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Annotation:Gigue de l'épluchette
X:1 T:Gigue de l'épluchette C:Jean-Ludger Foucault M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:A version of "Jack Delad" D:Starr 16554 (78 RPM), Jean-Ludger Foucault B:Demers - 1000 airs du Quebec et de l'Amerique francophone (2020, p. 84) Z:Andrew Kuntz from Daniel Roy's recording K:G |:GGBG DGBG|DzFA cAFA|G2 BG DDDg|1-3fgaf gedB:|fgaf gzz|| d|:gabg efge|dedc BGBd|edBd edBd|1egfa gz (3def:|2 egfa g3d|| edef (3efe dd|fdfa g3d|edef (3efe dd|fdfa g3d| gabg efge|dedc BGBd|edBd edBd|egfa gedB||
GIGUE DE L'ÉPLUCHETTE (The Peeler's Gigue). French-Canadian, Reel (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'C. "Gigue de l'épluchette" was recorded in 1943 by Jean-Ludger Foucault (1915-1989), originally from Cap-de-la-Madeleine (Trois-Rivières), Mauricie, Québec. Foucault recorded some 26 sides for Starr Records and Apex from 1943-1956. The reel is a version of "Jack Delad" according to Olivier Demers, and of "Five Mile Chase (1)," according to Daniel Roy.
