Annotation:Pêcheuse (La)

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PÊCHEUSE, LA (The Fisherwoman). AKA - "La pêcheuse à Pitou Boudreault." French-Canadian, Air. Canada, Québec. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA’BC. A ‘crooked’ tune, with extra beats in the third and sixth measures of the ‘C’ part. "La Pêcheuse" was the first tune Chicoutimi fiddler Louis Boudreault (1905-1988) learned on the fiddle. He recalled: “When my mother heard me, her eyes filled with tears, knowing full well I would become a fiddler” (Guy Bouchard).

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Remon & Bouchard (25 Crooked Tunes, vol. 2), 1997; No. 4.

Recorded sources: Jean-Paul Loyer, André Marchand, Pete Sutherland - "Détournement majeur" (1991). TB 200 CD, Les Têtes de violon - "Les Deux rives/Two Shores" (2009).

See also listing at:
Identitairs Québécois [1]
Hear/see Daniel Roy play the tune on the Jew's Harp on youtube.com [2]

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