Annotation:Reel du printemps

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REEL DU PRINTEMPS (Springtime Reel). AKA and see "Charlevoix Reel," "Reel des éboulements," "Reel du Faubourg (2)," "Reel éboulement." French-Canadian, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The tune under the "Reel du printemps" title was recorded by Montreal fiddler Joseph Allard (1865-1947) for Victor records in 1944 (released on the Bluebird label), however, it is a popular session tune under the title "Reel éboulement" (The Landslide). However, Allard originally recorded the tune as "Reel du Faubourg (2)" in 1937 (Bluebird B-1103-B).

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Cuillerier (Joseph Allard), 1992; p. 28.

Recorded sources: Bluebird 55-5209-a (78 RPM), Joseph Allard (1944). Gaston Nolet - "Le Reel à Jos Cloutier."