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|f_annotation='''REEL MAGINOT'''. "Reel Maginot" was recorded in November, 1939, in Montreal by father and son J.O. and Marcel LaMadeleine.  The title may or may not refer to France's Maginot Line of fortifications built on the border with Germany in the 1930's.  The record was released in February, 1940, a few months before the Germans invaded France in World War II, sidestepping the Maginot defenses altogether.  
|f_annotation='''REEL MAGINOT'''. "Reel Maginot" was recorded in November, 1939, in Montreal by father and son fiddlers J.O. and Marcel LaMadeleine.  The title may or may not refer to France's Maginot Line of fortifications built on the border with Germany in the 1930's.  The record was released in February, 1940, a few months before the Germans invaded France in World War II, sidestepping the Maginot defenses altogether.  


LaMadeleine researcher Jean Duval finds this tune a cognate of "[[Douglas's Favorite Hornpipe]]," AKA "[[Mountain Hornpipe (1) (The)]]", "[[Mountains of Kerry (The)]]" <ref> J<span>ean Duval, "</span>'''La Musique de J.O. LaMadeleine 1879-1973"'''<span>, 2019; No. 163, p. 183.</span></ref>
LaMadeleine researcher Jean Duval finds this tune a cognate of "[[Douglas's Favorite Hornpipe]]," AKA "[[Mountain Hornpipe (1) (The)]]", "[[Mountains of Kerry (The)]]" <ref> J<span>ean Duval, "</span>'''La Musique de J.O. LaMadeleine 1879-1973"'''<span>, 2019; No. 163, p. 183.</span></ref>

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REEL MAGINOT. "Reel Maginot" was recorded in November, 1939, in Montreal by father and son fiddlers J.O. and Marcel LaMadeleine. The title may or may not refer to France's Maginot Line of fortifications built on the border with Germany in the 1930's. The record was released in February, 1940, a few months before the Germans invaded France in World War II, sidestepping the Maginot defenses altogether.

LaMadeleine researcher Jean Duval finds this tune a cognate of "Douglas's Favorite Hornpipe," AKA "Mountain Hornpipe (1) (The)", "Mountains of Kerry (The)" [1]


Additional notes



Printed sources : - Jean Duval (La Musique de J.O. LaMadeleine 1879-1973), 2019; No. 163, p. 76.

Recorded sources : - Starr 16293 (78 RPM), J.O. & Marcel La Madeleine (1940. Recorded Nov. 1939).

See also listing at :
Hear J.O. and Marcel LaMadeleine's 1940 recording at the Virtual Gramophone [1]



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  1. Jean Duval, "La Musique de J.O. LaMadeleine 1879-1973", 2019; No. 163, p. 183.