X:1
T:Reel des artisans
N:From the playing of Chevaliers du folklore: Tommy Duchesne (1909-1986)
N:(accordion), Tony Ouellette (gtr.), probably Albert Allard (fiddle).
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
D:Starr Records (78 RPM), Chevaliers du folklore
D:
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:G
((3DEF|G2)BG dBAG|FDAD BDAD|G2 BG dBcd|egfa gedB|
GGBG dBAG|FDAD BDAD|G2 BG dBcd|1egfa g2:|2egfa g2g2||
|:gdBd edBd|eaag fdef|gdBd edBd|egfa g2g2|
gabg efge|dedc BGBd|efed edBd|1egfa g2g2:|2egfa g2||
REEL DES ARTISANS. Canadian, Reel (cut time). Canada, Quebec. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. "Reel des artisans" is from the playing of the group biography:Chevaliers du folklore, whose members wereaccordion player Tommy Duchesne (1909-1986), guitaristTony Ouellette and fiddler Albert Allard. Duchesne also had a long solo recording career. The tune has some melodic and harmonic similarities to "Traveller (1) (The)"/"Reel des ouvreirs", but it is a distinctive tune and not a cognate. The reel is not to be confused with Isidore Soucy's "Gigue des artisans" which is a version of "Traveller (1) (The)," albeit a 'crooked' (irregular meter) version in Soucy's style.
