Annotation:Reel Malouin
X:1 T:Reel Malouin N:From the playing of fiddler Aimé Gagnon (1921-1997, Saint-Louis de N:Lotbinière). Fortunat Malouin (1870-1935) was a fiddler from Québec City. N:The tune is a version of "Le contredanse", usually associated with the N:Saguenay region of Québec, but the tune is known in many regions of the province. M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Fast" R:Reel D:GAGCD-26421, "Aimé Gagnon Violoneux d'Origine" (1997) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G BABc d2 gf|egec ddBc|BABc d2gf|egec dBdd| BABc ddgf|egec ddBd|BABc ddgf|egec Bddd|| [G,3G3]B dBGB|AcAF GFED|[G,G][G,2G2]B dBGB|AcAF G2D2| [G,3G3]B dBGB|AcAF GFED|[G,3G3]B dBGB|AcAF GDG2||
REEL MALOUIN. AKA and see "Contredanse (La)."French-Canadian, Reel (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. "Reel Malouin" is a "square" (i.e. not irregularly metered) version of "Contredanse (La)", popularized by the playing of Louis "Pitou" Boudreault and Lisa Ornstein. The tune is associated with M. Boudreault's Saguenay region of Québec, but is known in many regions of the province. The version here is attributed by fiddlerAimé Gagnon (1921-1997, Saint-Louis de Lotbinière) to the repertory ofFortunat Malouin (1870-1935), a fiddler from Québec City whose playing can be heard on several influential records from the 78 RPM era.
