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Annotation:Cotillon de la patte du mouton
X:1 T:Cotillon de la patte du mouton N:From the playing of fiddler Aimé Gagnon (1921-1997, Saint-Louis de N:Lotbinière). M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Quick" R:Reel D:GAGCD-26421, "Aimé Gagnon Violoneux d'Origine" (1997) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D A,6D2| B,6D2|C3D E2C2| D3E (FED2)| A,6D2 B,6D2|C3D E2C2|1 DCDE D4:|2 DCDE D2|| |:((3ABc|d)dfd adfd|ccec fcec|ddfd adfa|efec A2AB| AFDF Addd|BGDG BdcB|1Acef ((3gfe) ce|dfec d2:|2Acef gecA|d[df]dd [d2f2]z2||
COTILLON DE LA PATTE DU MOUTON (Leg of Mutton Cotillion). French-Canadian, Cotillion part (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. Lotbinière, Québec, fiddler Aimé Gagnon was not certain of the title for this tune, but thought it was "Cotillon de la patte du mouton," and knew the melody as part of a dance.