Annotation:Wagoner Hornpipe (1)

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X:1 T: Wagoner's Hornpipe S:George R. Pariseau (1868-1949, Huron County, Michigan), M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Fast" D:Gennett 6899 (78 RPM), Pariseau's Orchestra (1929) D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/wagoners-hornpipe Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C g2|ecgc ccgc|ecga gedc| BGAG BG B2 |BGBd gagf| eccg ecgc|efga gedc |Bcde fa (3g/a/g/f|1d2cB c2:|2 d2cB cAGF|| |:EC C2C2 ((5c/d/c/B/c/)|AGAB cAGF|D2D2D2 dc|BGBd GAGF| ECC2 C2 ((5c/d/c/B/c/)|AGAB cdcB|cdef gagf|1edcB cAGF:|2edcB c2||

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George R. Parisau's Band, Bad Axe, "thumb" of Michigan, c. 1940's.

WAGONER HORNPIPE [1]. AKA and see "Wagoner (1)." American, Reel (cut time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The tune is the well-known American "old-time" reel "Wagoner" (known by various spellings), played by fiddler George R. Pariseau (1868-1949), of Bad Axe, who was northern Michigan's leading dance fiddler. According to his obituary:

His death ends a musical career of about 63 years, during which he played for countless dances, filled radio engagements and made recordings. His orchestra for many years was composed principally of his sons and daughters, who inherited musical talent from their father. He was a close friend of the late Henry Ford and frequently played for old time dances for Mr. Ford and his friends in the late twenties. It was during that time that his orchestra was featured weekly on a Detroit radio station. He knew by memory thousands of songs old and new, and he was proud of his ability to play any request number for square dance, polka, waltz, jig and modern dance.

He used the same violin for more than 46 years that he purchased from a Huron County farmer for $65. Mr. Ford had the violin reconditioned in 1926 at his own expense.

Mr. Pariseau began his musical career when he was 17 years old. His last public appearance was in January when he played at the golden wedding anniversary celebration in Argyle of relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Peter McCarthy.

Mr. Pariseau was born Nov. 28, 1868, in La Chute, Quebec, Canada. With his parents he moved to Port Huron when he was five years old and lived there until he was 19. He and Miss Christina Peters were married in Port Huron. They lived seven years in Alpena before moving 53 years ago to Bad Axe. Mrs. Pariseau died in 1930.

There were six sons, three daughters and numerous grandchildren and even great-grandchildren at the time of his death.

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