X: 1
T:Mate's Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
C:after Rufus Guinchard;
C:his "closer" Fiddle Tunes 1989
S:several yr, Scotsbroome's closer; also their 3rd tune for Chorus Jig
R:Reel
O:
O: Newfoundland; possibly a Cape Breton tune before that
H:Rufus Guinchard was 89, almost 90 and a cultural hero back home, when
H:he was Fiddle faculty in Summer 1989. He was invited back (I think to
H:Dance week in Fall) the next year. He was too sick to come and sent
H:younger men in his place; he lived long enough for them to come back
H:home, and give their report, and to make his 91st birthday. And he
H:died. He was said to be active, playing and recording, well into his
H:final year.
Z:hand transcribed originally by Phil Katz 7/1989; abc's 2/19/2008
K:AMix
af |"A"e2 cc eecB| ABcd e2 af|"A"e2 cc eecA|"G"GABc d2 af |!
"A"e2 cc eecB| ABcd e2 [c2e2] |"A"ABcd "E"efed|"A"c2 A2 A2 :|!
|:fg|"A"a2 a2 c2 a2 |c2 a2 "D"a^gfe|"G"d2 =g2 B2 g2 |B2 g2 "A"edcB |!
"A"ABcd edeg|"D"fedf "A"e2 e2 |"A"ABcd "E"efed | "A"c2 A2 A2 :||
% Output from ABC2Win Version 2.1 f on 10/16/2012
Mate's Reel. From Rufus Guinchard, from whom many Northwest fiddlers learned it at the Port Townsend Fiddle Tunes Festival in 1989. Several Northwest contra dance bands use this tune.
