Annotation:Reel des bottes sauvages
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REEL DES BOTTES SAUVAGES. AKA and see "Reel du semeur." French-Canadian, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. "Reel des bottes sauvages" was recorded by Montreal fiddler Joseph Allard (1873-1947) in 1937, released under the pseudonym 'Maxime Toupin'. Allard had previously recorded the tune as "Reel du semeur" in 1929 under his own name.
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Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Cuillerier (Joseph Allard), 1992; p. 21.
Recorded sources: Bluebird B-1123-b (78 RPM), Joseph Allard (1937). Le Tamanoir TAMX 32500, Joseph Allard - "Musique Traditionnelle Du Québec: Coffret No. 2, La Danse" (1975. Various artists). Tamanoir MAGHCD 60, Joseph Allard - "Violon: Musique traditionnelle du Québec" (1996).
See also listing at:
Hear Allard's 1937 recording on youtube.com [1][2]