Annotation:Reel du colporteur
X:1 T:Reel du colporteur M:9/8 L:1/8 D:Tidal Wave - Marche du St-Laurent S:Joseph Allard/Jean Carignan Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G Bdc BGG Bdc|Bdc BGB cAF|Adc BGG BGB|c2B AFA G2c| Bdc BGG Bdc|Bdc BGB cAF|Adc BGG BGB|c2B AFA G2D:| |:GBd gdB {c/d/}cBA|GBd {g/a/}gfg adB| A2B cBA !slide!d2c|[M:6/8]BAG BAB|[M:9/8]{B}c2{B/c/}B AFA G2D:||
REEL DU COLPORTEUR. French-Canadian, Slip Jig (9/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Montreal fiddler Joseph Allard's "Reel du Colporteur" is a derivative of the English country dance tune "Drops of Brandy (1)," which also has derivatives in Quebec as the 3/2 time "Brandy (Le)."
