Title: Old Time Fiddle Tunes Played By Jean Carignan Artist: Jean Carignan Label: Folkways Records Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 093070353121 Genre: Country, Folk Release Date: 2012-05-30 Number of Discs: 1
Recorded in 1960, this collection of old-time French-Canadian, Irish, and Scottish fiddle tunes is a wonderful example of Jean Carignan's skill on the instrument. As a testament to his abilities, in 1974 Carignan was named "the greatest fiddle player in North American" by the Order of Canada. Even with prolific Folkway's artist Pete Seeger playing banjo on several of the tracks, Carignan, who began learning fiddle form his father at the age of four, is the uncontested star of this record.
Tracks: 1.1 Travelers' Reel (Reel Du Voyageur) 1.2 Medley and Haste to the Wedding 1.3 Michael Coleman Medley 1.4 Carpenters' Reel (Reel de L'ouvrier) 1.5 Winnipeg Reel 1.6 Medley, G. Scott Skinner 1.7 Indian Reel 1.8 Fisher's Hornpipe 1.9 Blacksmiths' Reel (Reel Du Forgeron) 1.10 Reel Du Pendu 1.11 Bank 1.12 Medley and Lord MacDonald's Reel 1.13 La Ronfleuse Gobeil 1.14 Pidgeon in the Gate 1.15 The Connaught Man's Rambles 1.16 Le Poteau Blanc 1.17 Bonny Kate
