MAXIME LEBLANC('S REEL). AKA - "LeBlanc's Reel." Canadian, Reel (cut time). Canada, New Brunswick. D Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Maxime Leblanc is the fiddler from whom Gerry Robichaud (born in St. Paul, New Brunswick) learned the tune; it may or may not be his. According to fiddler Devon Leger, Maxime was Robichaud's landlord when he lived in the coal mining town of Minto, New Brunswick, which also happened to have a number of good dances. The tune is in mixed modes (major/mixolydian) with different versions emphasizing a more model rendering.
Additional notes Source for notated version : - Suzanne LeBlanc [Corfield].
Printed sources : - Corfield (Tunes from New Brunswick), 2024; p. 67. Songer (Portland Collection, vol. 2), 2005; p. 130.
Recorded sources : - Fretless 2001, Alcazar Dance Series, Jerry Robichaud - "Maritime Dance Party" (1978). Varrick VR-038, Yankee Ingenuity - "Heatin' Up the Hall" (1989).
See also listing at : See/hear Devon Leger play the tune at youtube.com [1]
