Alan Mills and Jean Carignan: Songs, Fiddle Tunes and a Folk-Tale from Canada
Alan Mills and Jean Carignan

Folksinger Alan Mills (1912–1977) and fiddler Jean Carignan (1916–1988) perform an eclectic collection of traditional folk songs and tunes from their native Canada. Mills also performs his own distinctive versions of "Cod Liver Oil" and "The Foolish Man," and tells two stories: one is his own dramatic narrative "Ti-Jean and the Devil," told in the folktale tradition of Quebec. The other is his amusing recollection of a traditional Nova Scotian telling and singing of the British ballad, "Lady Isabel." Carignan contributes two traditional reels and a French-Canadian jig. Liner notes include lyrics, musical notation, and Mills’s notes on the songs.
Track Listing
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The Lots o' Fish in Bonavist' Harbour - Feller from Fortune | Alan Mills and Jean Carignan | 2:03 | |
102
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Cod Liver Oil | Alan Mills and Jean Carignan | 2:53 | |
103
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Reel du Pecheur (Fisherman's Reel) | Alan Mills and Jean Carignan | 2:25 | |
104
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She's Like the Swallow | Alan Mills and Jean Carignan | 2:02 | |
105
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Son voile qui volait au vent (Her Veil Blowing in the Wind) | Alan Mills and Jean Carignan | 2:18 | |
106
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Lady Isabel | Alan Mills and Jean Carignan | 4:41 | |
107
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Jigue Tenfant (Tenfant's Jig) | Alan Mills and Jean Carignan | 2:14 | |
108
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The Foolish Old Man | Alan Mills and Jean Carignan | 3:38 | |
109
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La Bastringue | Alan Mills and Jean Carignan | 1:33 | |
201
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The Kangaroo | Alan Mills and Jean Carignan | 1:44 | |
202
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Citadel Hill | Alan Mills and Jean Carignan | 2:17 | |
203
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Peggy Gordon | Alan Mills and Jean Carignan | 2:24 | |
204
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Sur la route de Dijon (On the Road to Dijon) | Alan Mills and Jean Carignan | 2:07 | |
205
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Battle Hymn of the Republicans, 1960 | Alan Mills and Jean Carignan | 2:12 | |
206
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Lord MacDonald's Reel | Alan Mills and Jean Carignan | 2:31 | |
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Ti-Jean and the Devil | Alan Mills and Jean Carignan | 8:23 | |
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Ah, si mon moine voulait danser! (Oh, If My Monk Would Dance) | Alan Mills and Jean Carignan | 1:46 |