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Devon Leger
Добавлен 22 авг 2013
Hello, I'm an Acadian fiddler based near Seattle, WA. I love Québécois, Acadian, Irish, Old-Time, and Danish fiddling and my Tune of the Week series was set up to showcase some of my favorite tunes. I love to teach fiddle tunes as well, so most of my videos have a slowed-down version of the tune for folks who want to learn how to play it.
#MandolinMonday: Emile Arsenault's - Devon's Tune of the Day 062
Wait I thought this was #MandolinMonday, why is there a fiddle?? Haha, I had some fun working with video editing and split screens here so we could have a special guest on the video today. Today's tune is a really twisty, twirly Acadian tune from New Brunswick fiddler Gerry Robichaud called "Emile Arsenault's". Robichaud learned this tune from Oscar Melanson who bed-ridden at the time so he could only whistle the tunes to Gerry. But Oscar perfectly remembered this tune and a few others from a visit from Rogersville Acadian fiddler Emile Arsenault in the 1930s. It's a pretty spectacular tune and goes great with fiddle and mandolin, as you'll see!
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#SqueezeboxSunday: Hédard Bulger's Tune - Devon's Tune of the Day 061
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We were very sad to hear of the passing of New Brunswick Acadian fiddler Hédard Bulger in late June! Here's a lovely little march (?) that we learned from Hédard about ten years ago when were visiting the Acadian Peninsula. He owned a fish shop, "Marché de Poisson Bulger", in Le Goulet, NB, and was nice enough to try to remember some of his favorite fiddle tunes for us. He didn't have names for...
Hanter Dro - Devon's Tune of the Day 060
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I got to meet English fiddler James Dumbleton recently when I was working on an article on the music of his band, Lihou, for Songlines Magazine. I learned this Breton "hanter dro" from James' RUclips and he learned it in turn from the band Bellevue Rendezvous. Not sure where they got it from but oh wow is it a gorgeous tune from Brittany! I can't seem to figure out how hanter dro's work, and wh...
Reel du Chat Grafigné - Devon's Tune of the Day 059
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We learned this lively French-Canadian tune from the playing of Québécois fiddler Eric Favreau who learned it from Lauréat Goulet, but HECK we had no idea until I posted this that it's actually an Andy DeJarlis tune! So it's Métis! According to Patti Kustorok, Andy wrote this tune and it's often called "The Cat Scratch Reel" (she plays the parts in different order than we do). Well it's a great...
Luke Payne's - Devon's Tune of the Day 058
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Been chatting with folks about Newfoundland music and I remembered one of my favorite Newfoundland tunes! "Luke Payne's" is from the awesome Newfoundland band The Dardanelles and I assume they learned this tune from Luke Payne himself who is a guitarist and I think accordionist from the Payne family. That family taught tunes to Rufus Guinchard, a great Acadian fiddler in Newfoundland. Anyways, ...
Reel de Bouctouche - Devon's Tune of the Day 057
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Here's a really fun tune from the great New Brunswick Acadian fiddler Gerry Robichaud: "Reel de Bouctouche". The name's from a nearby village, but this tune was popular in the Saint-Paul area of New Brunswick just a bit North of Moncton. It's a blast to play, so try it out if you're looking for a new tune. My dad, Louis Léger, himself from Moncton, joins me on accordion for this one! This tune ...
#TunebookTuesday: En Dro - Devon's Tune of the Day 056
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We have a new tunebook to check out for Tunebook Tuesday! This is "Traditional Breton Dance Tunes 'Fest Breizh' - 50 Traditional Dance Tunes from Brittany". It's by David Surette who was a wonderful guitarist and mandolin player who sadly passed away in late 2021. Great tunebook though and I've just started going through it. Here's a fun one too, quite simple but stately! EDIT: I missed it in t...
#MandolinMonday: Deux Polkas à Albert Coutant- Devon’s Tunes of the Day 055
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For #MandolinMonday here are two sprightly little polkas from French fiddler Albert Coutant! I did “Avant-Deux à Coutant” some months back so it’s nice to revisit his repertoire. Coutant was from the Deux-Sèvres region of Western France which was part of Poitou, so these are Poitevin polkas. They’re quite fun to play on either fiddle or mandolin! Support my 365 Tune of the Day Challenge on Patr...
#SqueezeboxSunday: La Coccinelle by Jean Blanchard - Devon’s Tune of the Day 054
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For #SqueezeboxSunday my dad learned this really lovely French bourrée at the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes this year! “La Coccinelle” was written by Jean Blanchard, a key accordionist, fiddler, and bagpiper from Central France! He’s from Le Berry, which is one of my favorite spots in France and he was in La Bamboche, a key French folk revival band in the 70s. Fun tune and I actually like i...
Charley Kahana’s Prettiest Girl in the County - Devon’s Tune of the Day 053
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Here’s a special treat for Tune of the Day! This setting of “Prettiest Girl in the County” comes from 19th Century WA State fiddler Charley Kahana! Charley was half Lummi and half Hawaiian, and a fiddler on San Juan and Orcas Islands in the 1870s. But he learned his dance tunes from two French-Canadian fiddlers in the San Juans, Joe Ladabouche and Edward Gagnon! Pretty cool to have those three ...
French-Canadian Fiddle Lesson - Reel de Tadoussac
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This is a classic and super fun Québécois reel that has some nice ornaments and bowings that can help you get a better "French-Canadian" sound from your fiddling. I play the tune at speed with all kinds of ornaments so you can get it in your ear, then I play it slow and stripped back a bit, then I break down most of the various special bowings and ornaments I'm using. Hope that helps! Support m...
Breakwater Boys' Breakdown by Émile Benoît - Devon's Tune of the Day 052
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La Famille Léger is going on the road this weekend, playing Lincoln Rock State Park in East Wenatchee tonight and Lake Wenatchee State Park tomorrow in Leavenworth! Here's a great tune we're bringing along: "Breakwater Boys' Breakdown" from the great Newfoundland Acadian fiddler and tune composer Émile Benoît. We'd like to dedicate this to Émile's son Jim Benoît who left a nice comment on our l...
Grondeuse à Wilfred - Devon's Tune of the Day 051
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Here's a much loved tune from yesterday's source, Vermont Franco-American fiddler Wilfred Guillette. His "Grondeuse à Wilfred" has been recorded a lot because it's just so weird. He really hangs on the notes for an unusual length of time. He tunes his fiddle to the "grondeuse" tuning of ADAE, so I do that too here. Gotta do the foot percussion, or podorythmie too, that's necessary. This tune is...
Sa Feras Tu Sa Feras Tu Pas - Devon's Tune of the Day 050
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Heyyy we made it to our first 50 Tune of the Days! This is a great one too. It's a wild little version of the classic Irish tune "Pigtown Fling" (or "Stony Point") called "Sa Feras Tu Sa Feras Tu Pas" from Franco-American fiddler Wilfred Guillette of Vermont. There are just two slight variations to differentiate this, but OH how lovely those two little variations are. Makes this a real special ...
#TunebookTuesday: Kitty Clyde's - Devon's Tune of the Day 049
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We're back with another Tunebook Tuesday and this tune was a little easier than the last one. It's kind of a classic tune really, though I honestly hadn't heard it before. It's again from "I'm A Yankee Doodle Dandy": Urban French-American Fiddling from the 1930's - 1950's". A great book by Frank Ferrell from his extensive work with Acadian fiddlers in particular in Boston. Folks like Tommy Douc...
French-Canadian Fiddle Lesson - "Reel de la bourgeoise" from Aimé Gagnon
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French-Canadian Fiddle Lesson - "Reel de la bourgeoise" from Aimé Gagnon
#MandolinMonday: Reel de Tadoussac - Devon’s Tune of the Day 048
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#MandolinMonday: Reel de Tadoussac - Devon’s Tune of the Day 048
#SqueezeboxSunday: Chinese Breakdown - Devon’s Tune of the Day 047
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#SqueezeboxSunday: Chinese Breakdown - Devon’s Tune of the Day 047
The Lost and Found Jig - Devon’s Tune of the Day 046
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The Lost and Found Jig - Devon’s Tune of the Day 046
Old Man Dillon - Devon’s Tune of the Day 045
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Old Man Dillon - Devon’s Tune of the Day 045
New Five Cents - Devon's Tune of the Day 044
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New Five Cents - Devon's Tune of the Day 044
Le Pied du Mouton - Devon's Tune of the Day 043
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Le Pied du Mouton - Devon's Tune of the Day 043
#TunebookTuesday: The Pennant Clog - Devon's Tune of the Day 042
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#TunebookTuesday: The Pennant Clog - Devon's Tune of the Day 042
Le 24 Juin par Philippe Bruneau - Devon's Tune of the Day 041
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Le 24 Juin par Philippe Bruneau - Devon's Tune of the Day 041
#SqueezeboxSunday: Jerimiah Holland's Tune - Devon's Tune of the Day 040
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#SqueezeboxSunday: Jerimiah Holland's Tune - Devon's Tune of the Day 040
Rørtangen i Räven by Sonnich Lydom - Devon's Tune of the Day 039
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Rørtangen i Räven by Sonnich Lydom - Devon's Tune of the Day 039
Reel de la bourgeoise - Devon's Tune of the Day 038
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Reel de la bourgeoise - Devon's Tune of the Day 038
French-Canadian Fiddle Lesson - "Evit Gabriel" by Daniel Thonon
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French-Canadian Fiddle Lesson - "Evit Gabriel" by Daniel Thonon
Dance of the Honey Bees by Charlie Lennon - Devon’s Tune of the Day 037
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Dance of the Honey Bees by Charlie Lennon - Devon’s Tune of the Day 037
Planxty Joe Burke by Charlie Lennon - Devon’s Tune of the Day 036
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Planxty Joe Burke by Charlie Lennon - Devon’s Tune of the Day 036
A fine tune and a great job of bringing both instruments together in such a clever way!
A fine tune played in Hédard Bulger's memory! Thanks for sharing it.
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That's a really fine job with a marvelous tune!
Sort of reminds me of St Patrick’s An Dro. I learned that tune one year at the finale of Alistair Fraser‘s Scottish string fling at a Ashokan. ruclips.net/video/k2otPVm6Pwg/видео.htmlsi=9HGa-bPQXVhJYWQm
Excellent playing by both!
C’est chantant.❤belle pièce
An excellent job with an excellent tune!
What brought you to that beautiful location? :-P
Hahah thanks Makaela we were playing tunes in the WA State Parks and big thanks to the Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission for inviting us out to do that!
There are a few of Kahana's tunes and a brief bio at folkways.si.edu/voyager/nwffrmp3.htm
An excellent tune and a great job of playing it by both!
I wonder if Gerry played it like that. You seem to start with the B part :) Maybe with time, fiddlers realized that it was better to start with the other part. Cheers !
Yeah Gerry played it with the high part as the A part! I like your version too!
@@devonleger7469 I was sure Gerry played it like that because you're very faithful to the version you hear. Around here we play the low part first. There was a little song going on with that reel and the air was on the low part. Maybe that's why we play it like we do. Also, because we didn't know it's name, and because of the song, we were calling it: La reel du d'jäbe (diable).
@@bonenfant96 what’s the song that goes with it??
I love that you played mandolin. I don' know of any mandolins playing this music.
@@TheHarpfiddle I’m sure there must be French mandolin players playing French folk music, but I can’t think of too many! The tune for tomorrow comes from American mandolinist David Surette and it’s a Breton tune!
An excellent pair of polkas and very nicely played!
Devon, Your dad is a treasure! This past week I got an opportunity to play a few tunes with him at Mule Barn. I can mark that off my bucket list. Thanks. William
@@wms8221 oh awesome! Yeah I love playing music with my dad! He said he had a ton of fun at the Mule Barn!
That is really cool! I learned a variation of this tune from Brad Leftwitch who learned it from Tom Fuller (1974) from Oklahoma/Texas area - very far away from San Juan islands!
@@pattibossert718 oh cool! I love Brad’s playing!
An excellent tune with an excellent background, and beautifully played by both!
Being of Norwegian decent I thought this might click with me....nope....does not compute. 😁Well played though.
It's played in Cape-Breton a lot.
J’en veux d’autres pièces d’Émile Benoît, c’est super bon, ça rock!❤ j’adore. Bravo
Excellent playing by all!
A fine reel and a fine job of playing it!
Sounds great.
Love the keyboard rhythm with the fiddle! Great tune!!!
Excellent playing by both!
Love it!! Car jams are great!
André Alain also played that tune on the record with André Marchand and Pierre Laporte. He called it « L’obstination ».
Ohhh yeah that's right! I've heard it as "L'obstination" before. I like that version too, but this version here is my new favorite! This is a very popular tune all over the Celtic world!
I'm Emile's son Jim - wanted to hi and good job he would be proud
Oh very cool! Émile is a huge inspiration for many of us, I hope you know his legacy is alive and well. Does anyone in the family fiddle these days? Stay tuned, I'll post up more tunes from Émile on this channel soon! I also recorded his composition "Reel de la Pistroli" earlier
What is calico tuning in G please?
Calico tuning is AEAC# usually (A being the lowest string). So in G I think that would be GDGB??
That certainly is a very nice tune and you do a fine job of working through it!
Very cool!
That's an excellent lesson of an excellent tune! Thanks so much for sharing it.
Beautifully played! Happy Canada Day!
One of my favorite tunes and a great job by all!
Hell yeah! Get after it boys. Lovely!
Oww wee this is a snappy bouncy one. Love it!
You are a good player, but this tune is awfully repetitive, trying my patience. Sorry.
Excellent playing by both!
I really like this tune, it's the first time I've ever heard it, or heard of it, and as a bonus, Dillon is my name, hah! It's perfect!
@@VintonChowderhead heyyy that works out great! You should learn it!
Very nicely played! And safe travels!
That's a great job with one of my favorite tunes!
Beautiful fiddle!
A very nice tune and a fine job of playing it!
C'est beau cte toune là ! Je vais l'apprendre. Merci Devon de mettre du beau répertoire rare disponible pour tous. Best way to keep it alive.
Merci Jean-François! C'est une belle toune, probablement avec des racines écossaises, mais j'aime sa version!
Magnifique!!!
That's are great tunes and a fine job of playing them!
That's a fine job with a fine tune!
Very nice! Well executed. Love the tone of your fiddle.
That's a great tune with a marvelous background! Thanks for sharing it so very nicely.
It's rare there's a tune I've never heared. This one is. Thanks !
It’s a lovely tune! I do t have any idea where he would have gotten it from!