Randy Adams - Posted - 02/13/2009:  13:06:43

A few weeks ago there was a thread titled ''Quebec Tunes'',
http://www.banjohangout.org/forum/t...IC_ID=136973
and I volunteered to TotW the one & only French Canadian tune I know: ''Joys of Quebec''. I am certainly not an expert on the genre and hope to hear from some northern neighbors on the subject. This tune got popular around these parts a few years back and was the old time fiddlers favorite tune for a while! It has 3 parts and features rhthym on the 2nd part...I rap on the banjo head....duty usually done by the guitar player...or everybody! I think it makes a good tune of the week because it sounds good played very simply but also can be made as difficult as you want.

My Canadian dulcimer playing freind Marc Mathieu & I have talked about this tune and he filled me in on a couple details.
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"Hey Randy !
Great to hear from ya !

In French, it's called:
Les Joyeuses Quebequoises" (Meaning "joyous" or "cheerful" female residents of Quebec. I guess when they translated it into English, they just shortened the title.

If you enter "joys of quebec" or "joyeuses Quebequoises" in YouTube, you'll get tons of great video results. I just did.

Pretty sure I had mentioned Jos Bouchard or else Jean Carrignan as fiddlers that performed this tune. Google them up for great info ...

Found the sheet music at this site
http://www.dulcimers.com/tunes/joysofquebec.html

Just remembered what I sent you last time !!! Kind of long, but here it is..
Let me know if it works or not & I'll e-mail it to you rather that doing this thru the message board

http://amicus.collectionscanada.gc....itm=31396191

Hope all this info helps you out.

Take care pal & have fun teaching this great tune !

Mark

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Here is a tab of Joys of Quebec. G tuning caoped up to A. Third part does not repeat. x is an 8th note rest except it also denotes 3 raps on the head in the 2nd part.

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Here is a clawhammer banjo u-tube of Joy of Quebec.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5gXFazUY1A


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BANJOJUDY - Posted - 02/13/2009:  14:47:28

Great choice. I had never heard that one. I will learn it - except maybe not the "rapping" because I don't think I am coordinated to play and tap on the head...never know, though.

Judy

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manmademusic - Posted - 02/13/2009:  17:46:13

Hey Randy,

Nice choice for TOTW and nice write up too. I've always enjoyed playing this tune but it seems like I don't get to play it that often. I think this tune has a very uplifting feel to it. Again, nice job on TOTW.

Gary
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whyteman - Posted - 02/14/2009:  13:15:09

I purchased the














I purchased the Field Recorder's Collective CD of fiddler Simon St. Pierre. He was recorded playing "Joys"at one of the Brandywine festivals playing this tune. I believe it would make a very nice Northern banjo piece.

Don.







Haul off your overcoat and roll up your sleeve.

vrteach - Posted - 02/17/2009:  10:47:45

Never heard that tune before. Sounds and looks like a fun one to play.

Nice TOTW.

Erich -- There''s always room for cello..

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