X:2
T:Narcisse à John
S:Fiddler Eloi LeBlanc (1909-1978, College Bridge, New Brunswick)
N:Narcisse, son of John, was Eloi LeBlanc's grandfather.
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Corfield - "Tunes from New Brunswick" (2024, p. 88)
D:Eloi LeBlanc - "Eloi LeBlanc" (1977)
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz from Eloi's 1977 recording.
K:G
|:GBBB gedc|BAGA Bdgf |edB-d gd-Bd|1ABGA BGGA:|2ABGA BGBd||
|:g2 fg edBd|gefd eaaf|g2 fg edBG|ABGA BGBd|
g2 fg edBd|gefd eaaf|g2 fg edBG|1ABGA BGBd:|2ABGA BGGA||
NARCISSE À JOHN. French-Canadian, Reel (cut time). Canada, New Brunswick. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The tune was in the repertoire of Acadian fiddler Eloi Leblanc (1909-1978), of College Bridge, New Brunswick. The tune is named for one of his uncles, the son of his grandfather John.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Corfield (Tunes from New Brunswick), 2024; p. 88.
Recorded sources : - La Famille Leger - "L'etoile du nord" (2014). Les Productions Acadiennes LP-1001, Eloi LeBlanc - "Eloi LeBlanc" (1977)