Annotation:Gigue à Philibert (La)

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 GIGUE À PHILLIBERT, LA. AKA - "Reel à Philibert (Le)." French-Canadian, Reel. A popular Québec crooked tune from the repertoire of fiddler Louis "Pitou" Boudreault (1905-1988, Saguenay region). The tune takes its title from the name of a step-dancer named Philibert, who would take over when his wife grew fatigued from step-dancing herself. A gigue in Québec is a stepdance, and the name attached to a tune simply means a vehicle for stepdancing, no matter what the meter.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources:  Recorded sources: 30 Below TB 001CD, Les têtes de violon (Bouchard et al) - "Airs Tordus/Crooked Tunes" (1998). VRCD & VRCS 322, "Louis Boudreault: Old TIme Fiddler of Chicoutimi, Quebec".

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