We have provided a list of tunes that represent the diversity of music in Canada.
It’s simply a guideline for the flotilla and jam sessions.
Please note: There’s no room for music stands on the pontoon boats, so we suggest musicians know their tunes.
If you need help doing that why not consider lessons from Fiddles on the Rideau Board members or
Jams: Friday June 21st , Saturday June 22nd 10-11pm & Sunday June 23rd 1-4pm at Manotick United Church
Flotilla: Sunday June 23rd 10am-Noon
Mahogany Harbour, Watson’s Mill, Mahogany Harbour Channel (in that order)
*in the case of inclement weather, we will forgo the flotilla and meet for the jam session at 1pm.
Tempos:
Jigs/Reels/Hornpipes/Breakdowns/Two-Steps/Polkas: 105-110bpm
Waltzes: 140-150bpm
Marches/Strathspeys/Clogs/Foxtrots/Rags: 70bpm
Each tune will be played 3X through unless otherwise indicated.
The Tunes:
Off She Goes (D)2X/ Uncle Jimmy’s Jig (A)2X/ Smash the Window (D)2X
Soirée Chez Alcide (G)2X/Reel du Faubourg (D/G)2.5X
Red Wing (G)/ Liberty Two-Step (D)
River John Sunset Waltz (D)/ Country Waltz (D)
Pelican Reel (Em/G)2X/ Spootiskerry (G)2X/ Sheehan’s(G)2X
Rock Valley Jig (C)2X/ Jimmy’s Favourite Jig (G)2X/ Little Burnt Potato (D)2X
Ontario Swing (D)/ Bowing the Strings (A)
Reel de Cinq Jumelles (Dionne Reel) (D) 2X
Loggieville Two-Step(D)2X/ Happy Acres Two-Step (D/A) 2.5X
Log Driver’s Waltz (no tag) (G)/ Valse Gisèle (D)
La Claqeuese (Jack Rabbit Jump) (G)/ Pointe-au-Pic (C)2X
Fisher’s Hornpipe (D)/ Growling Old Man & Growling Old Woman (A)
Swallowtail Jig (Em)/ Ingonish Jig (Em)/Andy Dejarlis Jig (E)
Valse-Clog Guilmette (Bm/D)2X/ Dédicado à Jos (Bm/D)2X/ Le 24 Juin (Gm/G)2X
Headland’s March (A)2X/ Lime Hill (A)2X/ Mason’s Apron (A)2X
Black Velvet Waltz (C)/ Westphalia Waltz (G) 2X
Crooked Stovepipe (G)/ Chinese Breakdown (D)
Gigue des Sucres (G)/ Gigue des Capuchons (D)
Mouth of the Tobique (G)2X/ Bay of Fundy Reel (D)
Dennis Murphy’s Polka (D)/Sean Ryan’s Polka (D)
Old Man & Old Woman (D) 2X/ Reel de Sherbrooke (G&D) (2.5X)
Rocking Chair (C)2X/ My Dungannon Sweetheart (C)2X/ Road to Fort Colounge (G/D)2.5X
Faded Love (D)2X/ Maiden’s Prayer (A)2X
Road to the Isles (G)/ Flowers of Edinburgh(G)
Reel de Bellechasse (D)/ Reel de Saint Antoine (A)
Traveller’s Jig (G)2X/ Paul’s Jig(D)2X/Tuggerman’s Jig (D/A)2X
St. Anne’s Reel (D)2X/ Big John McNeil (A)2X/Mitton’s Breakdown (Bb)2X
Interlake Waltz (G)/ The Peek-a-boo Waltz (D)
Miss McLeod’s (A)2X/ Brenda Stubbert’s (Am)2X/ High Road to Linton(A)2X
Stone’s Rag (C)/ Walking Uptown (D)
Whiskey Before Breakfast (D)/ Devil’s Dream (A)
Irish Washerwoman (G)/ Irishman’s Heart to the Ladies (A)
Don Messer’s Breakdown (C)2X/ Johnny Wagoner (C) ABCX2/ Buck Fever Rag (C)2X
Maple Sugar (A,A,A,E) Sequence: ABACABACA
