Joseph Allard (Fiddler)
Joseph Allard , also Maxime Toupin (born February 1, 1873 in Woodland , Maine , † November 14, 1947 near Montreal ) was a Canadian fiddle player and composer.
The son of a fiddler came to Quebec as a child and began playing the instrument at a new age. From 1889 he lived again in the USA, where he won numerous fiddle competitions in New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts. He returned to Canada around 1917 and settled near Montreal.
He became famous in Canada and the USA as a fiddler and from 1928 played 80 records on Victor 's Bluebird Records label , including several under the name Maxime Toupin in the 1930s . His repertoire comprised several hundred folk tunes and sixty own compositions.
Jean Carignan , who studied with Allard in Montreal from 1927 to 1931, became the most important interpreter of this repertoire and in 1976 recorded the LP Jean Carignan rend hommage à Joseph Allard . Allard made a significant impact on the Canadian folk scene, and musicians like Graham Townsend borrowed from his style.
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- Joseph Allard ( English, French ) In: Encyclopedia of Music in Canada . published by The Canadian Encyclopedia . Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- Library and Archives Canada - The Virtual Gramophone - Joseph Allard
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Allard, Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Toupin, Maxime |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian fiddle player and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1873 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Woodland , Maine |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1947 |
| Place of death | Montreal |