jimh269b - Posted - 10/09/2011:  15:52:59

well i thought i was through.but guess not

tomberghan - Posted - 10/09/2011:  16:38:36

With a little help from a friend:

Saint Anne's Reel, by Jim Reed:  youtube.com/watch?v=Rq-4oQHGq2...mbedded#!

Bill H - Posted - 10/09/2011:  16:43:48

That is excellent. What kind of banjo are you playing?

The KIDD - Posted - 10/09/2011:  16:54:21

I expected ya to be in C!!! Yeah, Jim we share riffage in this one almost note for note...Really enjoyed your up the neck break...Man , you got that LH back down the neck slickerinpigsnot while in that break and didnt buzz fret or mute a string!.. Man , You aint "wore out"!...Takes seasoning to pull off moves that slick...Enjoyed your take on it!

KIDD

Kirk Jacobs - Posted - 10/09/2011:  17:14:05

I was glad to see your post today Jim. Once again another fine example of playing to aspire to.

picKen - Posted - 10/09/2011:  17:37:30

Yes sir!  That's slick alright.  I don't have a way with words like KIDD but I agree with slickernpigsnot!

rickshunter1 - Posted - 10/09/2011:  18:17:27

Jim is the master we are all but students compared to him

JanetB - Posted - 10/09/2011:  19:43:22

Nice, nice, nice.  Your continuous rolls are like a fiddler's long bow strokes with all the eighth notes flowing out.  You look like you combine chordal shapes with melodic and open string techniques and you make it look easy.  I found out recently that Saint Anne is known as the mother of Mary, mother of Jesus.

tinkersdam - Posted - 10/09/2011:  23:23:20

Thanks, Jim. You are definitely a banjo master.

Don Borchelt - Posted - 10/10/2011:  05:11:21

Jim is a master of technical integration, he moves seamlessly between scruggs and melodic style so that you are unconscious of the transitions. Like all masters, Jim makes it look as if it were effortless.

Saint Anne's Reel is undoubtedly the most popular French Canadian tune among fiddlers here in the lower 48.  In French, it is Le Reel de Sainte-Anne; it is usually attributed to the great Quebecois fiddler Joseph Allard, the master who taught Jean Carignan. 

For Janet:  St. Anne, the mother of Jesus, is not mentioned in the biblical canon at all, but first appears in 2nd century Christian writings which the good Jesuits who taught me high school theology used to refer to as "apocryphal literature."   The French were the first people of western Europe to venerate her, around the 13th Century.  In the 17th Century, the French brought their unique devotion to St. Anne with them to the New World.  In 1658, a chapel was built about thirty miles northeast of Quebec City along the St. Lawrence River, called St. Anne-de Beaupre.  Over the centuries, the site grew into one of the most popular Catholic shrines in the world.  In 1922, a huge basilica was built on the site of the original chapel, which still stands today.  Joseph Allard, the composer of  St. Anne's reel, was from Chateauquay, Quebec, not far from the shrine.

What a different time it was then, when people were so devoted that a fiddler would name a tune after his favorite saint.

Edited by - Don Borchelt on 10/10/2011 05:19:13

JanetB - Posted - 10/10/2011:  06:18:57

Thanks, Don, for the history of the song.  French Canadian influence must be strong in our old-time music.  There's a difference in their sound and its feeling.  Jim sure inspires us with this one. 

Thank you, Jim.

RatLer - Posted - 10/10/2011:  07:46:56

Slickerinpigsnot...!!!! My "spell check" just went on strike...LOL  That's a new one!! I have been out pickin' around the campfire when it was "colderinhogsnot" outside....

Nice pickin' Jim......I appreciate it....

PS.....

Now this past Labor Day it was "hoterinhogsnot" and we didn't need the campfire at all...LOL

Laurence Diehl - Posted - 10/10/2011:  08:09:22

Nice picking Jim! Smooth.

BanjoFlyboy - Posted - 10/10/2011:  08:18:21

Enjoyed it Jim!!

salvatone - Posted - 10/10/2011:  09:19:02

Nice rendition. Thanks

wbheilmann - Posted - 10/10/2011:  09:19:39

Hey Don,

I liked your history of the tune, but just wanted to point out one small error (nothing at all to do with the music). St. Anne was the Virgin Mary's mother, so she was the GRANDmother of Jesus.

Hope this helps,

WB

wbheilmann - Posted - 10/10/2011:  09:22:17

Hey Don,

I liked your history of the tune, but just wanted to point out one small error (nothing at all to do with the music). St. Anne was the Virgin Mary's mother, so she was the GRANDmother of Jesus.

Hope this helps,

WB

Mark Johnson - Posted - 10/10/2011:  09:26:02

just lovely, going to go home tonight and steal plenty of that from you.  thanks!

Mark

Paul R - Posted - 10/10/2011:  13:03:54

Jim - And you said you were hanging it up. That was a fantastic rendition. Don't ever quit! You have the gift.

Don - Excellent points about the history and context of the tune. I've been to St. Anne de Beaupre a couple of times. It's on the north shore of the St. Lawrence, not far from the picturesque Ile D'Orleans. Distance is relative, though. Chateaugay is a suburb of Montreal.

"What a different time it was then, when people were so devoted that a fiddler would name a tune after his favorite saint." You sure said it there! Since the Quiet Revolution, times changed a lot in Quebec. Formerly largely under the sway of the Catholic Church, Quebec is now very much a secular society. (By the way, I was educated by Jesuits, too, including some at university. They are, collectively and individually, some of the brightest minds I've ever encountered.)

St. Anne's Reel is one of my all time favourite fiddle tunes. This is a really great version. Seamless indeed.

jimh269b - Posted - 10/10/2011:  15:20:58

i have the up most respect for all you guys,don b is one of the best you will ever find to play all the tunes of old times music.john k,his wisdom,all that he has done for the for back up tunes,janet for her great playing and smooth style,danny k for his support and ole dan he is fine picker,BIG-L a great banjo picker,ratttler,just a fine player,mark j,he is is top notch player,rich hunter,shoot they are so many players that i have support for,my friends,paul r.tom b.don c,dang i could go on forever,for don borchelt,he is one of the best,i have played tunes with don,i guess no one will ever play what don picks he is real lively with older tunes,just picks them,like a hammer hitting a nail on the head,but i really thank all of you for your comments,i love all you guy,thanks so much friends,means a lot,don b.thanks pal you are a great friend and banjer pickin buddy,and it will never stop i hope.and thanks a again,supporters