Annotation:Danse de chez nous
X: 34 T: Danse de chez nous O: Philippe Bruneau R: jig Z: 1997 by John Chambers http://eddie.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/ M: 6/8 L: 1/8 K: G d \ |:g2B d2G | B3- B2G | DEF GAB | c3- c2d | e2A c2G | F3- F2d| fed cBA |1 B3- B2 :|2 G6 || |: DGB d2B | e2B dBG | DGB d2B | e2B cAF | DFA c2A | d2A cAF |DFA cBA |1 G3{Be}d3 :|2 G3{Bd}g3 |]
DANSE DE CHEZ NOUS. AKA and see Danse carrée - partie 2," "Set Carre - deuxieme partie." French-Canadian, Quadrille and Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The tune, under the title "Danse de chez nous" (Dances of our region), was in the repertory of Québec accordion player and composer Philippe Bruneau. Researcher and musician Jean Duval (see his comment below) finds a precursor version, quite close to Bruneau's tune, in the recorded repertory of northeast Ontario hammered dulcimer player Paul Bertrand, who was accompanied by his daughter Blanche. Their 1928 recording was entitled "Danse carrée - partie 2" (Square Dance, part 2).
"Danse de chez nous" was in the repertory of the Northumbrian group The Shepherds (fiddler Willy Taylor, Northumbrian smallpiper Joe Hutton, and harmonica player Will Atkinson), as the first jig in their "Canadian Jig Set". The tune has also been used for the English Country Dances the Northampton Jig and Best Set in the Hall (RSCDS has also set other tunes to the latter dance). It has also been recorded by Australian musicians Catherine Fraser and Duncan Smith ("Old Favourites and Odd Couples") and the Black Bear Duo ("The Dancing Bear").
