Annotation:Joys of Québec

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 JOYS OF QUÉBEC (Les Joyeuses Québecoises). French-Canadian, Reel or Polka. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB' (Brody): AA'BB'C (Phillips). The reel is the composition of influential Saint-Sauveur, Québec, fiddler Fortunat Malouin (1870-1935), who recorded in the 1920's for the Starr and Columbia lables. The third section, which Jos Bouchard (1905-1979) included in his 1938 recording, is rarely played, although interesting.  Source for notated version: Yankee Ingenuity (Mass.) [Brody]; Pete Sutherland (Vermont) [Phillips].  Printed sources: Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; p. 150. Miller & Perron (101 Polkas), 1978; No. 77. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; p. 128.  Recorded sources: Arhoolie C-334, Joe Cormier (Cape Breton/Mass.) - "Masters of the Folk Violin" (1989). Fretless 200A, Yankee Ingenuity- "Kitchen Junket" (1977). Gusto 104, Jerry Rivers- "30 Fiddler's Greatest Hits." RCA Victor B-1143 (78 RPM), Joseph Allard (1938).  See also listing at: Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index Hear Jos Bouchard 1938 recording at Virtual Gramophone

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