St. Anne's Reel - Irish Folk Song

AndrewHardel

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Here's a really fun and upbeat Irish Reel played by my friend, Steven :D

 
This is really nicely played.

I believe that this is a French Canadian reel, rather than an Irish reel, although it is now played by fiddlers in Irish sessions and even by bluegrass bands. The earliest known recording is from 1929 in Montreal by Joseph Allard.
My friend and fiddler extraordinaire, Zeke Mazurek, used to sing these words to St.Anne's:


Everybody's wondering if Ste Anne's real
If Ste Anne's Real, if Ste Anne's real,
Everybody's wondering if Ste Anne's real,
Is she really really really really real?

Is she really really real, is she really really real
Is she really really really really really really real?
Is she really really real, is she really really real?
Is she really really really really really really real?
 
The playing reminds me very much of Tobias Elof's. As Jim says: really nicely played.
 
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