Annotation:Reel St-Jean (1)
X:1 T:Reel St-Jean [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel K:Bmin f/e/||:d/B/B/B/ F/B/d/B/|f/B/d/f/ Be/d/|c/A/A/A/ E/A/c/A/|e/A/c/e/ Af/e/| d/B/B/B/ F/B/d/B/|f/B/d/f/ Bc/B/|A/B/c/A/ ef/e/|1 d/f/d/c/ Bf/e/:|2 d/f/d/c/ B>A|| |:dd/e/ d/e/f/g/|a>b a/f/e/d/|d'b a/f/d/e/|f/d/e/f/ e/c/B/A/| dd/e/ d/e/f/g/|aa/b/ a/f/e/d/|d'b a/f/d/e/|1 f/d/e/c/ d>A:|2 f/d/e/c/ d|| P:"Alternate B" |:D/C/D/E/ D/E/F/G/|AA/B/ A/F/E/D/|dB/d/ A/F/D/E/|F/D/E/F/ E/C/B,/A,/| D/C/D/E/ D/E/F/G/|AA/B/ A/F/E/D/|dB/d/ A/F/D/E/|1 F/D/E/C/ D>A,:|2F/D/E/C/ Df/e/||
REEL ST-JEAN [1]. AKA - "Reel Saint-Jean." AKA and see "Reel de la Catalogne (1)." French-Canadian, Reel. A Minor ('A' part) & C Major ('B' part) {Joyal}: B Minor (‘A’ part) & D Major (‘B’ part) {Hart & Sandell). Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. Fiddler Joseph Bouchard recorded this reel for Bluebird as "Reel de la Catalogne" while his long-time playing partner, diatonic accordionist Théodore Duguay (1904-1950) recorded it under the above title. Both musicians were in the seminal and influential band "Montagnards Laurentiens" (Laurentian Mountaineers) which played traditional French-Canadian dance music for Montreal audiences in the mid-20th century (Joyal). In addition to the accordion, Duguay played piano, harmonica and left-handed fiddle, and was also an excellent step dancer. He recorded the reel in June, 1945, accompanied by a guitar.
The second strain of "Reel St-Jean" can be played low or high.
