The Fiddler’s Companion
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Notation
Note: The tunes below are recorded in what
is called “abc notation.” They
can easily be converted to standard musical notation via highlighting with
your cursor starting at “X:1” through to the end of the abc’s, then
“cutting-and-pasting” the highlighted notation into one of the many abc
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Companion work fine in most abc conversion programs. For example, I use
abc2win and abcNavigator 2 with no problems whatsoever with direct cut-and-pasting.
However, due to an anomaly of the html, pasting the abc’s into the
concertina.net converter results in double-spacing. For concertina.net’s
conversion program to work you must remove the spaces between all the lines
of abc notation after pasting, so that they are single-spaced, with no
intervening blank lines. This being done, the F/C abc’s will convert to
standard notation nicely. Or, get a copy of abcNavigator 2 – its well worth
it. [AK] |
REE RAW. AKA and see “The Butcher’s
March [1],” “Rub the Bag.” Irish, Jig
or March. G Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC. The title is an Anglicized
version of the Irish name Rí an Rátha (King of the Rath i.e. a fairy rath, or fort). Note the uneven length of
the respective parts. The melody also appears in vol. 1 of the Petrie
Collection (1855), and was one of those included in a manuscript sent to him by
one James Fogarty. The latter had
emigrated from Tibroghney, Kilkenny, to
X:1
T:Ree Raw
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig or
March
S:Levey – Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
c2e edc | BcB dcB | ABA A2e | edc dBG | c2e edc | BcB dcB | ABA A2e | edc dBG ||
c2c c2e | d2d d2f | e2e e2f | =g2g g3 | e2e e2f | d2d d2e | c2e (edc) | (BcB) (dcB) |
ccc c2e | ddd d2f | eee e2f | =g2g g3 | ccc c2e | (edc) (dBG) | ABA A2e | (edc) (dBG) ||
REED HOUSE. AKA – “Read House Rant,” “Reed House Rant.” AKA and see “Old Lancashire Hornpipe.”
English, “Old” or Triple Hornpipe (3/2 time).
X:1
T:Reed House Rant
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:”Old” or Triple Hornpipe
N:Vickers sets the tune in 6/8 time,
although Triple Hornpipes are
N:usually in 3/2 time.
S:William Vicker’s 1770 music
manuscript book (Northumerland)
K:D
B|AGFE Dg|fd eEEB|AGFE Df|ecdDD:|
|:B|AGFA GB|FA cEEB|AGFA GB|FA dDD:|
|:g|fafe df|ed ceeg|fafe df|ec dDD:|
REEDS, THE. Canadian, Reel.
REED'S FAVORITE. American, Reel or hornpipe. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for
notated version: Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987,
REEFER'S HORNPIPE. AKA and see "Ned
Kendall's Hornpipe [2]." American, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard. AABB'.
Source for notated version: Ken Campbell [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), Vol.
2, 1995; pg. 220.
REEL. A duple-meter dance form common to the
REEL À BEDOU. AKA and see “Bedou’s Reel.”
REEL À BOUCHE (The Mouth Reel). French‑Canadian, Reel. Rounder 0216, John McCutcheon ‑ "Step by
Step" (1986).
REEL À CEDULIE, LE. French-Canadian, Ree. F Major. Standard. AA’B. Composed by fiddler
Louis ‘Pitou’ Boudreault. Source for notated version: Louis Boudrealut (
REEL À CÉLINA. AKA - “Gigue à Célina.” French-Canadian, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for
notated version: Louis Beaudreault (1905-1988), who had the tune from his
father, Didace (1880-1939), via Lisa Ornstein [Hart & Sandell]. Hart &
Sandell (Dance ce Soir), 2001; No.
34, pg. 65. Voyager Records, Louis Boudreault:
Old-Time Fiddler of
REEL A DOWN A MEREKEN. Scottish, Reel. Country dance directions to this tune have been
recovered from the Holmain MS. (c.
1710‑50) from Dumfries‑shire. It is perhpas the same as "Reel don ne Marachan", or the Menzies' Rant, for which dance instructions,
but not the melody, appear in the Menzies
Manuscript of 1749 (contained in the Atholl Collection of the Sandeman
Library, Perth).
REEL À JOE BIBIENNE. Canadian, Reel.
REEL À NEUF, LE. AKA and see “(Les) Soeurs.”
French-Canadian, Reel. A punning title: i.e. "real enough." The tune
is quite common in the old repertoire of Québec fiddlers, though in widely
different variants. Voyager 322, Louis Boudreault -
"Old Time Fiddler of
REEL À PÉPÉ (Grand-pa’s Reel). AKA and see “Grandpa’s Reel,” “Reel du granpère.” French-Canadian, Reel. D Major
(‘A’ part) & G Major (‘B’ part). Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Source for notated
version: fiddler Louis Beaudoin (1921-1980,
REEL À PHILIBERT, LE. French-Canadian, Reel. Voyager 322, Louis
Boudreault - "Old Time Fiddler of
REEL À QUATRE, LE. See note for “Reel McDonnell.”
REEL À RAYMOND. French-Canadian, Reel. A Major. AEae tuning.
AABB. See note for “Grondeuse [3].”
Source for notated version: fiddler and storyteller Aimé Gagnon (1921-1997),
from St-Louis-de –Lotbinière, Québec, via Lisa Ornstein [Hart & Sandell].
Hart & Sandell (Dance ce Soir),
2001; No. 49, pg. 83. Lisa Ornstein – “Les Danseries
de Québec…de l’autre bord de l’eau” (1986). Nightingale – “The Coming Dawn”
(1994).
REEL À/DE RÉMI. AKA and see “The Chamberlain,”
“Reel de l’hôtelier.” French-Canadian, Reel.
D Major. Standard. AABB. Songer (
REEL À TI JEAN.
French-Canadian, Reel. The title, Ti-Jean, or Little John, a term of
affection, refers to the late great
REEL ANTOINETTE. French-Canadian, Galope or Polka. D Major. Standard.
AA'BB'A"A"'. Source for notated version: French-Canadian button
accordion player Philippe Bruneau (Québec) [Begin]. Begin (Philippe Bruneau), 1993; No. 32, pg. 47.
REEL ARCÈNE. AKA and see “Marche des Raquetteurs [2].” French-Canadian, Reel. Philo Records, Jean-Marie Verret – “La famille Verret, vol. 2” (1975).
REEL BÉATRICE. AKA - "Beatrice." French-Canadian, Reel or Galope. A Minor
{'A' and 'B' parts} & C Major {'C' part} (Begin, Hart & Sandell,
Phillips). Standard. AABB'CC (Phillips): AA'BB'CC' (Begin, Hart & Sandell,
Songer). “Reel Béatrice” was popularized among Québec musicians by fiddler
Joseph Bouchard (to whom the tune is often attributed), who recorded it on a 78
RPM record for Bluebird in 1938. According to Paul M. MacDonald, the original
reel began as a polka from the Ballo Liscio dance repertoire called “Oggi
Nevica” (which means ‘today it snows’), played by Riccardo Tesi, an Italian
accordion player. Begin (1993) points out that the structure of the tune is
that of a reel, although the melody approaches one considered suitable for a
Galop. However, it is in the style of the 19th century bal musette,
and many of these polkas, waltzes and mazurkas were characteristically in three
parts, two in minor keys, with a contrasting trio section in the major. The
tune called “Beatrice” in the Omer Marcoux collection is not “Reel Béatrice”
but apparently a tune entitled “Carnival,” although the tunes share somewhat
similar structures and chord patterns. Sources for notated versions:
French-Canadian button accordion player Philippe Bruneau (Québec) [Begin];
Ruthie Dornfeld (Seattle) [Phillips], La Bottine Souriante fiddler Martin
Racine [Hart & Sandell]. Begin (Phillipe
Bruneau), 1993; No. 38, pg. 57 (appears as "Piece de J.
Bouchard"). Hart & Sandell (Dance
ce Soir), 2001; No. 29, pg. 59. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), Vol. 1, 1994; pg. 21 (appears
as "Beatrice"). Songer (
X:1
T:Reel Béatrice
M:2/4
L:1/16
Q:100
K:A Minor
A,3B,|:[A2C2]A,C EA,CE|AEEC E2AB|ccAc eAce|ae (3eee aeab|!
c'bag fedc|Bdd^c d4|e^def e=dcB|1A3 A, A,3 B,:|2A3 A, A,2 z2||!
|:a2 fa bf (3fff|fe^de ae (3eee|e^def e=ddB|cdcB A2 a2|!
aafa bf (3fff|fe^de ae (3eee|e^def e=dcB|1A2 z A, A,3 z:|2A2 z4 G>B||!
|:cG (3GGG EGce|cG (3GGG EGce|dB (3BBB GBdB|cc'ba gfed|!
cG (3GGG EGce|cG (3GGG EGce|dB (3BBB GBdB|1cBcd c2 GB:|2cBcd c2 z2||!
REEL BEAULIEU. French-Canadian, Reel. A
Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AA’BB’.
X:1
T:Reel Beaulieu
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Pascal Gemme
K:A Mixolydian
e/d/|:cB A/c/B/A/|F/B/A/F/ EE/A/|B/A/B/c/
d/B/B|A/B/c/d/ e/f/e/d/|
cB A/c/B/A/|F/B/A/F/ EE/A/|B/A/B/c/
d/B/B|1 A/c/e/c/ A/f/e/d/:|2 A/c/e/c/ A2||
|:a>b a/f/e/d/|c/A/c/e/
ae/f/|gg/a/ g/e/d/B/|G/G/B/d/ gf/g/|
aa/b/ a/f/e/d/|c/A/c/e/
ae/e/|e/f/e/c/ d/c/B/d/|1 c/A/(3A/A/A/ Af/g/:|2 c/A/(3A/A/A/ Ae/d/||
REEL BLANCHETTE. French-Canadain, Reel. From the repertoire of Louis Beaudoin. Part of
this tune resembles the 'B' part of Omer Marcoux's "Haytime."
REEL BOULE DE NEIGE. AKA and see "Bachelor's Reel."
French-Canadian, Reel. G Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard
tuning. AA'BB'. Cuillerier (Joseph Allard),
1992; pg. 13. Bluebird B-4882-a (78 RPM), Joseph
Allard.
X:1
T:Reel Boule
de Neige
C:Joseph
Allard
M:2/4
L:1/16
Z:Transcribed
by Bruce Osborne
K:G
Bc|d2B2
g2B2|d2c2 cBAB|c2A2 d2A2|c2B2 BAGB|!
d2B2
g2B2|f2e2 edef|e2c2 a2f2|g2b2 g2:|!
K:D
d2|ABAG
F2A2|fefg f2d2|efed c2e2|a^gab a4|!
ABAG F2A2|fefg f2ed|c2e2 a2c2|e2d2
d2:|!
REEL CAJUN, THE. Cajun, Reel.
REEL
REEL DE BERGERVILLE. French-Canadian, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning.
AA’BB’.
X: 1
T:Reel de
Bergerville
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
e3e edef |
gfgab2B2 | e3e edef | gagfe2B2 | e3e edef | gfgab2B2 |
e3e edef |1
gagfe2B2 :||2 gagfe2d2 || d2edB2d2 | gfgab2d2 | d2edB2d2 |
gdBGA2d2
| d2edB2d2 | gfgab2d2 | d2ed B2d2 |1 agfag2d2 :||2 agfag4 ||
REEL DE CABANO. French-Canadian, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Both parts are
in 'double-tonic' tonality. Cuillerier (Joseph
Allard), 1992; pg. 14. Bluebird 55-5230-b (78
RPM), Joseph Allard.
X:1
T:Reel de
Cabano
C:Joseph
Allard
M:2/4
L:1/16
Z:Transcribed
by Bruce Osborne
K:G
BGdG BGGd|BGdG
BGGB|A=Fc=F A=F=Fc|A=Fc=F A=F=Fc|!
BGdG
BGGd|BGdG A=F=F2|GFGA Bcde|fdAc BGG2:|!
|:gfga
gede|=fe=fg a=fd=f|g=fga gede|fdAd BGG2|!
gfga gede|=fe=fg a=fde|=fge=f
decd|BdcA BGG2:|!
REEL DE CHARNY. French-Canadian, Reel. G Major.
Standard tuning. AABB.
X:1
T:Reel de Charny
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Fiddler Pascal Gemme (of the group
Genticorum)
K:G
D/G,B,/D/ G,/D/B,/D/|C/D/E/G/
c/G/B/G/|A/D/F/A/ D/A/F/A/|G/A/B/c/ d/d/d|
D/G,B,/D/ G,/D/B,/D/|C/D/E/G/
c/G/B/G/|A/D/F/A/ D/A/F/A/|G/B/A/F/ G/G/G:|
|:g/f/g/a/ b/g/d/g/|d/g/d/g/
B/d/e/f/|g/f/g/a/ b/g/d/g/|d/e/f/g/ aa/b/|
ag/a/ b/g/d/g/|d/g/d/g/
B/d/e/f/|g/B/B/c/ d/e/d/c/|B/G/A/F/ GG:|
REEL DE CHÂTEAUGUAY (Châteauguay Reel). AKA and see "Chateauguay Reel."
REEL DE CHEZ-NOUS. AKA and see "Quadrille Francais,"
"Reel du Canada."
REEL DE
X:1
T:Reel de Chicoutimi
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Pascal Gemme
K:A Mixolydian
z/f/|:e/c/c/c/ e/c/c/f/|e/c/c/c/
B/c/d/f/|e/c/(3c/c/c/ e/c/a/f/|1 e/c/B/d/ c/A/A/f/:|2 e/c/B/c/ AE/E/||
|:A/c/B/c/ A/E/E/E/|A/c/B/c/
AE/E/|A/E/A/B/ c(3/e/e/e/|1 e/c/B/c/ A/E/E/E/:|2 e/c/B/c/ A>f||
REEL DE COURVILLE. Cajun, Reel. Originally recorded by Cajun fiddler Dennis McGee in the
1920's, named for a Cajun musician (Sadie Courville?). Flying
Fish FF‑275, "Blue Flame Stringband" (1982).
REEL DE EBOULEMENTS. See “Reel des eboulements.”
REEL DE GASPÉ. AKA and see "Gaspé Reel [1]."
REEL DE LA BAIE ST.
PAUL. See "Set de la Baie St. Paul."
REEL DE LA BOURGEOISE
(Townswoman’s Reel). French-Canadian, Reel. G Major. Standard
tuning. AA’BB’. Source for notated version: fiddler and storyteller Aimé
Gagnon (1921-1997), from St-Louis-de –Lotbinière, Québec, via Lisa Ornstein [Hart & Sandell]. Hart & Sandell (Dance ce Soir), 2001; No. 50, pg. 84. Lisa Ornstein – “Les Danseries de Québec…de l’autre bord de
l’eau” (1986).
REEL DE LA CASA. French-Canadian, Reel. C Major. Standard
tuning. AABB.
X:1
T:Reel de la Casa
C:Trad Quebecois
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:500
R:Reel
Z:Si Garbutt Feb 03
K:C
A3 B c2A2|B2 c2 B4|B2 cd e3 d|c2 B2 c2 A2|
A3 B c2A2|B2 c2 B4|B2 cd e3 d|c2 B2 A4:|
M:4/4
e2 fg a2 a2|g2 f2 e3 f|e2 d2 c2 B2|\
M:2/4
c2 A2|
M:4/4
e2 fg a3 a|g2 f2 e3 f|e2 d2 c2 B2|\
M:2/4
A4:|
REEL DE LA CASERNE. AKA and see "Chateauguay
Reel," "Reel de Chateauguay."
REEL DE LA CATALOGNE. AKA and see "Reel Saint-Jean."
French-Canadian, Reel. A Minor ('A' part) & C Major ('B' part). Standard
tuning. AA'BB'. Joyal (Danses d'ici:
Musique Traditionnelle du Quèbec), 1994; pgs. 43 & 99. Bluebird 55-5391-B (78 RPM), Joseph Bouchard.
REEL DE LA MALBAIE, LE. See note for “Big-Eyed Rabbit [2].”