Annotation:Reel du pont

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REEL DU PONT (Bridge Reel). AKA and see "Jenny Lind (1). French-Canadian, Reel (2/4 or cut time). G Major (Allard): A Major (Carlin). Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. A version of the mid-19th century dance hit, "Jenny Lind's Polka," recorded in November, 1933 (released in 1934) for Victor Records by Montreal fiddler Joseph Allard (1873-1947) backed on guitar by Frank Laforge.

The title may honor the Du Pont of Quebec, a mixed railway and road bridge crossing the St. Lawrence River west of Quebec City (north shore) to Lévis (Saint-Nicolas) on the south shore. It was begun in 1903 and is a riveted steel structure with the longest free range in the world.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 69, p. 48.

Recorded sources: Victor 263930-B (78 RPM), Joseph Allard (1934). Les Revenants - "Épouvantails."

See also listing at:
Hear Joseph Allard's 1934 recording on youtube.com [1][2] and at the Virtual Gramophone [3].