Annotation:Ap Shenkin

Numerous titles for the tune. The "Ap Shenkin" title comes from Parry ("Bard Alaw") in his book The Welsh Harper (vol. 1. p. 105), with the attribution: "Composed by J. Parry, 1803."

Samuel Bayard collected a version of the tune in southwestern Pennsylvania in the 1930's as an untitled square dance tune in the reportoire of fiddler and singer Samuel Losch (a middle-aged man who had been born in Juniata County).

Printed sources: Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 506, pg. 461 (appears as "Square Dance"). Goulding (Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1808), 1808; No. 2. Kennedy (Fiddler's Tune Book), vol. 1, No. 93, pg. 46. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 258, pg. 29. Riley's Flute Melodies, vol. I, 1814; pg. 58.

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||