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Isidore Soucy, fiddler and composer (1899-1963)
For the biography of Isidore Soucy, please consult the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/.
![Photograph of the troupe, Les Veillées du bon vieux temps, in traditional costume with instruments](/web/20070516161043im_/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/m2/f1/nlc004605-v2.jpg) Source |
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![Photograph of Les Gaîtés canadiennes, March 1944, showing: Soucy, fiddle; Donat Lafleur, accordion; Aldor Morin, harmonica; Jack Dabaté, mandolin; Edgard Morin, guitar; Conrad Gauthier, folklorist; René Delisle, piano](/web/20070516161043im_/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/m2/f1/nlc002674-v2.jpg) Source |
The troupe, Les Veillées du bon vieux temps, December 1928 |
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Les Gaîtés canadiennes, March 1944. Left to right: Soucy, fiddle; Donat Lafleur, accordion; Aldor Morin, harmonica; Jack Dabaté, mandolin; Edgard Morin, guitar; Conrad Gauthier, folklorist; René Delisle, piano |
![Photograph of Isidore and his son Fernando, who was a member of both the Famille Soucy and Trio Soucy](/web/20070516161043im_/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/m2/f1/nlc002675-v2.jpg) Source |
Isidore and his son Fernando, who was a member of both the Famille Soucy and Trio Soucy |
![Cover of an October 1950 RCA Victor catalogue insert advertising recordings by Isidore Soucy, Le Trio Soucy and La Famille Soucy, and featuring a photo of Isidore Soucy](/web/20070516161043im_/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/m2/f1/nlc002785-v2.jpg) Source |
![Back cover of an October 1950 RCA Victor catalogue insert listing recordings by Isidore Soucy, Le Trio Soucy and La Famille Soucy](/web/20070516161043im_/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/m2/f1/nlc002785.U1-v2.jpg) |
October 1950 RCA Victor catalogue insert advertising recordings by Isidore Soucy, Le Trio Soucy and La Famille Soucy on the Bluebird label |
For more information on Isidore Soucy's recordings, please consult the Virtual Gramophone database.
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