TOURMENT, LE (The Torment). French-Canadian, Jig (6/8 time). F Major (Demers): G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB. "Le Tourment" was composed in 1975 by Jean-Paul Loyer (Joliette, Québec), originally in the key of 'C'. Parts are sometimes played reversed.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Olivier Demers (1000 airs du Québec et de l'Amérique francophone), 2020; p. 313.
Recorded sources : - OJNAB DC 01, Jean-Paul Loyer - "Ojnab: Le Messager/TheMessanger/El Mensajero" (1995). Slab Town Records STR09-01, Strung - "Band of Gypsies" (2008). Liz Doherty - "Quare Imagination." Don Roy - "Thanks for the Lift."
See also listing at : See/hear the tune tutorial by Andre Brunet at Fiddlevideo [1]<br>