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'''REEL BOULE DE NEIGE''' (Snowballs). AKA and see "[[Bachelor's Reel]], "[[Snowball Reel]]." French-Canadian, Reel or Polka (2/4 time). G Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Carlin): AA'BB' (Cuillerier). From the repertoire of Québec fiddler Joseph Allard (1873-1947), who recorded it in 1932. Allard, who worked for much of his life as a fisherman, lived for a time in the United States, where he toured the northeast and was influenced by Irish and Scottish-style fiddlers. He returned to Canada in 1917 and settled near Montréal, later recording for the Bluebird label. The parts of the tune (which can be considered either a reel or polka) are sometimes reversed. | '''REEL BOULE DE NEIGE''' (Snowballs). AKA and see "[[Bachelor's Reel]], "[[Snowball Reel]]." French-Canadian, Reel or Polka (2/4 time). G Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Carlin): AA'BB' (Cuillerier). From the repertoire of Québec fiddler Joseph Allard (1873-1947), who recorded it in 1932. Allard, who worked for much of his life as a fisherman, lived for a time in the United States, where he toured the northeast and was influenced by Irish and Scottish-style fiddlers. He returned to Canada in 1917 and settled near Montréal, later recording for the Bluebird label. The parts of the tune (which can be considered either a reel or polka) are sometimes reversed. [[File:Nebraskasnowballs1910.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Nebraska, 1910]] | ||
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REEL BOULE DE NEIGE (Snowballs). AKA and see "Bachelor's Reel, "Snowball Reel." French-Canadian, Reel or Polka (2/4 time). G Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Carlin): AA'BB' (Cuillerier). From the repertoire of Québec fiddler Joseph Allard (1873-1947), who recorded it in 1932. Allard, who worked for much of his life as a fisherman, lived for a time in the United States, where he toured the northeast and was influenced by Irish and Scottish-style fiddlers. He returned to Canada in 1917 and settled near Montréal, later recording for the Bluebird label. The parts of the tune (which can be considered either a reel or polka) are sometimes reversed.
Printed source:
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; p. 44, No. 61 (as "Bachelor's Reel"). Cuillerier (Joseph Allard), 1992; p. 13.
Recorded sources: Bluebird B-4882-a (78 RPM), Joseph Allard.
See also listing at:
Hear Joseph Allard's 1932 recording on youtube.com [1]