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"The Dances of the Metis"
"Li Dawns di Michif"

"This video is a brief overview of seven Metis dances and accompanying fiddle tunes. The dances are skilful and are wearing period dress from the Late Victorian and early Edwardian (1890-1910) eras. The setting of this video is outdoors, which gives the viewer the feeling that they are attending an old-time summer social. This video is not an instructional video: it is rather a demonstration of the skill and timeless quality of the traditional Metis dancing and fiddle playing by masterful performers. Each dance is introduced by a narrator who briefly discusses the dance’s origins before the scene cuts to lively dancing and musical accompaniment. This is the video’s main strength since our focus is not on an obtrusive narrator but on the performers themselves. Narration only occurs to introduce the dance and fiddle tunes. This allows the viewer to almost be a participant at a traditional Metis dance. Close-up shots of the footwork, fiddling and cording only contribute to this effect. The selection of dances- including jigs, quadrilles, waltzes and reels - chosen also demonstrate the diversity of Metis dancing and fiddle playing.
Overall, this video is a welcome addition to our knowledge of Metis dance and fiddling. It is suitable for both the novice and for those well acquainted with Metis dancing."
Darren R. Prefontaine
Publishing Department - Gabriel Dumont Institute
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Dances of the Metis
Suggested Donation for VHS - $20.00 

Suggested Donation for DVD - $25.00 

Metis Music

Keplins’ Breakdown
Ryan Keplin

  1. Keplin’s Breakdown
  2. Bud’s Waltz
  3. Big John McNeil
  4. Joee’s Waltz
  5. Mom & Dads Fox Trot
  6. Shayle’s Waltz
  7. Red River Jig
  8. The Krystal Two-Step
  9. Ryan’s Jig
  10. Mike’s Breakdown

Don’t Say Reality
Aaron Peters

  1. Damage
  2. On the Other Hand
  3. Waiting
  4. Make Love To Me
  5. Alone in the Rain
  6. Little Miss Cool
  7. Just Like Rain
  8. Hit Me Again
  9. Perfect Crime
  10. Goin’ to Heaven
  11. Return to Zero
  12. On the Other Hand (Midnight Version)
$15.00 Tape $15.00 Tape

$20.00 CD

$20.00 CD

Fiddling Metis Style
Hap Boyer

  1. Cookum’s Wapose Stew
  2. Bagpipes
  3. Caribou Reel
  4. D Special
  5. Eva’s Waltz
  6. Hank’s Favourite Polka
  7. Rubber Dolly
  8. Medley
  9. Red River Blues
  10. Nobodies Business
  11. Red River Jig
  12. Roadhouse Rumble
  13. Rolling Hills Waltz
  14. Smoky Island Breakdown
  15. Up Jumped the Devil
  16. Whiskey Before Breakfast
  17. Maple Sugar

Sugar Hill Road
John Arcand

  1. Sugar Hill Road
  2. Wilfred Hamm Polka
  3. Darlene’s Waltz
  4. Old Boy Reel
  5. Turtle Lake Swing
  6. Polka In G
  7. Waltz of the Rollin’ Hills
  8. Lucky Trapper’s Reel
  9. Yvon Dumont
  10. Bushman Reel
  11. Freddie’s Polka
  12. Rainy Day Waltz
  13. Mother Thacker’s Oyama Special
  14. Pat’s Two Step
  15. Guy Tetrault’s Reel
  16. My Sweetheart, My Love
$15.00 Tape $15.00 Tape
$20.00 CD $20.00 CD

Gabriels Crossing
Aboriginal Fiddling

  1. Back to Batoche
  2. Wind that Turns the Mill
  3. Bush Rabbit Hop
  4. Howards Breakdown
  5. BJ McNeil
  6. Missing Bell of Batoche Jig
  7. Big Muskeg
  8. Metis Lovers Waltz
  9. Loggers Breakdown
  10. Red River Jig

Fiddle Legends
Various Artists

  1. Andre’s Polka
  2. Green Acres Waltz
  3. Homebrew Polka
  4. The Prairie Winter Blues
  5. Old Quebec Reel
  6. Selkirk Centennial Waltz
  7. I Live Alone
  8. Wednesday Night Waltz
  9. Simone's Reel
  10. Lonestar Rag
  11. Fisher Branch Reel
  12. Red River Jig
  13. Pearl's Swing
  14. Whiskey Before Breakfast
  15. Coast Road Jig
  16. Horse Drawn Trolley
$15.00 Tape $15.00 Tape
$20.00 CD $20.00 CD

24 Greatest Hits
Reg Bouvette

  1. St. Laurent Breakdown
  2. The Blue Fiddle
  3. Red River Waltz
  4. Liberty Two Step
  5. Whiskey Before Breakfast
  6. Morie's Waltz
  7. Red River Jig
  8. Heel N Toe Polka
  9. Lone Star Rag
  10. Beverly's Waltz
  11. Ethnic Polka
  12. Orange Blossom Special
  13. Reg Bouvette Breakdown
  14. Seven Step
  15. Polka Bear Jig
  16. Drops of Brandy
  17. Sheila's Waltz
  18. Foxy Donna Foxtrot
  19. Big John McNeil
  20. Waltz Quadrille
  21. Fiddling Fiddles
  22. Maytwayasing Waltz
  23. The Party Butterfly
  24. Faded Love/Maiden's Prayer

24 Golden Fiddle Greats
Various Artists

  1. Andre’s Polka
  2. Shehan’s Reel
  3. Nicole Waltz
  4. French Minuette
  5. Maple Sugar
  6. Military Schottishce
  7. Cotton Eyed Joe
  8. Faded Love/Maiden’s Prayer
  9. Shooky’s Favorite
  10. I Don’t Love Anybody
  11. Red River Jig
  12. Orange Blossom Special
  13. St. Laurent Breakdown
  14. Devil’s Dream
  15. Fiddlin’ Blue Two-Step
  16. Over The Waves Waltz
  17. Moeking Bird
  18. Joys of Quebec
  19. Mom’s Schottische
  20. Rippling Water Jig
  21. Back Up & Push
  22. Heel Toe Polka
  23. Sweet Lady Fingers
  24. Butterfly Dance
$15.00 Tape $15.00 Tape

$20.00 CD

$20.00 CD

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