Annotation:Gens de la Bastille (Les)
X: 1 T:Spandy, Le T:Gens de la Bastille (Les) M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel K:D fe/d/ f/d/e/f/|g/A/B/c/ B/{c}B/A|fe/d/ f/d/e/f/|g/A/B/c/ d2:| |:af/d/ A/d/f/d/|c/A/B/c/ B/{c}B/A|af/d/ A/d/f/d/|c/A/B/c/ d2:| |:c>c BA/B/|c/A/c/A/ E/A/A/B/|c/A/c/A/ BA/c/|1 c/A/e/c/ AA/B/:|2 c/A/e/c/ A/B/A/G/|| |:F/A/d/f/ af/d/|c/A/B/c/ BA/G/|F/A/d/f/ a/f/d/g/|b/g/e/c/ d A/G/:|2 b/g/e/c/ d2||
GENS DE LA BASTILLE, LES (The People of the Bastille). AKA - "Spandy (1) (Le)." French-Canadian, Reel (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'CC'DD'. Quebec accordion player Philippe Bruneau states the tune was made popular by accordion player René Alain (1921-1968), who recorded the tune in the 1960's, and by the Soucy Family for whom Alain was the accordionist. Due to its four-part structure it is played for dances like "La Belle Catherine" and "Spandy" in Quebec (the tune is sometimes called "Spandy" as a result).
