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FOX FAMILY REEL. Canadian, Metis. E minor. Composed by Saskatchewan fiddler John Arcand.



The tune was named for the Fox Family of musicians: Jamie Fox (fiddle), her brother Vince (fiddle), and her father Jim (guitar). They are Metis of the Aaniih and Nakoda tribes, from the Fort Belknap in Northern Montana.

Source for notated version : - NOTATED VERSION HERE

Printed sources : - PRINTED SOURCES HERE

Recorded sources Keyteck Studios JA-011, John Arcand "Thru the Years" (2005).

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