Reeling With Jigs #2 - Canadian Fiddle CD101b

Donald Charles Frederick (Don) Messer was born in Tweedside, New Brunswick in 1909. He began playing the violin at age five and played concerts locally. By 1929 began on radio with CFBO in Saint John, New Brunswick .By 1934 he had assembled a band, and was soon playing regularly on CBC Radio, broadcasting from CHSJ in Saint John as the 'New Brunswick Lumberjacks.' Television appearances started in 1956 and 'Don Messer 's Jubilee became one of the most popular shows throughout the sixties. Messer was inducted posthumously into the Canadian Country Music Association Hall of Honour in 1985 and the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989. Charlie Chamberlain was born in Bathurst, New Brunswick in 1911 and sang many years alongside Marg Osborne. Two honest, down-to-earth people that were never pretentious and could sing a hymn as easily as an Irish song. George Wade was born in Manitoba,Canada in 1895 and was playing dances with his 'Corn Huskers" by the late twenties. Band members included Bill, Francis, and Laury Cormier-vn/ Jean Carignan - cl-sx/'Doc Boyd-bj/Tony Mont-g/Cecil McEachern-bb Johnny Burt - p/, Bill Martin, Ted Steven, and Johnny Bentley. They were popular on radio throughout the thirties into the forties, and recorded a number of records in 1933. Tommy Duchesne, born in Val-Jalbert on Lac-Saint-Jean in 1909, learned to play the violin and the accordion as a young boy.Moving to Montréal in 1930, he played the Théâtre National as a musician/actor. Forming Les Chevaliers De Folklore in 1935, with Albert Allard-vn and Tony Ouellette-g. Was performing on radio through to the late fifties. Joseph Allard, born in 1873 was taught by his father,also a fiddler. A pseudonym he would use was Maxime Toupin. It is said that he was the first Quebecois fiddler to record. Leon Robert Goulet recorded in the early thirties and was related to Robert Goulet the singer. J.O.LaMadeleine, born in 1905, was living in Montreal by the late twenties and was regular radio performer.

1. Operator's Reel-Ploughboy APX 26300 8002
2. Jack Is Every Inch A Sailor-Charlie Chamberlain APX 26301 10948
3. I Had A Hat-Charlie Chamberlain APX 26301 10949
4. Honest John APX 26302 10950
5. Mississippi Sawyer APX 26302 10951
6. -Lord Alexander's Reel APX 26412 11985
7. The White Water jig APX 26412 11986
8. Fiddlin' Phil APX 26421 12057
9. Johnny Hamlin's Breakdown APX 26421 11988
10. Johnny's jig APX 26429 12175
11. Skipping Mouse Polka APX 26429 12176
12. The Devil's Dream George Wade And His Corn Huskers VIC 216571
13. Chicken Reel J.O. & Marcel Lamadelaine Guitar APX 26312 9460
14. New Bedford Reel J.O. & Marcel Lamadelaine Guitar APX 26312 9461
15. Red River Jig Leon Robert Goulet VIC 216568
16. The Western First Chain Leon Robert Goulet VIC 216568
17. Reel Jacques Cartier Joseph Allard VIC 263578
18. Reel Ste. Anne Joseph Allard VIC 263578
19. Reel Du Gouvernement -Tommy Duchesne Starr 16012 7722
20. Valse Du Lac St.Jean-Tommy Duchesne Starr 16012 7721
21. Reel L'Oiseau Du Montagne-Henri Houde Et Son Ensemble Starr 16541 10226
22. La Danse Des Ecossais Set Calle-Henri Houde Et Son EnsembleStarr 16541 10227
23. Grande Gigue La Sauteuse-Tommy Duchesne Starr 16560 10312
24. Valse Clog Des Champions-Tommy Duchesne Starr 16560 10313
25. Quadrille Du 2eme Rang-Les 4 Copains Starr 16580 10364
26. -Marche des Cheminots-Les 4 Copains Starr 16580 10365
27. Vieux Reve Du Diable-J.O.LaMadeleine-vn-Gabriel Cossette-g Starr 16733 10761

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