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X:1 T:Reel du secours direct S:Joseph Allard (1873-1947, Montreal, Quebec) L:1/8 M:6/8 N:Play slightly 'swung', not quite dotted eighth notes. D:Victor 263933A, Joseph Allard (1934) F:http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/m2/f7/13178.mp3 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D A|dcd Adf|ede B2f|gba gfe|dcB ABc| dcd Adf|ede B2f|gba gfe|1dAF d2:|2 dfe d2|| f|afa d2g|bgb e2f|gba gfe|dcB ABc| ([Fd]c)d Adf|ede B2f|gba gfe|dAf d2||

REEL DU SECOURS DIRECT (Direct Relief Reel). French-Canadian, Jig (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'B. In response to the Great Depression of the early 1930's the government in Quebec instituted work projects programs (like America's WPA), but by 1932 it was clear that these programs would not be enough, and it increasingly relied on direct relief (secures direct), or welfare payments, to provide families in need with enough to sustain themselves. In 1936 the emphasis shifted back to public work projects.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - Jean Duval (La Musique de Joseph Allard 1873-1947), 2018; No. 104, p. 50

Recorded sources: -Victor 2633933a (78 RPM), Joseph Allard (1934).

See also listing at:
Hear Allard's 1934 recording at the Virtual Gramophone [1]

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