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REEL DE RIMOUSKI. AKA - "Reel de l'harmonica." French-Canadian, Reel. G Major ('A' part), C Major ('B' part) & F Major ('C' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'CC'A"A"'B"B"'C"C"'A""A""'. Rimouski is a town on the east bank of the St. Lawrence River, above Quebec City. The tune is attributed to Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, violinist Fortunat Malouin (1870-1935) who lived in Quebec City but was originally from Saint-Sauveur, Québec. He was an influential musician who recorded in the 1920's. His "Reel de Rimouski" (recorded as "Le Rimouski") has become a show-case tune for fiddlers.

Harmonica player Aldor Morin recorded the tune as "Reel de l'harmonica."

Source for notated version: French-Canadian button accordion player Philippe Bruneau (Québec) [Bégin].

Printed sources: Bégin (Philippe Bruneau), 1993; No. 40, pp. 60-61.

Recorded sources: Calvin Vollrath - "Tunes from My Past" (2010). CAT-16001, La famille Soucy - "Un party ben l'fun avec Pôgne et la Famille Soucy" (1973). Columbia 34157-F (78 RPM), Fortunat Malouin ( Disques Mérite, La famille Soucy - "Un party ben l'fun avec la famille Soucy, vol. 1" (1999). Gael-Linn CEFCD 151, Buttons and Bows - "Grace Notes" (2012). Patrimoine PAT 19001, Jean Carignan - "Musicient Traditionnels Québécois--Jean Carignan--de Ti-Jean...le violoneux à Jean Carignan" (1977). RCA Victor Gala CGP-254, "Ti-Blanc Richard." Smithsonian Folkways SFW40539_105, Aldor Morin - "Classic Canadian Songs From Smithsonian Folkways" (2006. Appears as "Reel de l'harmonica").

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See/hear Jean Carignan with Gilles Losier play the tune at youtube.com [1]




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