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REEL DE L'HÔTELIER. AKA and see “Chamberlain Reel (The),” “Gordon's Reel,” “Reel à Rémi,” “Remi Laporte.” French-Canadian, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. From the repertoire of highly influential Québec fiddler Joseph Allard (1873-1947), originally from Woodland, Maine, who lived much of his adult life near Montréal. See also Don Messer’s version under the title “Chamberlain Reel (The).” The ‘A’ part is shared with Shetland fiddler Arthur Scott Robertson’s “Laxo Burn.” Fiddler Louis Beaudoin (1921-1980, Burlington, Vt.) played it simply as “Galope.” Isidore Soucy recorded the tune in 1930 as the 5th figure of his “Quadrille des Laurentides” (Star 15737A). The title "Reel à Rémi" comes from the group La Bottine Souriante and honors fiddler Rémi Laporte.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 57, p. 43 (appears as “Gordon’s Reel”). Cuillerier (Joseph Allard), 1992; p. 16.

Recorded sources: Bluebird B-4894-a (78 RPM), Joseph Allard (1937). La Bottine Souriante – “Chic & Swell” (1983. Appears as “Reel à Rémi,” learned from fiddler Rémi Laporte). Association Québécoise des "Loisirs Folkloriques" CAM 105.2, Yvon Cuillerier – “Joseph Allard, Grand violoneux, Hommage.”

See also listing at:
See Pascal Gemme's blog entry and standard notation transcription [1]
Hear Gaspé fiddler Erskine Morris's (Douglastown, Quebec) version [2]

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