"Saint Anne's Reel"
(Anna Naofa, La Reel de la Baie Ste. Anne, Ríl San Áine, Sainte Agathe, Saint/St./Ste. Ann(e)'s.)
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Playing or Personal Notes:
No personal notes.
History
According to the Fiddler's Companion;
...the tune was originally French-Canadian, with Joseph Allard's recorded version- "Reel de Ste Anne" - becoming popular in English-speaking Canada as "St. Anne's Reel." There are at least two bays by this name in eastern Canada, as the French alternate title above would suggest, though it is not known if those features explain the origin of the tune's title. "St. Anne's" is apparently (a) French-Canadian tune which has been assimilated into several North American and British Isles traditions and remains a popular staple of fiddlers' jam sessions.
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