REEL DE VAUDREUIL. AKA and see "Reel de Montréal (1)," "Reel de Sherbrooke (2)." French-Canadian, Reel (cut time). G Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A quadrille-like reel (i.e. it changes keys in between each part) recorded by Montreal fiddler J.O. LaMedeliene as "Reel de Vaudreuil" in 1937, accompanied by his son Marcel on guitar. The British hornpipe "Navvy/Navvie on the Line", attributed to early 19th century Tyneside fiddler James Hill, is cognate in the first strain.
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Recorded sources: - Starr 16063 (78 RPM), J.O. LaMadeleine (1937).
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Hear J.O. LeMadeliene's 1937 recording at the Virtual Gramophone [1]