Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on January 6th 2003 by Conán McDonnell.
This tune has been added to 18 tunebooks.
Also known as The Blind Man's , The Blindman's.
X: 1
T: Reel De L'aveugle
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
|fdd/d/dedBd|Adfabafd|ceabc'bag|fad'e'f'd'ag|
|f~ffdedBd|Adfabafd|ceabc'baf|dd'afdbag|
|fdd/d/dedBd|Adfabafd|ceabc'bag|fad'e'f'd'ag|
|f~ffdedBd|Adfabafd|ceabc'baf|dd'afdzd'e'|
|f'd'b/a/fd'afa|ba^gbe'd'c'b|ac'd'e'~f'f'g'f'|f'e'^d'f'e'a'_a'g'|
|f'd'afd'afa|ba^gbe'd'c'b|af'e'd'c'age|dd'afd2d'e'|
|f'd'afd'afa|~bb^gbe'd'c'b|ac'd'e'~f'f'g'f'|f'e'^d'f'e'a'_a'g'|
|f'd'afd'afa|ab^gbe'd'c'b|af'e'd'c'age|dd'afd2z2|
French-Canadian tune
First tune in the Blindman's Set, Siobhán Peoples and Murty Ryan - Time on our Hands
Link to a recording of this tune made in 1938 featuring Joseph Ovila:
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/obj/m2/f7/14026.mp3
# Posted on January 6th 2003 by Conán McDonnell
"Reel De L'aveugle" ~ French Canadian ~ A, G or a more reasonable D
This tune works well in A, but also in G, however, here is another take on it in D ~ the Joseph Ovila recording is a gem, priceless, so do right-click over the link and 'save the target' so you can add it to your collection for your listening pleasure, not a set of tunes, just the one on its own and played beautifully...
K: D Major
|: AG |
FD (3DDD EDB,D | A,DFA BAFD | CEAB cBAG | FAde fdAG |
F2 (3FFD ED (3B,CD | A,DFA BAFD | CEAB cE (3BAG | FdAF D2 :|
|: de |
fd (3BAG FdAd | BA^GB edcB | Acef (3ggg fd | fe^df ea^g=g |
fdAF d2 FA | BA^GB e2 cB | A2 (3fed cA (3GFE | DdAF D2 :|
K: G Major
|: dc | BG (3GGG AGEG | ~
|: ga | bg (3edB gd (3Bcd | ~
K: A Major
|: ed | c ~A3 B ~A3 | ~
|: ab | c'2 fc aece | ~
# Posted on May 13th 2006 by ceolachan
"Reel De L'aveugle" & J.O. LaMadeleine
Bibliotheque et Archives Canada / Library and Archives Canada
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/
J. (Joseph) O. (Ovila) LaMadeleine, fiddler (1880-1973) Biography
English
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/gramophone/m2-1050-e.html
French
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/gramophone/m2-1050-f.html
Le Gramaphone Virtuel / The Virtual Gramophone
Find also here recordings of the tune by Joseph Allard, 1873 - 1947
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/gramophone/m2-9002r-e.html
# Posted on May 13th 2006 by ceolachan
Joseph Ovila Madeleine ~
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/
"LaMadeleine, J. (Joseph) O. (Ovila). Violoneux, b Valleyfield, Que, 1 May 1880, d Montreal 28 Jan 1973. He took up the violin at 10 - he played the instrument left-handed - and was an accomplished fiddler when he moved in 1919 to Montreal. There he participated in many folk music events and, in the late 1920s, operated a music store at 6674 rue Boyer. In 1927 he made his first records for Starr, completing 54 78s in the next 15 or more years. He also made two 78s for Columbia in 1928. He was accompanied on some recordings by his son Marcel, a guitarist, and performed on others with the singers Aurore Beaulé (his daughter) and Ovila Légaré."
# Posted on May 13th 2006 by ceolachan
Another transcription based on the Joseph Ovila's recording:
X: 1
T: Reel de l'aveugle
T: Blindman's Reel, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: D
AG|:FD D/D/D EDB,D|A,DFA BAFD|C2 EG (3BcB AG|FAde fdAG|
FD D/D/D EDB,D|A,DFA BAFD|CEAB {d}BAGE|1 DdAF D2 AG:|2 DdAF D2 de||
fdAF DFAA|B/c/A GB edcB|Acde fdgf|ecdf ecde|
fdAF DFAA|B/c/A GB edcB|Afed cABc|1 d2 ~d3 cde:|2 d2 ~d3 z AG||
# Posted on December 9th 2006 by Will CPT