Annotation:Rimouski (Le)
X:1 T:Rimouski, Le M:2/2 L:1/8 B:J.A. Boucher – “Le Repertoire du Violoneux” (1933, No. 88, p. 45) B:“Le Repertoire du Violoneux” (Nouvelle édition 2018 par Jean Duval) [1] K:F cde|f2 ef cfef|cfag fedc|g2 eg cg^fg|bagf ecde| f2 ce cfef|cfag fefa|gefd ecdB|G2 {A}GF GABc|dcde f:| |:dcB|AFFc AFcF|Acde fedc|d2 BG GBdc|Bcde fdcB| AFFc AFcF |Acde fefg|afge fdec|dBGF GABc|dcde f:|]
RIMOUSKI (LE). AKA and see "Madame Renault," "Reel de prosper." French-Canadian, Reel (cut time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Researcher Jean Duval finds Boucher's "Le Rimouski" to be a variant of the Scottish reel "Bob of Fettercairn (The)." He also finds versions recorded by Joseph Allard under the title "Madame Renault" (1928), and by Isidore Soucy as "Reel de prosper" (1936).
