Annotation:Reel Matane

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X:1 T:Reel Matane N:From the playing of accordionist Joseph Guilmette (1886-1950) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/m2/f7/13077.mp3 D:Victor 263810b (78 RPM), Joseph Guilmette (1931) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A (3EFG|SABcd efec|efec efec|dfdB cecA|BdBA GEFG| ABcd efec|efec efec|dfdB cecA|BdBG A2:| (3EFG|AAAB AECE|AA (3GAG (3FGF EC|DFDB, CECA,|B,DB,A, G,EFG| AAAB AECE|AA (3GAG (3FGF EC|DFDB, CECA,|B,DB,G, A,EFG| AAAB AECE|(3ABA (3GAG (3FGF EC|DFDB, CECA,|B,DB,A, G,EFG| AAAG AECE|AA (3GAG (3FGF EC|DFDB, CECA,|B,DB,G, A,EFGS||

REEL MATANE. AKA and see "Reel de la St-Valentin," "Reel de Valentin," "Reel de l'enfantà cette," "Reel du grand-père (Le)," "Reel du laboureur," "Speed the Plough (1). French-Canadian, Reel (cut time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Reel Matane" is one of several Quebec variants of the venerable reel "Speed the Plough (1)," a popular and wide-spread reel through English-speaking countries.

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Source for notated version: -

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Recorded sources: -:Victor 263810b (78 RPM), Joseph Guilmette (1931).

See also listing at:
Hear Joseph Guilmette's 1931 recording at the Virtual Gramophone [1]

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