Annotation:Reel de Péribonka
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REEL DE PÉRIBONKA. AKA and see "Sets canadiens (2)." French-Canadian, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The reel was recorded in 1945 by Montreal fiddler Joseph Allard [1] (1865-1947), although Allard researcher Jean Duval (2018) believes the 1945 issue could be a release of an earlier, overlooked recording. Duval notes similarity to Alfred Montmarquette's "Reel de Chicoutimi" and "Reel de champagne." The second strain of "Reel de Péribonka" is also shared with the first strain of "Jument Grise (La)" (The Gray Mare).
Péribonka is a the name of a town and a river in the province of Québec, well north of Québec City. The town is situated at the mouth of the Peribonka River where it forms a bay on the north shore of Lac Saint-Jean. According to Wikipedia, the name 'Peribonka' comes from the Innu word periwanga (or possibly from pelipaukau), meaning "river digging in/removing the sand." See also another (unrelated) tune for the town, "Clog de Peribonka."
