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X:1 T:Guenilles, Les T:Rags, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:M. Beaudoin played each part three times. D:Philo Records - "Louis Beaudoin" (1973) D:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRhhNNiblxs Z:Andrew Kuntz K:D Acdd fdfd|cdef gfgB|Aceg fdfd|efec d2d2| Acdd fdfd|cdef gfg2|Aceg fdfd|1,2egec d2d2:|3egec d3|| |:a|a2ag fdfd|Acde gefg|abag fdfd|egec d3:| |:f|gage fgfg/f/|edcB Acef|gage f2 fg/f/|egec d3:|

RAGS, THE (Les Guenilles). AKA – "Guenille (La)," "Guénille (La)," "Reel de la guénille." French-Canadian, Reel and Air. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCCC (Phillips): AA'BB'CC' (Reiner & Anick). A common French-Canadian reel, according to David Green in the liner notes to “Louis Beaudoin” (Philo Records, 1973). The title refers to a piece of cloth, not 'ragtime' rhythm. The tune was popularized through the performances of accordion player wikipedia:Alfred Montmarquette (1871–1944) and singer Mary Travers (La Bolduc), who set words to it. It was also recorded by fiddlers wikipedia:Joseph_Allard_(fiddle) and Isidore Soucy [1] and by numerous accordion players. Paul Fackler points out that Leo Beaudoin played a 3-part version of the tune, with a third part that is not included in Montparquette's or Soucy's version.

Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Dennis Mathieu via Louis Beaudoin (1921–1980, Burlington, Vt.) [Reiner & Anick]; Ken Kosek [Phillips]; Leo Beaudoin [Sing Out].

Printed sources : - Olivier Demers (1000 airs du Québec et de l’Amérique francophone), 2020; p. 107. Hart & Sandall (Dance ce soir!), 2001; No. 14, p. 47. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 194. Reiner & Anick (Old-Time Fiddling Across America), 1989; p. 64. Sing Out, vol. 52, No. 3, Autumn 2008; p. 71).

Recorded sources : - Bluebird B-4887 (78 RPM), Joseph Allard (1936). Folkways Records RBF 111, Alfred Montmarquette – "Masters of French-Canadian Music, Vol. 2" (1980). Grooveless Records, Arm & Hammer String Band – "Stay on the Farm" (1978). Philo 2000, "Louis Beaudoin" (1973. Learned in Burlington, Vt., from Dennis Mathieu). Calvin Volroth – "Tunes From My Past." Philo Records, Louis Beaudoin" (1973). RCA Victor CGPS-215, Isidore Soucy – "La veillée chez Isidore" (1968). SOCAN MPCD 2039, La Bottine Souriante – "En spectacle" (1996). Starr Records 15491 (78 RPM), Alfred Montmarquette (1928). Victor 263593 (78 RPM), Tezraf Latour {1888–1932, accordion} (1929).

See also listing at :
Hear Fernando Soucy's 1972 recording on youtube.com [2]
Hear Alfred Montmarquette's recording on youtube.com [3] [4] and at the Virtual Gramophone [5]
Hear Tezraf Latour's 1936 recording at the Virtual Gramophone [6]

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