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REEL DE/DU PÊCHEUR (Fisherman's Reel). French-Canadian, Reel. B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. A Québécois variant of “Democratic Rage Hornpipe” (Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883) by Lachine, Québec, fiddler Joseph Allard (1865-1947), who taught the tune to a young Jean Carignan, the famous Montreal fiddler. See Canadian Journal for Traditional Music (1980), "Le Processus de Composition Dans La Musique Instrumental du Québec," by Jean-Pierre Joyal [1]. See also Erskine Morris Gaspé fiddler [2].

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 74, p. 50. Cuillerier (Joseph Allard), 1992; p. 27.

Recorded sources: Folkways RBF 110, Joseph Allard. Folkways FG 3532, Alan Mills and Jean Carignan - "Songs, Fiddle Tunes and a Folk Tale from Canada." Victor 263514 (78 RPM), Joseph Allard (1928).

See also listing at:
Hear Joseph Allard's 1928 recording at youtube.com [3][4]




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