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LOUIS WALTZ. AKA - "Louie," "Louie's Waltz," "Louis' Waltz." AKA and see "Canadian Waltz," "Dermot Grogan’s Favorite," "Valse du Beau Canton," "Village Waltz." Canadian, Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (Martin & Hughes): AB (Bain): AA'B (Johnson). The tune was composed by Métis fiddler Andy DeJarlis [1] (1914-1975, Woodridge, Manitoba) under the title "Valse du Beau Canton" (Beautiful Village Waltz).

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Bain (50 Fiddle Solos), 1989; p. 6. Johnson (The Kitchen Musician's Occasional: Waltz, Air and Misc.), No. 1, 1991; p. 6. Martin & Hughes (Ho-ro-gheallaigh), 1990; p. 18.

Recorded sources: London EBX 4127, Andy Dejarlis - "Et Domino Les Femmes Ont Chaud." Philo 1051, Boys of the Lough - "Good Friends, Good Music" (1977. Appears as "Canadian Waltz").




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