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FAVORITE POLKA [1]. AKA and see "St. Pamphile Reel." Canadian, Polka (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Canadian radio and TV fiddler Don Messer and his band recorded the polka for Apex Records in 1942. It is listed as "Traditional" in his Anthology (1980). Peter Corfield (2024) also finds a version recorded by Montreal fiddler Jean Carignan as the second tune of a set entitled "Reel de Lévis," consisting of tunes Carignan's father played. Jerry Holland also recorded a version of the tune, although his setting differs somewhat from Messer's.

The alternate title, "St. Pamphile Reel," takes its name from the community of Saint Pamphile, Québec, directly on the border with the state of Maine.

Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Jerry Holland (1955-2009, Cape Breton) [Corfield]. Corfield notes that Holland's father was originally from a small community called Acton, near Harvey Station, New Brunswick, prior to moving the family to Massachusetts for employment opportunities. Don Messer was from the neighboring community of Tweedside.

Printed sources : - Corfield (Tunes from New Brunswick), 2024; p. 43 (appears as "Favorite Polka #3"). Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 104, p. 67.

Recorded sources : - Apex 26220-B (78rpm), Don Messer & His Islanders (1942).

See also listing at :
Hear Don Messer's 1942 recording at the Internet Archive [1]

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