, Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. This jig, a version of "Mrs. Spens Monroe/Monro," was recorded twice by Montreal fiddler Joseph Allard; first, in 1931 as "Reel Lasalle", and again in 1936 as "Reel de Paddy." The former honors Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sier de La Salle [1] (1643-1687), famous as the French explorer of North America's Great Lakes region, the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The jig has a Scottish provenance, having been printed by Glasgow musician James Aird in his Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4 at the end of the 18th century. Versions of the jig also have currency in Irish traditional music.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - Duval (La Musique de Joseph Allard), 2018; No. 106, p. 50.

Recorded sources: - Bluebird B-4886 (78 RPM), Joseph Allard (1931).

See also listing at:
Hear Allard's 1931 recording at the Virtual Gramophone [2]

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-'''REEL LASALLE.''' AKA - "Reel de Lasalle," "Reel de Paddy." AKA and see "[[Mrs. Spens Monroe]]." Canadian, Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB.  This jig, a version of "[[Mrs. Spens Monroe]]/Monro," was recorded twice by Montreal fiddler Joseph Allard; first, in 1931 as "Reel Lasalle", and again in 1936 as "Reel de Paddy."  The jig has a Scottish provenance, having been printed by Glasgow musician James Aird in his '''Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4''' at the end of the 18th century. Versions of the jig also have currency in Irish traditional music.
+'''REEL LASALLE.''' AKA - "Reel de Lasalle," "Reel de Paddy." AKA and see "[[Mrs. Spens Monroe]]." Canadian, Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB.  This jig, a version of "[[Mrs. Spens Monroe]]/Monro," was recorded twice by Montreal fiddler Joseph Allard; first, in 1931 as "Reel Lasalle", and again in 1936 as "Reel de Paddy."  The former honors Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sier de La Salle [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/René-Robert_Cavelier,_Sieur_de_La_Salle] (1643-1687), famous as the French explorer of North America's Great Lakes region, the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The jig has a Scottish provenance, having been printed by Glasgow musician James Aird in his '''Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4''' at the end of the 18th century. Versions of the jig also have currency in Irish traditional music.
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