Artist: Joseph Allard

Title: Masters of French Canadian Dances

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Format: CD

Release Date: 2012

Label: Folkways Records

UPC: 093070011021

Genre: International

Album Tracks

1. Reel Du Pecheur - Fisherman's Reel
2. Quadrille de Chez-Nous - Our House Quadrille
3. Marche Sir Wilfrid Laurier - Sir Wilfrid Laurier March
4. Jigue Canadienne - Canadian Jig
5. Reel de Chateauguay - Chateauguay Reel
6. Valse Du Coq - Rooster Waltz
7. Quadrille Indien - Indian Quadrille
8. Reel de Mme. Renault - Mrs. Renault's Reel
9. Reel Des Sucres - Reel of Sweets
10. Valse Des Roses - Rose Waltz
11. Le Reel de la Tuque Bleue - Blue Cap Reel
12. Quadrille Francais - French Quadrille
13. Reel de Jacques-Cartier - Jacques-Cartier's Reel
14. Reel Du Pont - the Bridge Reel

Joseph Allard, called Prince of the Fiddlers, was born near Montr al in 1873 and learned the rudiments of his art from his father, also a brilliant fiddler. Allard's light and supple bowing, coupled with matchless fingering won him honors and fame, and he recorded the spirited sides presented here between 1928 and 1933.