Annotation:Reel du semeur
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REEL DU SEMEUR. French-Canadian, Reel or Polka (4/4 or 2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Reel du semeur" was recorded by Montreal fiddler Joseph Allard (1873-1947) in 1929 for Victor records under the title "Reel de semeur" (Sower's Reel), and re-recorded by him in 1936 albeit on the recording (Bluebird B-4911-A) he is credited under a pseudonym, 'Maxime Touin'. Pascal Gemme of the group Genticorum says this tune is a popular accordion melody.
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Recorded sources: Victor 263648 (78 RPM), Joseph Allard (1929).
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Hear Joseph Allard's 1929 recording on youtube.com [Reissued in 1936 under the pseudonym "Maxime Toupin" on Bluebird B-4911-A.]