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Joseph Allard, fiddler and composer (1873-1947)

Photograph of Joseph Allard, holding a fiddle, circa 1927

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Joseph Allard with a fiddle, circa 1927

For the biography of Joseph Allard, please consult the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/.

Photograph of Allard with his daughter and a friend, 1930

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Allard (left), with his daughter and a friend, 1930

Photograph of Allard and his wife, 1929

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Allard and his wife, 1929

Photograph of Allard with Johnny Boivin, A.-S. Lavallée, Médard Bourgie and Ferdinand Boivin

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Allard (far left) was one of the five fiddlers that represented Quebec at the world contest in Lewiston, Maine, in April 1926. Pictured with him are (left to right): Johnny Boivin, A.-S. Lavallée, Médard Bourgie and Ferdinand Boivin

Photograph of an older Joseph Allard, seated, playing the fiddle

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Joseph Allard with a fiddle, taken towards the end of his life

For more information on Joseph Allard's recordings, please consult the Virtual Gramophone database.

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Date Created: 1998-07-07
Date Modified: 2010-07-15

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