Masters of French Canadian Dances

Joseph Allard, called "Prince of the Fiddlers," was born near Montréal 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.

Track Listing

101	Reel du Pecheur (Fisherman's Reel)	Joseph Allard	02:49
102	Quadrille de Chez-Nous (Our House Quadrille)	Joseph Allard	02:51
103	Marche Sir Wilfrid Laurier (Sir Wilfrid Laurier March)	Joseph Allard	02:59
104	Jigue Canadienne (Canadian Jig)	Joseph Allard	02:50
105	Reel de Chateauguay (Chateauguay Reel)	Joseph Allard	02:56
106	Valse du Coq (Rooster Waltz)	Joseph Allard	02:58
107	Quadrille Indien (Indian Quadrille)	Joseph Allard	02:51
201	Reel de Mme. Renault (Mrs. Renault's Reel)	Joseph Allard	02:59
202	Reel des Sucres (Reel of Sweets)	Joseph Allard	02:47
203	Valse des Roses (Rose Waltz)	Joseph Allard	02:55
204	Le Reel de la Tuque Bleue (Blue Cap Reel)	Joseph Allard	03:04
205	Quadrille Francais (French Quadrille)	Joseph Allard	02:53
206	Reel de Jacques-Cartier (Jacques-Cartier's Reel)	Joseph Allard	02:57
207	Reel du Pont (The Bridge Reel)	Joseph Allard	02:55