Annotation:Reel écossais (La)

REEL ÉCOSSAIS, LA (The Scottish Reel). AKA - "Danse écossaise." AKA and see "Miss Drummond of Perth (1)." French-Canadian, Scottish; Strathspey. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BCC'BCC'. "Reel écossais" is Montreal fiddler Jospeh Allard's (1873-1947) version of the Scottish strathspey "Miss Drummond of Perth (1)," played quickly, almost at reel speed. Allard's 1928 recording was re-released in 1946 as "Danse écossaise." Jean Duval ^[1] points out that the strathspey can be found in several older recorded versions in Quebec (some quite distanced from the original), including Isidore Soucy's "Trois corbeaux (Les)."

Additional notes

Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - Jean Duval (La Musique de Joseph Allard 1873-1947), 2018; No. 16, p. 9.

Recorded sources: - Victor 263560 (78 RPM), Joseph Allard (1928).

See also listing at:
Hear Allard's 1928 recording at the Virtual Gramophone [1]

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↑ Jean Duval, La Musique de Joseph Allard, 2018, p. 68.

[1] Jean Duval, La Musique de Joseph Allard, 2018, p. 68.

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