Ap Shenkin

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X:2 T:Ap Shenkin M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Goulding - Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1808 (London) Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock Z:abcs's:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G d/c/|B2B Bgf|{f}e2 e efg|ded dcB|BAA A2 d/c/| B2B Bgf|e2 e efg|ded cBA|G2G G2:|| g/a/|b2g a2f|gfe dcB|cde dgB|BAA A2 g/a/| b2g a2f|gfe agf|bag fge|dgf edc| B2B Bgf|{f}e2e efg|ded dcB|BAA A2 d/c/| B2B Bgf|e2 e efg|ded cBA|G2G G2||

X:1 T:Ap Shenkin M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Graupner - A Collection of Country Dances and Cotillions (Boston, c. 1808, No. 6) B: https://www.loc.gov/resource/musm1a1.10079.0/?sp=3&r=-0.037,0.586,1.222,0.7,0 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A/G/|:S[F2A2][FA] Fdc|B>AB Bcd|A>BA AGF|GEE E2G| F>EF Fdc|B>AB Bcd|ABA GFE|FDD D2!fermata!:| (d/e/)|f>df e>ce|dcB AGF|GAB AdF|GEE E2d| fdf e>ce|d>cB e>dc|fed e>fg|fad cBAS||

X:1 T:Ap Shenkin M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Edward Riley – “Riley’s Flute Melodies vol. 1” (New York, 1814, No. 216, p. 58) B: https://archive.org/details/flutemelodies0000rile/page/n73/mode/2up Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G d/c/|B2B Bgf|e2e (ef).g|(de).d dcB|(BA).A A(dc)| B2B B(gf)|e2e (ef).g|(d>e)d cBA|G2g2g!fine!|| (g/a/)|b2g a2f|(gf).e (dc).B|(cd).e (dg).B|(BA).A A2 g/a/| b2g a2f|(gf)e (af)d|(ba).g (fg).e|dgf edc!D.C.!||

X:2 T:Ap Shenkin M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Button & Whitaker's Selection of Dances, Reels and Waltzes for the B:Piano Forte, Harp Violin, & German Flute. With Figures, No. 8 (1815, p. 24) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A/G/|:F2F Fdc|B2B Bcd|ABA AGF|FEE DE2A/G/| F2F Fdc|B2B Bcd|ABA GFE|D2D D2!Fine!:| |:d/e/|f2d e2c|dcB AGF|GAB AdF|{G}FEE E2 d/e/| f2d e2c|dcB edc|fed cdB|Adc BAG!D.C.!:|]

X:04 C:Page 02 T:Ap Shenkin. MBe.04 A:England;Cumbria;Towcett B:Matthew Betham MS, Towcett Cumbria, 1815 Z:VMP - Hugh Taylor, 2012 T:Tempest,aka. MBe.04, The M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=120 R: N:This note could be either 'c' or 'B' K:D A/G/|F2 F Fdc|B2 B Bcd|ABA AGF|FEE EAG| F2 F Fdc|B2 B Bcd|ABA GFE|D2 D D2!fine!:| d/e/|f2 d e2 c|dcB AGF|GAB AdF|FEE E2 d/e/| f2 d e2 c|dcB edc|fed cd"^NB"B|Adc BAG!D.C.!|]

X:1 T:Ap Shankon [sic] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Patrick McGahon music manuscript collection (1817, No. 5) N:McGahon was a scribe of Irish language literature who lived in N:Dungooley, County Louth, on the Armagh border. He was a N:teacher with The Irish Society in the early 19th century, but little N:else is known about him. A few tunes in the ms. are written in other N:hands. B:Pádraigín Ní UIallacháin – “A Hidden Ulster” (2003, p. 440) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G d/c/|B2B Bgf|e2e efg|ded dcB|BAA A2 d/c/| B2B Bgf|e2e efg|ded cBA|AGG G2:| g/a/|b2g a2f|gfe dcB|cde dgB|BAA A2 g/a/| b2g a2f|gfe agf|bag fge|dgf edc!D.C.!||

X:1 T: Abshenken of Moone T: (Ap Shenkin, Templar of the Rising Moon) M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Thomas Kiernan MS (c.1844-80, ref LK.022), Co Longford, Ireland B: https://eprints.dkit.ie/id/eprint/734/ N:Thomas Kiernan (c1807-87) was a fiddle player and teacher from N:Drumlish, Co Longford. Z:Conor Ward N: Parry seems to have given it this title in commemoration of a Welsh mythical figure, N: Shon Ap Shenkin, who is called “templar of the rising moon” in the tale. N: Kernan's title appears to be reference to this character K:G (d/c/)|+segno+ B2B Bgf|e2e efg|ded dcB|BAA A(dc)| B2B Bgf|e2e efg|ded dcB|AGG "FINE" G2|| (g/a/)|b2g a2f|gfe dcB|cde dgB|(BA)A A2 (g/a/)| b2g a2f|gfe agf|bag fge|dgf "D.S. al fine" edc||

X:1 T:Rondo, or Ape Shenkin—Irish Air M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Allegretto" B:Köhler’s Violin Repository vol. 3 (1885, p. 258) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G (d/c/)O|B2B Bgf|{f}e2e e>fg|d>ed d>cB|(B<A)A A2 d/c/| B2B Bgf|e2e e>fg|d>ed cBA|G2G G2|| g/a/|(b2g) (a2f)|g>fe d>cB|c>de (d<g)B|(B<A)A A2 g/a/| (b2g) (a2f)|g>fe a>gf|b>ag f>ge|d>gf edc| B2B Bgf|{f}e2e e>fg|d>ed d>cB|(B<A)A A2 d/c/| B2B Bgf|{f}e2e e>fg|d>ed cBA|G2G G2!Fine!|| g/a/|bgg fgg|egg dgg|bgg fgg|b3 a2g/a/| bgg fgg |egg dgg|bgg f>ef|a3g2d/c/| Bdd Add|Bdd G2 e/d/|cee Aee|cee A2 f/e/| dff Bff|dff B2 bg/f/|eag fba|gc'b ad'c'| {bc'}b>ab gab|{ab}a>ga fg|{ga}g>fg efg|(f<^d)B B^cd| efg fga|gfe fe^d|efg fga|gfe ce^d| efg fga|gab abc'|bag agf|gab abc'| (b<g)g {ga}g>fg|add fdd|(b<g)g {ga}g>fg|bd'd' ad'd'| (b<g)g {ga}g>fg|add fdd|(b<g)g {ag}g>fg|bd'd' ad'd'| bag c'ba|e'd'c' bag|fba gfe|dgf {ef}edc!D.C .!O|| K:Emin e>(fg/e/) f>(ga/f/)|g>ab (b<g)e|^d>(ef/d/) e>(fg/e/)|(f<^d)B B3| e>(fg/e/) f>(ga/f/)|g>ab (b<g)e|c'>ba g>af|e3 e'3| e'>d'c' c'>bc'|d'>c'b b>ag|e'>d'c' c'>bc'|d'>c'b b>ag| (g<d)g gdg|(a<d)a ada|b>ag g>fg|(a>f)d d2c'| b>ag g>fg|(a<f)d d2c|Bdg Bdg|ceg ceg| cea cea|dfa dfa|dfb dfb |^dfb dfb| ^dfa baf|^dfa baf|e>(fg/e/) f>(g/a/f/)|g>ab (b<g)e| ^d>(ef/d/) e>(f/g/e/)|(f<^d)B B^cd|e>(fg/e/) f>(ga/f/)|g>ab (b<g)e| c'>ba g>fe|bfd B2B|(c<B)B ^dee|(c<B)B fgg| (c<B)B faa|(g<e)e e2g|(d/e/d/c/B/A/) G2a|(b<g)g g2g| (d/e/d/c/B/A/) G2a|(b>g)g g2a|(b<g)g aff|(g<e)e e'>d'c'| d'c'b c'ba|bag agf|gfe dcB|gfe dcB| gfe gfe|gfe {ef}e>dc!D.C.!O||

X:1 T:Ap Shenkin M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 258 (c. 1880's) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G d/c/|B2B Bgf|e2e efg|ded dcB|BAA Adc| B2B Bgf|e2e efg|ded cBA|AGG G2:| ||g|b2g a2f|gfe dcB|cde dgB|BAA A2g| b2g a2f|gfe agf|bag fge|dgf edc||

X:2 T:Square Dance T:Ap Shenkin M:6/8 L:1/8 S:Bayard - Dance to the Fiddle (1981) K:G d/c/|B2B/B/ B>gg|e>ee e>fg|d>dd d>cB|c/B/AA Ad| B2B/B/ B>gg|e>ee e>fg|ddd cBA|AGG G2|| g/a/|b2f a2f|gfe d2c|B>gg g>BB|c/B/AA A2| b2f a2f|gfe d2c|Bgg gdB|{c/B}AGG G2||