Annotation:Ottawa Valley Reel (2) (The)

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OTTAWA VALLEY REEL [2]. Canadian, Reel. Canada, New Brunswick. A different tune that "Ottawa Valley Reel (1) (The)." Composed by Canadian fiddler Ned Landry (1921-200, St. John, New Brunswick), who began playing harmonic and fiddle with Don Messer & His New Brunswick Lumberjacks in the mid 1930’s while still a teenager before forming his own group, the New Brunswick Lumberjacks.

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Printed sources:

Recorded sources: Bluebird B-55-3295, B-57-5089 (78 RPM), Ned Landry. RCA Camden ‎– CAL-2236, Ned Landry - "Fiddlin' Around" (1968).

See also listing at:
Hear Ned Landry's recording at Ted McGraw's site [1] [2]
Download Landry's albums with the tune [3] [4]
Hear Bruce Osborne fiddle the tune on youtube.com [5]
Hear the tune played in 1990 at Weiser, Id., by British Columbia fiddler and fiddle-maker Myllie Barron, Myllie (b. 1910) [6]