Annotation:Gigue irlandaises (2)

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X:1 T:Gigue irlandaises No. 2 N:From the playing of Isidore Soucy (1899-1963, Montreal) N:A distanced version of "Paddy on the Turnpike" M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:Play ABBB'ABBB'ABBCCDDEE N:The first three parts only, this transcription. D:Starr 15220b (78 RPM), Isidore Soucy (1925) D:http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/m2/f7/15475.mp3 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G P:A Sd2|gbbb eaaa|[M:3/2]fdfa gedc BGBd|[M:C|]gbbb eaaa| fdef ggg2| gbbb eaaa|[M:3/2]fdfa gfed BGBd |[M:C|]gbbb faaa|fdfa ga g2|| P:B |:G2BG DGGG|DGBG FAAF|G2 BG DGGG|1,2GBdg ecAF:|3GBdg ecAF|[M:2/4]G2S|| P:C G2 BG DGGA GFGA |BGdd eddd|A=FDE FEFF|[M:3/2]AFcF dcAc =BA G2| [M:C|]DGGA G=FGA|_BA=B^c dcde|fefg fed=B|[M:3/2]c2Ac BGAc BG[G,2G2]| [M:C|]DGGA G=FGA|_BGdd eddd|A=FDE FEFF|[M:3/2]AFcF dcAc =BA G2| [M:C|]DGGA G=FGA|_BA=B^c dcde|fefg fed=B|[M:3/2]c2Ac BGAc BG[G,2G2]||

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GIGUE IRLANDAISES [2]. AKA - "Gigue irlandaises No. 2." French-Canadian, Reel (cut and 3/2 time). G Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABBB'ABBB'ABBC. One of the first two tunes recorded by Montreal fiddle-master Biography:Isidore Soucy (1899-1963). Soucy researcher Jean Duval finds Soucy's tune to be a medley consisting of versions of three Irish reels: "Preston's Reel," "Bunch of Keys/Flowers of Limerick", and "Lady's Pantalettes".