Annotation:Reel de Père Léon
X:1 T:Père Léon L:1/8 M:C K:G (3DEF|G2 GF GEDC|~B,2 A,CB,G, G,2|B3B cBAG|FGAB A2 (3DEF| G2 GF GEDC|~B,2 A,DB,G, G,2|B3B cBAG|1 FDEF G2:|2 FDEF G2G2|| B3B cBAG|BGBd gd (3BBB|B3B cBAG|FGAB A2 GA|BGBd cBAG| BGBd gd (3BBB|BGBB cBAG|1 FDEF G2 GA:|2 FDEF G4||
REEL DE PÈRE LÉON. AKA “Pere Leon.” AKA “Reel à Pierre-Leon.” French-Canadian, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Songer): AB (Silberberg). A reel from the repertoire of La famille Soucy, named for Pierre-Léon Cantin, who played the piece. Guitarist and singer Gilles Cantin, a member of the groups Hommage aux aînés and La Bottine Souriante (from 1977-1981), was his son. La Bottine Souriante recorded it on their 1981 album Les Épousailles.