Annotation:André à Toto Jig (1)
X:2 T:André à Toto Jig [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:Quebecois Immersion Weekend 2012 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D g|fef d2(B|A)FA DFA|fef {f}g2f|ecd e2g| {fg}fef d2(B|A)FA DFA|Bcd eag|fdc d2:| |:a|fga fga|fga {b}afd|efg efg|[M:9/8]efg fef d2e| [M:6/8]fga fga|fga afd|efg aba|[M:3/8]a2g:|]
ANDRÉ À TOTO JIG [1]. Canadian, Jig (6/8 time). Canada, Quebec. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB. The tune was in the repertoire of New Brunswick fiddler André Savoie. The 'B' part is 'crooked', with measures of 9/8 mixed in with 6/8 time. Guy Bouchard explains that large families were not unusual in Québec until fairly recently and because of this naming needed to become more specific. To identify a person often the first name was used along with the father and even grandfather's name. Thus this tune was from André, son of Toto, son of...an Acadian from New Brunswick.
