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 Theme code Index    5303 67b44
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Erskine Morris
 Region    Canada
 Genre/Style    Québécois/Acadian
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Mixolydian
 Time signature    2/2
 History    CANADA(Acadia/French)
 Structure    AAABB'
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Father Morris

Played by: Mathieu Fournier & Guy Bouchard
Source: SoundCloud
Image: The Unvesal Clef (B. Grossman)
 Score   (1)   
Father Morris



X:1 T:Father Morris' Tune N:From a 1990 home cassette recording of fiddler Erskine Morris, N:(1913-1997), originally from Douglastown, at the end of the N:Gaspé peninsula. M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Very Fast" Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:Dmix [F2A2]FA FAFA|B-czc GEGE|A2 FD A,DFA|zBcA dd d2| |:A2 FA DAFA|(Bc)c2 GcGc|A2 FD A,DFA|zBcA dd d2:| ddfd ddfd|eafe dB[D2A2]|d2fd adfd|[M:3/2]eafe dBAG F-DD2| [M:C|]ddfd adfd|eage dB [D2A2]|d2 fd adfd|[M:3/2]eagf dBAG F-DD2||


X:1 T:Father Morris N:From the playing of Mathieu Fournier (v.) and Guy Bouchard (gtr.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:Guy Douglas N:ADae tuning (fiddle) D:https://soundcloud.com/user-517417011/father-morris Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:Dmix AzFA zAFA|B-ccc GcGc|AAFD A,DFA|zA{c}BA d2d2| A2FA zAFA|B-ccc GcGc|AAFD A,DFA-|AAB-A d2d2| AzFA zAFA|B-ccc GcGc|AAFD A,DFA|zA{c}BA d4|| |:[M:C|]d2[df]d dd[df]d|d(afe) dBA2|d2fd adff|1[M:3/2]e(afe) dBAG FDA2:|2[M:3/2]e(afe) dBAG FDD2||