Joseph Allard (fiddler)

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This article is about the French-Canadian fiddler Joseph Allard. For the Juilliard professor and saxophonist, see Joseph Allard
Joseph Allard
fiddler and composer
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Joseph Allard (February 1, 1873 – November 14, 1947) was a Canadian

fiddler and composer. He occasionally recorded under the pseudonym Maxime Toupin. Allard made many popular recordings, including Reel de l'Aveugle, Reel de Chateauguay, Reel de Jacques Cartier, and Reel du voyageur. During most of his life he was rarely in the public eye, and worked much of his life as a fisherman.[1] After his recordings became popular, he was known as The Prince of Fiddlers.[2]

Childhood

Allard's birthplace is reported both as 1 February 1873 in Woodland now Lery, Quebec and as 1 July 1873 in Châteauguay, Quebec. His family was living in Quebec when he was quite young. Allard's father was a fiddler, and when Allard reached the age of nine he was instructed in fiddling.[1] Allard remained in Quebec until the age of sixteen, when he moved back to the United States, where he began to enter fiddling competitions.

Fiddling

Allard entered fiddling competitions throughout the

French Canadians fiddlers to record commercially.[5]
Apart from traditional songs, Allard wrote around sixty songs of his own.

Legacy

In 1976, a former student of Allard's, Jean Carignan released Jean Carignan rend hommage à Joseph Allard, a tribute album to Allard. Carignan began studying with Allard in 1926, and eventually learnt most of Allard's repertoire.[6]

In 1997, on the fiftieth anniversary of Allard's death, Châteauguay named both a new room in the public library and a street in its musician's district after Allard.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Allard, Joseph". Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  2. ^ Eugene Chadbourne. "Joseph Allard". Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  3. ^ a b "Une musique ensorcelante". Les Pieds Léger de Laval.
  4. ^ "Joseph Allard". Collections Canada.
  5. JSTOR 538698
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  6. JSTOR 850967
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