It's not really an Ontario tune, and despite the fact that it seems to be our national fiddle tune it's possibly not even a Canadian tune. None-the-less it would be hard to find an Ontario fiddle player who doesn't play it. This reel seems to have started...
I great reel by the legendary Ottawa valley fiddler Peter Dawson. I transcribed this off the YouTube video linked below. I'm not convinced I got every note right, but I think it's a fair approximation.
Tommy McQueston (1902 - 2002) In the late 1970s and early 1980s I was lucky enough to be part of a trio with pianist Kate Murphy and legendary fiddler Tommy McQueston. We played for square dances in the Toronto area and at the Buttonville Women's Institut...
