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T:Romeo's First Change
C:Andy De Jarlis
M:6/8
L:1/8
Z:abc by Bruce Osborne - bosborne@kos.net
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ROMEO'S FIRST CHANGE. AKA - "Romeo's Jig." Canadian, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by Manitoba Métis fiddler biography:Andy DeJarlis [1] {1914-1975}. Canadian radio and TV fiddler and entertainer Don Messer recorded the tune with his band as "Romeo's Jig" (backed with "Carnival Hornpipe") on 45 and 78 RPM, and helped popularize it. It is still a staple of New Brunswick fiddle repertory.
Additional notes
Source for notated version: - learned by fiddler Vic Kibler (Hamilton County, New York) from a Rod Dorman (Canada) recording [Bohrer].
Printed sources : - Bohrer (Vic Kibler: Adirondack Fiddler), 1992; No. 18, p. 18 (appears as "Romeo's Jig"). DeJarlis (Canadian fiddle tunes from the Red River Valley Book 1), 1958; No. 1
Recorded sources: - Apex 9-26438 (45 RPM), Don Messer and His Islanders. Banff RBS 1067, Gerry Robichaud - "Fancy Fiddlin' with Gerry Robichaud" (1960). London Records EB 40, "Square Dance With Andy Dejarlis." Quality 532, Andy DeJarlis (1956). Liette Remon - "Comté de Gaspé Sud" (2004).
See also listing at:
Hear Andy DeJarlis's 1956 recording on youtube.com [2][3]
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [4]
