Annotation:Gigue à Paddy

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X:1 T:Reel de Paddy N:From the playing of Joseph Allard (1873-1947, Montreal, Quebec) M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig D: Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G gfg efg|afd def|gfg efg|afd def| g2g aga|bgg bge|dcB AGA|BGG GBd| ~g3 efg|afd def|{a}gfg efg|afd def| g2g aga|bgg {a}bge|dcB AGA|BGG G|| |:G|AGB AGA|Bcd efg|G2B AGA|BGE {F}E2D| G2B AGA|Bcd efg|dcB AGA|1BGG G2:|2BGG GBd||

GIGUE À PADDY (Paddy's Jig). AKA - "Reel de Paddy." French-Canadian, Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The title perhaps indicates 'an Irish 6/8 time jig', as 'gigue' can also refer to duple-time tunes in Quebec tradition.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - Cuillerier (Joseph Allard), 1992; p. 6.

Recorded sources: -Bluebird B-4889-b (78 RPM), Joseph Allard (1936, as "Reel de Paddy").

See also listing at:
Hear Allard's recording at The Virtual Gramaphone [1] [2]

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