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|f_annotation='''CRAZY JACK.''' | |f_annotation='''CRAZY JACK.''' AKA and see "[[Lord Alexander's Reel]]." Canadian, Reel (cut time). Canada, Cape Breton (Acadian). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. "Crazy Jack" was an untitled tune in the repertoires of several Acadian fiddlers from Cape Breton Island, including Joseph Larade, Joe Cormier (Chéticamp, north Cape Breton), and Joe Confiant. However, the melody is a version of the 20th century 'Down East' tune called "[[Lord Alexander's Reel]]," composed as a 'straight' (regular eight-bar measures) dance tune by Abbie Andrews of St. Catharine's, Ontario. | ||
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|f_recorded_sources= | |f_recorded_sources=Field Recorders Collective FRC Joe Cormier - "Survey of Traditional Music, Vol. 2: A Musical Melting Pot" (2023, various artists). | ||
|f_see_also_listing=See/hear the tune played by Devon Leger [] | |f_see_also_listing=See/hear the tune played by Devon Leger at youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxQzhVZT-eM]<br> | ||
Hear Joe Cormier's version at Bandcamp [https://fieldrecorder.bandcamp.com/track/cottonwood-reel] (2nd tune in medley, following "Cottonwood Reel").<br> | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:31, 24 March 2025
CRAZY JACK. AKA and see "Lord Alexander's Reel." Canadian, Reel (cut time). Canada, Cape Breton (Acadian). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. "Crazy Jack" was an untitled tune in the repertoires of several Acadian fiddlers from Cape Breton Island, including Joseph Larade, Joe Cormier (Chéticamp, north Cape Breton), and Joe Confiant. However, the melody is a version of the 20th century 'Down East' tune called "Lord Alexander's Reel," composed as a 'straight' (regular eight-bar measures) dance tune by Abbie Andrews of St. Catharine's, Ontario.
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