Vive La Rose
Emile Benoit
Submitted on December 10th 2006 by Aindriu.
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Christina's Dream
Tootsie Wootsie
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Neil Murray's Dinner
Go To The Cape Uncle Joe
Forgotten Note
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Noel Dinn
Pamela's Lonely Nights
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Vive La Rose
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Waltz In The House
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The Land We're Walking On
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Skipper & Company
On The Road Again
Claudine
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Festival
Jeff's Tune
Meech Lake Breakdown
McCormack's Breakdown
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Sally's
Weding
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Fight For Your Rights
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Jerry's Red Mountain
Le Papier 'Le Gaboteur'
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Lady Margaret
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Brother's Farewell
Caribou Skin Nailed Around The Circle
Wayne And The Bear
Viva La Rose
Emile Benoit, along with Rufus Guinchard, are considered (by pretty much everyone from here) to be the fathers of Newfoundland fiddle music. On this album, we find Emile in the twilight years of his life and his fiddle playing reflects that. However, a keen ear can tell, even at this point in his life, that Emile Benoit was without a doubt one of finest fiddlers to ever grace the shores of Newfoundland. He remains one of the most influential figures in traditional Newfoundland music. Many of his compostions are still played at sessions around Newfoundland.
In fact, another Newfoundland fiddling great, Kelly Russell, has compiled a fantastic collection of the fiddle music of Emile Benoit and Rufus Guinchard, simply entitled Kelly Russell's Collection: The Fiddle Music of Newfoundland & Labrador Volume 1. It's available through Pigeon Inlet Productions.
Warm hearted, full of energy, and a sense of humor that couldn't be beat, Emile is missed by all who knew him and those who never had the pleasure. I, sadly, being in the later category.
Andrew
# Posted on December 10th 2006 by Aindriu