X:1
T:Reel des vieux garçons
S:Isidore Soucy (1899-1962, Montreal) and Donat Lafleur (1892-1973)
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
Q:"Quick"
D:Starr Records 15509a (78 RPM), Isidore Soucy & Donat Lafleur (1929)
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:G
gggg g2fg|g2f2 A2AB|c2A2f2ef|e2d2 B2B2|
gggg g2fg|g2f2 A2 AB|c2A2 f2d2|1a2g2g2g2:|2a2g2g2||
|:Bc|d2B2g2B2|d2B2A2AB|c2A2f2 ef|e2d2B2 Bc|
d2B2g2B2|d2B2A2 AB|c2A2f2ef|1a2g2g2:|2a2g2g2g2||
REEL DES VIEUX GARÇONS (Old Boys' Reel). French-Canadian, Reel (2/4 or cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The tune was recorded in October, 1928, by Montreal musicians Isidore Soucy (1899-1962) and accordion player Donat Lafleur (1892-1973), who both lived in the same neighborhood in the city, Hochelaga[1]. The record was released in January, 1929.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Jean Duval (La Musique de Isidore Soucy (1899-1962)), 2017; No. 83, p. 47.
Recorded sources : - Carnaval Records, "Dansons avec Isidore Soucy, Lafleur et Montpetit" (c. 1972). Starr Records 15509a (78 RPM), Isidore Soucy & Donat Lafleur (1929).
See also listing at : Hear Soucy & Lafleur's 1929 recording at the Virtual Gramophone [1]
