X:1
T:Reel de Valcourt
M:C|
L:1/8
S:Éric Favreau
N: From the playing of harmonica player Jean-Ludger Foucault.
K:D
D2 [FA]D EDCE|DDFA {de}d2 cd|edBc dBAG|FAFD EDCE|
D2 [FA]D EDCE|DDFA {de}d2 cd|edBc dBAG|FDEC D2:|
|d2 dc {Bc}B2 A2|ceed cBAF|D2 EF GBAG|FAFD EDCE|
D2 [FA]D EDCE|DDFA {de}d2 cd|edBc dBAG|FDEC D2:||
P:Variations
D2 FD ~E3G|FDFA{de}d2 cd|edBc dBAG|FAFD EDCE|
[F4A4] [E3A3]G|FDFA {de}d2 cd|edBc dBAG|FDEC D2:|
|:(3ABc|d2 dc Bc}B2 A2|ceed cBAF|D2 EF GBAG|FAFD EDCE|
D2 [FA]D EDCE|DDFA {de}d2 cd|edBc dBAG|(3FGF (3EFE D2:||
REEL DE VALCOURT. French-Canadian, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. From the playing of harmonica player Jean-Ludger Foucault (1915-1989). Foucault was visually impaired, and accompanied himself on the guitar, using a rack for his harmonica. Foucault was born at Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, and died in Montreal. Jean Ludger Foucault
Additional notes
Recorded sources : - Apex 16887 (78 RPM), Jean-Ludger Foucault. Carnaval C-519, Jean-Ludger Foucault - "La Chanson de L'Aveugle" (1968). Starr 16887-A (78 rpm), Jean-Ludger Foucault (1949). Raz de Marée/Tidal Wave – “Marche du St-Laurent” (2010).
See also listing at : Hear Foucault's 1949 recording on youtube.com [1] \
Download Foucault's 1968 album [2]