Sunday, August 17, 2025

Reg Bouvette

 *1923 Winnipeg, MB, CAN, +1992
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS

Ca 1965 unknown, CAN – Reggie Bouvette
001 GEORGE SIMMON'S BREAKDOWN V 149
002 REGGIES OLD TIME WALTZ V 149
1975?  Century 21 Studios, 1085 Salter St., Winnipeg, MB, CAN – Reg Bouvette
003 HOME BREW POLKA SS-40/SSB 400 Fiddling Champion
004 CANDLELIGHT WALTZ SSB 400 Fiddling Champion
005 PRETTY GIRL SSB 400  Fiddling Champion
006 REGINALD'S WALTZ SSB 400 Fiddling Champion
007 PRISON OF SADNESS    SSB 400  Fiddling Champion
008 FOR WHAT CANNOT BE  SSB 400 Fiddling Champion 
009 ROUTE NO. 15 SS-40/ SSB 400 Fiddling Champion
010 BERYL'S WALTZ SSB 400 Fiddling Champion
011 FOGGY MOUNTAIN SSB 400  Fiddling Champion
012 TRIPPING FINGERS SSB 400 Fiddling Champion
013 KATHY BELINDA WALTZ SSB 400      Fiddling Champion
014 FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW SSB 400 Fiddling Champion
1975? Century 21 Studios, 1085 Salter St., Winnipeg, MB, CAN – Reg Bouvette (Reg Bouvette [fiddle],  Jim Flett [ac gt],  Eugener Tessier [rh gt], Gene Bretecher [banjo], Ron Halldorson [steel], Ray Rodgers [bass], Reg Kelln [drums]. Producer: Ness Michaels)
015 RED RIVER JIG SSB 402 24 Greatest Hits
016 TEAR-DROP WALTZ SSB 402 
017 COUNTES OF DUFFERN SSB 402 
018 PETUIS BREAKDOWN SSB 402 
019 MORNING GLORY WALTZ SSB 402 
020 WILD BILL REEL SS-44/SSB 402 
021 BURNING DIESEL SS-44/SSB 402 
022 ST. LAURENT BREAKDOWN SSB 402 24 Greatest Hits 
023 RED RIVER WALTZ SSB 402 24 Greatest Hits 
024 ROSS COOK REEL SSB 402
025 BEVERLY'S WALTZ SSB 402 24 Greatest Hits 
026 ROAD-HOUSE RAMBLE SSB 402  
1976?  Century 21 Studios, 1085 Salter St., Winnipeg, MB, CAN – Reg Bouvette (Producer: Ness Michaels)
027 REG BOUVETTE BREAKDOWN SSB 412 24 Greatest Hits
028 SMOKY ISLAND BREAKDOWN SSB 412 
029 TRINA MARIA WALTZ SSB 412
030 GATEWAY RAG SSB 412 
031 CAROL'S WALTZ SSB 412
032 RALPH'S BREAKDOWN SSB 412 
033 RED ROSE COUNTRY BREAKDOWN SSB 412 
034 LOOKIN-BUCK SS-51/SSB 412 
035 MAYTWAYSING WALTZ SSB 412 
036 PRETTY LITTLE TABBY SS-51/SSB 412 
037 LITTLE ROCK GATEWAY SSB 412 
038 THE PARTY BUTTERFLY SSB 412  24 Greatest Hits
1978? Century 21 Studios, 1085 Salter St., Winnipeg, MB, CAN – JR Daugherty with Reg Bouvette (JR Daugherty [ac gt/ fiddle], Reg Bouvette [fiddle], Beryl Bouvette [ac gt], Jimmy Flett [el gt], Gene Bretcher [banjo], Ron Halldorson [steel], Ray Rodgers [bass]. Producer: Ness Michaels)
039 LIBERTY TWO STEP SSBLP 425 24 Greatest Hits
040 LIZA LYNN WALTZ SSBLP 425 
041 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL SSBLP 425 24 Greatest Hits
042 DEATH VALLEY WALTZ SSBLP 425 
043 THOMPSON RAG SSBLP 425 
044 FADED LOVE / MAIDEN'S PRAYER SSBLP 425 
045 MAYTWAYASING WALTZ SSBLP 425 24 Greatest Hits 
046 CALIFORNIA HONRPIPE SSBLP 425 
047 I DON'T LOVE NOBODY SSBLP 425 
048 DANCING FIDDLES [FIDDLING FIDDLES*] SSBLP 425 *24 Greatest Hits
049 TOM AND MAY'S WALTZ SSBLP 425 
050 MAPLE SUGAR SSBLP 425 . 
1978 unknown, ON, CAN – Terry Lang with Reg Bouvette and Tommy Gladu
T01 WEDDING BELLS KLP 6019  
T02 WITH THIS RING I THEE WED KLP 6019  
T03 I'M ALONE BECAUSE I LOVE YOU KLP 6019      
T04 I'M SO AFRAID OF LOSING YOU KLP 6019 
T05 GEORGE SIMMON'S BREAKDOWN KLP 6019  
T06 REGGIE'S OLD TIME WALTZ KLP 6019 
T07 WALTZ OF THE WIND KLP 6019 
T08 PLEASE HELP ME I'M FALLING KLP 6019  
T09 BE HONEST WITH ME KLP 6019  
T10 MY HAPPINESS KLP 6019  
T11 SLEEPY HOLLOW KLP 6019 
T12 REMEMBER ME KLP 6019 
1980 unknown, CAN – Reg Bouvette
051 DROPS OF BRANDY SSBLP 436 24 Greatest Hits
052 CROSSING THE FERRY SSBLP 436 
053 LORD MCDONALD REEL SSBLP 436 
054 WALTZ QUADRILLE SSBLP 436 24 Greatest Hits
055 ROMEO'S FIRST CHANGE SSBLP 436 
056 FRENCH MINUET SSBLP 436 
057 ETHNIC POLKA SSBLP 436 24 Greatest Hits
058 DUCK DANCE SSBLP 436 
059 HEEL AND TOE POLKA SSBLP 436 24 Greatest Hits
060 BIG JOHN MCNEIL SSBLP 436 24 Greatest Hits
061 THE WIND THAT TURNS SSBLP 436 
062 WHISKEY BEFORE BREAKFAST SSBLP 436  24 Greatest Hits
Ca 1983 unknown, CAN – Reg Bouvette
063 FUR TRADER'S REEL SSBLP 439 
064 FOXEY DONNA FOXTROT SSBLP 439 24 Greatest Hits
065 SELKIRK CENTENNIAL WALTZ SSBLP 439 
066 POLAR BEAR JIG SSBLP 439 24 Greatest Hits
067 BACK TO BATOCHE BREAKDOWN SSBLP 439 
068 ROSIE'S WALTZ SSBLP 439 
069 BLOODVEIN BREAKDOWN SSBLP 439 
070 CROSS LAKE REEL SSBLP 439 
071 DUTIAUME FOXTROT SSBLP 439 
072 GABRIEL DUMONT REEL SSBLP 439 
073 ELAINE'S WALTZ SSBLP 439 
074 SUNSHINE BREAKDOWN SSBLP 439 
075 EBB AND FLOW WALTZ SSBLP 439
076 YVETTE'S REEL SSBLP 439  
Ca 1986 Sunshine Sound Studio, Winnipeg, MB, CAN – Reg Bouvette (Reg Bouvette [fiddle], Beryl Bouvette [rh gt], Jim Flatt [rh gt], Ray Rogers [bass gt], Danny Roossio [drums], Yvette Carriere [piano]. Producer: Kerry Hannah)
077 THE BLUE FIDDLE SSBLP 444 24 Greatest Hits
078 LUCKY TRAPPER'S REEL SSBLP 444
079 JENNIFER'S WALTZ SSBLP 444
080 TI-JEAN BOURIBALE SSBLP 444 
081 MARIE'S WALTZ SSBLP 444 24 Greatest Hits
082 TENNESSEE BLUES SSBLP 444 
083 HARVEY LECLERC'S BREAKDOWN SSBLP 444
085 ARSEN'S JIG SSBLP 444 
086 SHIELA'S WALTZ SSBLP 444 24 Greatest Hits
087 WILF'S SPECIAL SSBLP 444 
088 VALERIE'S WALTZ SSBLP 444 
089 SEVEN STEPS SSBLP 444 24 Greatest Hits
1987 Sunshine Sound Studio, Winnipeg, MB, CAN – Reg Bouvette and Patti Kusturok (Reg Bouvette [fiddle], Patti Kusturok [fiddle], Jim Flett [gt/mandolin/ bass], Ron Halldorson [steel], Ray Rodgers [bass], Joe McIvor [drums], Kerry Hannah [percussion], Yvette Carriere [piano]. Producer: Jim Flett)
090 MAYTIME WALTZ SSBLP 449 
091 SHENANDOAH WALTZ SSBLP 449
092 BUTTERFLY SPECIAL SSBLP 449 
093 DRAGGIN' THE BOW SSBLP 449 
094 RANGER'S WALTZ SSBLP 449 
095 LONE STAR RAG SSBLP 449 24 Greatest Hits
096 BACK UP AND PUSH SSBLP 449 
097 REGINALD'S WALTZ SSLP 449 
098 KANSAS CITY KITTY SSBLP 449 
099 OLD ROSE WALTZ SSBLP 449 
100 MEDLEY: FADED LOVE / MAIDEN'S PRAYER SSBLP 449  24 Greatest Hits
101 REEL DU FAULBOURG SSBLP 449  
1991 or sooner unknown, CAN – Reg Bouvette
102 WESTFALIA WALTZ
103 NEIL'S WALTZ
104 RAMONDA'S WALTZ
105 LISE WALTZ
106 AROA WALTZ
107 SEAN WALTZ
108 DAFFODIL WALTZ
109 CORONA VICTORIA WALTZ
110 ALKEXINA WALTZ
111 OVER THE WAVES 
Tracks above issued on album A Fiddling Legend



ALBUMS

JRB [CAN] JRB-2 Home Brew: Home Brew Polka; Candlelight Waltz; Pretty Girl; Reginald's Waltz; Prison Of Sadness; For What Cannot Be; Route No. 15; Beryl's Waltz; Foggy Mountain; Tripping Fingers; Kathy Belinda Waltz; Footprints In The Snow – 75 (reissued on Sunshine SSB-400)
Sunshine [CAN] SSB-402 Red River Jig: Red River Jig; Tear-Drop Waltz; Countes Of Duffern; Petuis Breakdown; Morning Glory Waltz; Wild Bill Reel; Burning Diesel; St. Laurent Breakdown; Red River Waltz; Ross Cook Reel; Beverly's Waltz; Road-House Ramble – 76?
Sunshine [CAN] SSBLP-412 Lookin Buck: Reg Bouvette Breakdown; Smoky Island Breakdown; Trina Maria Waltz; Gateway Rag; Carol's Waltz; Ralph's Breakdown; Red Rose Country Breakdown; Lookin-Buck; Maytwaysing Waltz; Pretty Little Tabby; Little Rock Gateway; The Party Butterfly – 77?
K Rcords Unlimited [CAN] KLP 6019 Remember Me: Wedding Bells; With This Ring I Thee Wed; I'm Alone Because I Love You;     I'm So Afraid Of Losing You; George Simmon's Breakdown; Reggie's Old Time Waltz; Waltz Of The Wind; Please Help Me I'm Falling; Be Honest With Me; My Happiness; Sleepy Hollow; Remember Me – 78 w. Terry Lang and Tommy Gladu
Sunshine [CAN] SSBLP-425 Fiddling Across The Border: Liberty Two Step; Liza Lynn Waltz; Orange Blossom Special; Death Valley Waltz; Thompson Rag; Faded Love / Maiden's Prayer; Maytwayasing Waltz; California Honrpipe; I Don't Love Nobody; Dancing Fiddles; Tom And May's Waltz; Maple Sugar. – 79?  W. Jr. Daugherty
Sunshine [CAN] SSBLP-436 Drops Of Brandy: Drops Of Brandy; Crossing The Ferry; Lord Mcdonald Reel; Waltz Quadrille; Romeo's First Change; French Minuet; Ethnic Polka; Duck Dance; Heel and Toe Polka; Big John Mcneil; The Wind That Turns; Whiskey Before Breakfast. – 80
Sunshine [CAN] SSBLP-439 More Original Fiddle Gems: Fur Trader's Reel; Foxey Donna Foxtrot; Selkirk Centennial Waltz; Polar Bear Jig; Back To Batoche Breakdown; Rosie's Waltz; Bloodvein Breakdown; Cross Lake Reel; Dutiaume Foxtrot; Gabriel Dumont Reel; Elaine's Waltz; Sunshine Breakdown; Ebb And Flow Waltz; Yvette's Reel – 84?
Sunshine [CAN] SSBLP-444 Special Anniversary Edition: The Blue Fiddle; Lucky Trapper's Reel; Jennifer's Waltz; Ti-Jean Bouribale; Marie's Waltz; Tennessee Blues; Harvey Leclerc's Breakdown; Arsen's Jig; Shiela's Waltz; Wilf's Special; Valerie's Waltz; Seven Step - 87
Sunshine [CAN] SSBLP-449 The King And The Princess: Maytime Waltz; Shenandoah Waltz; Butterfly Special; Draggin' The Bow; Ranger's Waltz; Lone Star Rag; Back Up And Push; Reginald's Waltz; Kansas City Kitty; Old Rose Waltz; Medley: Faded Love ; Maiden's Prayer; Reel Du Faulbourg - 87 W. Patti Kustorok
Sunshine (?) [CAN] ? 24 Greatest Hits: St. Laurent Breakdown; The Blue Fiddle; Red River Waltz; Liberty Two Step; Whisky Before Breakfast; Morie's Waltz; Red River Jig; Heel N' Toe Polka; Lone Star Rag; Beverly's Waltz; Ethnic Polka; Orange Blossom Special; Reg Bouvette Breakdown; Seven Step; Polar Bear Jig; Drops Of Brandy; Sheila's Waltz; Foxy Donna Foxtrot; Big John Mcneil; Waltz Quadrille; Fiddling Fiddles; Maytwayasing Waltz; The Party Butterfly; Faded Love ; Maiden's Prayer. – 99? (sampler)
DNA Ent. [CAN] ? Fiddling Champion:  Route, No. 15;  Beryl's Waltz;  Foggy Mountain;  Tripping Fingers;  Kathy Belinda Waltz;  For What Can Not Be;  Home Brew Polka;  Candlelight Waltz;  Pretty Girl;  Reginald's Waltz;  Prison of Sadness;  Footprints in the Snow - 09-10-17 (reissue of SSBLP 400 with different tracks order)
DNA Ent. [CAN] ? A Fiddling Legend:  Westfalia Waltz;  Neil's Waltz;  Ramonda's Waltz;  Lise Waltz;  Aroa Waltz;  Sean Waltz;  Daffodil Waltz;  Corona Victoria Waltz;  Alkexina Waltz;  Over the Waves – 09-10-17 (possibly reissue of unknown album)

SINGLES
V Records [CAN]
V 149 George Simmon's Breakdown / Reggies Old Time Waltz – 65?   Reggie Boluvette
Sunshine [CAN]    
SS-40 Home Brew / Route No 15 – 75 w. Home Brew
SS-44 Burning Diesel / Wild Bill Reel - 76
SS-51 Lookin Buck / Pretty Little Tabby – 77

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