Quebec tune of the month for July 2012: Casse Reel from Lotbinière

Here is one of my favorite cross-A Quebec dance tunes from Aimé Gagnon (1922-1997) of St-Louis-de-Lotbinière. Aimé Gagnon’s grandfather, father, and many uncles were fiddlers. As a youngster, he and his brothers would sometimes retreat to the living room and take turns playing on the one household fiddle. Aimé played many house parties and dances with the Trio Gagnon-Lemay (featuring his wife Lisette Lemay on piano and brother-in-law Marcel on accordion). En avant la musique!

Casse Reel from Lotbinière (mp3) [wpdm_file id=1]

Casse Reel from Lotbinière (sheet music) [wpdm_file id=31]