Annotation:Bois-Francs (Les)
X:1 T:Bois-Francs, Les M:2/4 L:1/8 B:J.A. Boucher – “Le Repertoire du Violoneux” (1933, No. 106, p. 51) B:“Le Repertoire du Violoneux” (Nouvelle édition 2018 par Jean Duval) [1] K:G G/A/|BG GA/B/|ce dB|GB TBA/G/|FA DG/A/| BG GA/B/|ce dB|g/a/g/e/ dB/d/|1 cA G:|2 cA Gz|| |:g/a/g/e/ dB/A/|Bd ef|g/a/g/e/ dB/d/|cA Az| g/a/g/e/ dB/A/|Bd ef|g/a/g/e/ dB/d/|1 cA Gz:|2 cA G||
BOIS-FRANCS, LES. French-Canadian, Reel (2/4 time). AABB. AKA and see "Marie Sauce Ton Pain." G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. According to researcher Jean Duval, the title probably refers to the Bois-Francs region in Centre-du-Québec. Duval also notes that a version of the second strain can also be found in Isidore Soucy's "Reel du Faubourg du Québec]]," recorded in 1931.
