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McCORMACK'S BREAKDOWN. Canadian, Reel. D Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). Composed by Emile Benoit [1] (1913-1992), born and raised in Black Duck Brook, on the Port-au-Port peninsula of Newfoundland, of French-Canadian ancestry.

Emile Benoit



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Printed sources:

Recorded sources: Amber Music ACD 9014, Emile Benoit - "Vive la Rose" (1992). Atlantica Music 02 77657 50222 26, Emile Benoit - "Atlantic Fiddles" (1994).

See also listing at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [2]




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