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Theme code Index	3111 5L132
Also known as	Práiscín an Mhásúin, Práiscín an Saorcloice, Braes of Glenorchy (1), Carton's Reel (1), Gallagher's Reel, I Don't Like the Guidewife, Isla Reel (The), Lady Carbury, Miss Carbury, Miss Carberry, Lowrie Tarrel, Mason's Cap (The), Mason Laddie (The), Miss Hope’s Favorite, Praiscin an Saorcloc, S' Coma Leam Do Shean Taighe, Tablier du macon (Le)
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, United States
Genre/Style	Cape Breton/PEI, Contra, English, Irish, Northumbrian/Borders, Québécios/Acadian"Québécios/Acadian" is not in the list (Bluegrass, Cape Breton/PEI, Cajun/Creole, Contest, Contra, Down-East/Maritime, English, Guachi, Irish, Metis, ...) of allowed values for the "Has genre" property., Scottish, Shetland/Orkney
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2
History
Structure	AB, AAB, AABB, AA'BB', AABBCCDDE, AABBCCDDEEFFGG'
Editor/Compiler	Robert Ross
Book/Manuscript title	Book:A Choice Collection of Scots Reels or Country Dances
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Year of publication/Date of MS	1780
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Title of recording
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Year recorded
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Score ()

X:1
T:Mason's Apron
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:A
|:ed|c2A2 AB AF|EF AB c2 BA|dB B2 Bc BA|Bc de f2 ed|
c2A2 AB AF|EF AB c2 BA|Bc de fe fa|AA cB A2:|
|:ed|cA eA fA eA|cA eA fe dc|dB fB gB fB|dB fB gf ed|
cA eA fA eA|cA eA fe dc|Bc de fe fa|AA cB A2:|]

X:1
T:Mason's Apron, The  (Old Scotch)
M:C
L:1/8
N:"Allegro"
R:Reel
B:Thomas Wilson - Companion to the Ball Room (1816, p. 53)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
BGGG G>AGE|DEGA B2 AG|cAAB A>BAG|ABcd e2g2|
BGGG G>AGE|DEGA B2 AG|ABcd egdB|ABcd e2g2||
BGdG eGdG|BGdG B2 AG|cAeA gAeA|cAeA c2 BA|
BGdG eGdG|BGdG B2 AG|cBcd efgB|ABcd e2g2||

X:3
T:Mason's Apron
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Arthur Robertson's transcription of Sean Maguire's variations (1985)
K:A
(fg)|a>A A/A/A (cB)A(F|EF)AB c(ABc)|d>B B/B/B (dc)BA|(Bc)de (gf)ed|
c>A A/A/A (cB)A(F|EF)AB c(ABc)|dcd(e ga)gf|edcB A:|
|:(fed)|c>A A/A (fA)ed|c>A A/A/A (fe)dc|d>B B/B/B (gB)fB|d>B B/B/B (gf)ed|
c>A A/A/A (fA)ed|c>A A/A/A (fe)dc|(Bc)de (ga)gf|edcB A:|
|:(GAB)|c2 (ec) fcec|c/c/c (ac) gcfc|d2(fd) gdfd|d/d/d (ad) gdfd|
c2 (ec) fcec|c/c/c (ac) gcfc|(dc)de (ga)gf|edcB A:|
|:(efg)|a>e e/e/e (ae)fg|a(bga) fefa|b>f f/f/f (bf)g^a|b2 (^ab) fefg|
a>e e/e/e (ae)fg|a(bga) fef(g|ag)af ecA(c|BA)Bc A2:|
|:e2|(ac'_ea (c'e)ac'|(gd')eb (d'e)bd'|(ea)c'e (ac')ea|(3gbg eg (be)gb|
(ea)c'e (ac')ec'|(gb)eb (d'e)bd'|(ea)c'e (gb)eb|g(efg) a2:||
"5th position variations, play an octave higher"
c2|c2 (ec) fcec|c/c/c (ec) fcec|d2 (fd) AdFA|dFAd fded|
c2 (ec) fcec|c/c/c (ec) fce(c|dc)de fde(d|cA)BG A3B|
c2 (ec) fcec|Acec|Gcec|d/d/d (fd) AdFA|dFAd fded|
c2 (ec) (fcec|c/c/ (ec) fce(c|dc)de fde(d|cA)BG A2||
"1st position"
|:(e>g)|a>A A/A/A (cB)A(F|ED)CB, A,CEA|F>D D/D/D (FD)F(A|dc)BA GBeg|
a>A A/A/A (cA)E(D|CA,)CE A(EcA)|dfB(d ce)Ac|BABc A2:||
d2|c2 (ec) Acec|Gcec =Gcec|d/d/d (fd) AdF(A|dF)Ad fded|
c2 (ec) Acec|Gcec =Gcec|(dc)de (ga)gf|edcB AGAB|
c2 (ec) Acec|Gcec|=Gcec|d/d/d (fd) Adf(d|bg)af (e=f) (^fg)|
(3aba (3gag (3fgf (3efe|(3ded (3cdc (3BcB (3ABA|(3GAG (3FGF (3EFE (3DED|(3CDC (3B,CB, {A,}C2||

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