Reeling With Jigs #3 - Canadian Fiddle CD101c

This album starts with Isidore Soucy. Born in Ste-Blandine, Québec, in 1899, he learned much of his music and playing from his father, Elzeor Soucy and was frequently accompanied by his brother, Fernando. According to the Canadian Encyclopedia, their later recordings were quite wild and inspired as they pushed each other to play to the limits of their ability. I'd suggest them for additional listening. By the fifties the Famille Soucy was more pop in content. J.O.LaMadeleine, born in 1905 was a lumberjack who learned fiddle from his father, Albert. He was more interested in the Reels , while his father was more pop oriented. He was recording by the age of 20, and his son Marcel accompanied him on guitar. Louis Blanchette was born in Rivière-du-Loup in 1905 and was a longshoreman at the Port of Montreal. This harmonica recording comes from ca. 1935 Roger Aubry remains a mystery - I have been able to find no background on him. (Joseph) Omer Dumas-vn was born in St-Antoine-Abbé, Quebec, in 1889. Taking up the violin when very young, and by 1907 was studying in Montreal. By 1912, he began playing in a small group for silent films, and started to compose such pieces as Fleurette Valse,Danse Campagnarde and Le Quadrille de Caraquet and a Romance for violin or cello and piano. Personnel of his group 'Les Ménestrels' included Dumas and Eugène Bastien-vn(v, Jean-bb Dansereau or Stanley Widman (bass), Americo Funaro-g , Armand Gagnier-cl, Saturno Gentiletti-acc, and Ernest Décarie or Léo Le Sieur-p. Réal Béland and Mariette Vaillant (Dumas's wife) sang with the group, and violinists Albert Bastarache and Isidore Soucy, and the harmonica players Oscar and Edgar Morin, were frequent guests. Willie Lamothe was born in Saint-Hugues de Bagot in 1920. After serving during WWII, he toured and had radio and television shows throughout the fifties. ~Mickey Clark

1. Gigue A Tit-Gus Isidore Soucy Columbia 34230-F 110600 1927
2. Les Sucres-Reel Isidore Soucy Columbia 34230-F 110601 1927
3. Reel St. Foulard-J.O.La Madeleine Str 16733 10762
4. Reel Des Trois Rivieres-Louis Blanchette APX 15945 7361
5. Reel Du Cap Rouge-Louis Blanchette APX 15945 7362
6. Les Fraises Et Les Framboises-Pierre Girard-vn-Romeo-v-Georges Houde-g STARR 16841 11026
7. Les C'Nelles-Pierre Girard-vn-Romeo-v-Georges Houde-g STARR 16841 11087
8. Les Temps Des Fetes-Roger Aubry Et Ses Chevaliers STARR 16948
9. Tiens-Tiens-Tiens-Roger Aubry Et Ses Chevaliers STARR 16948
10. Re Tin-Ti-Tin-Ton-Roger Aubry Et Ses Chevaliers STARR 16964 11332
11. Et Moi Ca Me Tentait-Roger Aubry Et Ses Chevaliers STARR 16964 11133
12. On M'Appelle au Telephone-Clairette-Roger Aubry Et Ses Chevaliers STARR 17190 12125
13. Bonjour Les Amis-Clairette-Roger Aubry Et Ses Chevaliers STARR 17190 12126
14. Reel Lucienne -Les Rigolos APX 16818 10962
15. Reel Nouveau Brunswick-Les Rigolos APX 16818 10963
16. Reel Jean-Paul - Jean-Paul Lemoyne et Son Orchestre APX 17214 12204
17. Estella - Jean-Paul Lemoyne et Son Orchestre APX 17214 12206
18. Reel Des Macons-Omer Dumas BB55-5280
19. La Cardeuse-Omer Dumas BB 55-5280
20. D'Adieu Du Soldat Roland Lebrun STARR 16457 9842
21. Grand'Maman Roland Lebrun STARR 16457 9843
22. Nous Nous Sommes Recontres- Paul Emile Piche STARR 16696 10659
23. Souvenir D'Un Cowboy Paul Emile Piche STARR 16696 10660
24. Je Suis Fille De Prairie Paul Emile Piche STARR 16719 10725
25. La Rose De Galveston Paul Emile Piche STARR 16719 10726
26. Le Joyeux Cowboy - Willie Lamothe BB 55-5287
27. Pourquoi M'as-Tu Quitte? - Willie Lamothe BB 55-5287

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