Batteux (Le)

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BATTEUX, LE (The Grain Mill). French-Canadian, Jig (3/2 or 6/4 time). A Major. AEae tuning. AA'BB'. Hart & Sandell note the tune was an accompaniment for a dance that was performed at grain-threshing 'bees' (parties). Source for notated versions: Louis 'Pitou' Boudreault (1905-1988, Saguenay region, Québec) [Hart & Sandell, Remon & Bouchard]. Printed sources: Hart & Sandell (Dance ce Soir), 2001; No. 35, pg. 66. Remon & Bouchard (25 Crooked Tunes, vol. 1: Québec Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1996; No. 5. Recorded sources: Green Linnett GLCD 3042, La Bottine Souriante - "Chic & Swell" (1988. Learned from Louis "Pitou" Boudreault). 30 Below TB 001CD, Les têtes de violon (Bouchard et al) - "Airs Tordus/Crooked Tunes" (1998). Voyager 322, Louis Boudreault - "Old Time Fiddler of Chicoutimi, Québec" (1977, 1993).

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