Annotation:Reel des Jeunes Mariés (Le)

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X:1 T:Reel des jeunes mariés L:1/8 M:C| K:D D2FD FAde|fafd A2ef|gfed cABc|dcde fdAF| D2FD FAde|fafd A2ef|gfed cABc|1 dfec d2 d2:|2 dfec d2fg|| |:a2fd Adfa|g2ec Acef|g2ec Aceg|fedf eA df| a2 fd Adfa|g2 ec Acef|g2ec Aceg|fdec d2A2:||

REEL DES JEUNES MARIÉS, LE. AKA and see “Newly Weds' Reel (The).” French-Canadian, New England; Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Miller & Perron): AABBA'A'BB (Page). "Le Reel des jeunes mariés" was recorded in 1931 (released in Jan., 1932) by harmonica player Louis Blanchette (1897-1983), who produced several marriage-themed reels among his many recordings in the 78 RPM era, among them "Reel des noces de diamant" (Diamond Wedding Reel, 1936), "Reel des noces d'argent" (Silver Wedding Reel, 1935), "Reel des fiançailles" (Betrothal Reel, 1932), and "Reel des noces d'or" (Golden Wedding Reel, 1935). The second part of Blanchette's "Reel des jeunes mariés" is 'crooked' or irregular, and was 'made square' for New England contra dancing in the 1960's, perhaps by musician and dance caller Ralph Page.

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Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - Bain (50 Fiddle Solos), 1989; p. 27. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddlers Repertoire), 1983; No. 161. Page (Ralph Page Book of Contras), 1969; p. 9.

Recorded sources: - County CO-CD-2729, Art Stamper - "Goodbye Girls I'm Going to Boston" (2000). F&W Records 5, Canterbury Country Orchestra - "Mistwold." John Edwards Memorial Foundation JEMF-105, Louis & Wilfred Beaudoin - "New England Traditional Fiddling" (1978). Philo 1051, Boys of the Lough (with Leo Beaudoin) - "Good Friends, Good Music" (1977). Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40126, Northern Spy – “Choose Your Partners!: Contra Dance & Square Dance Music of New Hampshire” (1999). Starr 15852 (78 RPM), Louis Blanchette (1932).

See also listing at:
Hear Blanchette's 1932 recording at the Virtual Gramophone [1]