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Joseph Allard 1873-1947
From The Virtual Gramophone

The National Library of Canada has published hundreds of 78s of early Canadian music in their Virtual gramophone project.

Joseph Allard was a superstar in his day, recording dozens of traditional tunes on fiddle with a sparse and tasteful guitar accompaniment. Sample Reel du capitaine (mp3) and then head over to the audio page to hear more. Do what I did: spend the day there.