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'''VICTORY [1] (BREAKDOWN).''' Canadian, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Messer): AA'BB' (Begin). Composed by Maritime radio and TV fiddler Don Messer. The title presumably refers to the Allied victory in World War II. Source for notated version:  
'''VICTORY [1] (BREAKDOWN).''' Canadian, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Messer): AA'BB' (Begin). Composed by Maritime radio and TV fiddler Don Messer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Messer] (1909-1973). The title presumably refers to the Allied victory in World War II. Douglastown, Gaspé, Québec, fiddler Erskine Morris, apparently confused by the melodic similarity in parts with "[[Liverpool Hornpipe]]", called it by the latter title.
[[File:messer.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Don Messer]]
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Apex Records, "The Best of Don Messer and His Islanders: Volume 1."</font>
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See also listing at:<br>
Hear Erskine Morris's version [http://gaspefiddle.blogspot.com/2010/07/liverpool-hornpipe.html] [https://www.box.com/shared/brqj6m8qxy]<br>
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VICTORY [1] (BREAKDOWN). Canadian, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Messer): AA'BB' (Begin). Composed by Maritime radio and TV fiddler Don Messer [1] (1909-1973). The title presumably refers to the Allied victory in World War II. Douglastown, Gaspé, Québec, fiddler Erskine Morris, apparently confused by the melodic similarity in parts with "Liverpool Hornpipe", called it by the latter title.

Don Messer



Source for notated version: French-Canadian button accordion player Philippe Bruneau (Québec) [Bégin].

Printed sources: Bégin (Philippe Bruneau), 1993; No. 61, p. 90. Messer (Way Down East), 1948; No. 5. Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 25, p. 26.

Recorded sources: Apex Records, "The Best of Don Messer and His Islanders: Volume 1."

See also listing at:
Hear Erskine Morris's version [2] [3]




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