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'''GIGUE DU FORGERON''' (Blacksmith's Dance). AKA and see "[[Reel du Forgeron]]." French-Canadian, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. Recorded by Québec fiddler Joseph Allard [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/gramophone/028011-1049-e.html] [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&TCE_Version=U&ArticleId=U0000051&mState=1] in 1937. See also the closely related "[[Doc Boyd's Jig]]," a 1933 composition by Ontario fiddler John Burt, of which "Gigue du Forgeron" may be a derivative. A ''gigue'' in Québec is a stepdance, and the name attached to a tune simply means a vehicle for stepdancing, no matter what the meter. | '''GIGUE DU FORGERON''' (Blacksmith's Dance). AKA and see "[[Reel du Forgeron]]." French-Canadian, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. Recorded by Québec fiddler Joseph Allard [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/gramophone/028011-1049-e.html] [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&TCE_Version=U&ArticleId=U0000051&mState=1] in 1937. See also the closely related "[[Doc Boyd's Jig]]," a 1933 composition by Ontario fiddler John Burt, of which "Gigue du Forgeron" may be a derivative. A ''gigue'' in Québec is a stepdance, and the name attached to a tune simply means a vehicle for stepdancing, no matter what the meter. | ||
[[File:allard.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Josephn Allard]] See also "[[Republican Set (The)]]", printed by Bayard (1981), and "[[Old Jubiter]]" in Ford's collection (1940). The jig seems to have been widespread in the northern United States and Great Lakes region, as well as in Canada, albeit under no predominant or fixed title. | [[File:allard.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Josephn Allard]] See also "[[Republican Set (The)]]", printed by Bayard (1981), and "[[Old Jubiter]]" in Ford's collection (1940). The jig seems to have been widespread in the northern United States and Great Lakes region, as well as in Canada, albeit under no predominant or fixed title. | ||
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''Source for notated version'': Joseph Allard (1873-1947, Woodland, Montréal, Québec) [Cuillerier, Hart & Sandell]. | ''Source for notated version'': Joseph Allard (1873-1947, Woodland, Montréal, Québec) [Cuillerier, Hart & Sandell]. | ||
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''Printed sources'': Cuillerier ('''Joseph Allard'''), 1992; p. 9. Hart & Sandell ('''Dance ce Soir'''), 2001; No. 12, pp. 45-46. | ''Printed sources'': Cuillerier ('''Joseph Allard'''), 1992; p. 9. Hart & Sandell ('''Dance ce Soir'''), 2001; No. 12, pp. 45-46. | ||
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Bluebird B-1104-a (78 RPM), Joseph Allard (1937). </font> | ''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Bluebird B-1104-a (78 RPM), Joseph Allard (1937). </font> | ||
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See also listing at:<br> | See also listing at:<br> | ||
Eric Lortie's Indentitairs Québécois [http://www.mustrad.udenap.org/tounes/TQ291_gigue_du_forgeron.html]<br> | Eric Lortie's Indentitairs Québécois [http://www.mustrad.udenap.org/tounes/TQ291_gigue_du_forgeron.html]<br> | ||
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GIGUE DU FORGERON (Blacksmith's Dance). AKA and see "Reel du Forgeron." French-Canadian, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. Recorded by Québec fiddler Joseph Allard [1] [2] in 1937. See also the closely related "Doc Boyd's Jig," a 1933 composition by Ontario fiddler John Burt, of which "Gigue du Forgeron" may be a derivative. A gigue in Québec is a stepdance, and the name attached to a tune simply means a vehicle for stepdancing, no matter what the meter.
See also "Republican Set (The)", printed by Bayard (1981), and "Old Jubiter" in Ford's collection (1940). The jig seems to have been widespread in the northern United States and Great Lakes region, as well as in Canada, albeit under no predominant or fixed title.
Source for notated version: Joseph Allard (1873-1947, Woodland, Montréal, Québec) [Cuillerier, Hart & Sandell].
Printed sources: Cuillerier (Joseph Allard), 1992; p. 9. Hart & Sandell (Dance ce Soir), 2001; No. 12, pp. 45-46.
Recorded sources: Bluebird B-1104-a (78 RPM), Joseph Allard (1937).
See also listing at:
Eric Lortie's Indentitairs Québécois [3]
Hear Allard's version at The Virtual Gramaphone [4]