Mason's Apron (The)
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| Theme code Index | 3111 5L132 |
| Also known as | Práiscín an Mhásúin, Práiscín an Saorcloice, Apron (The), Braes of Glenorchy (1), Carton's Reel (1), I Don't Like the Guidewife, Isla Reel (1) (The), Kerberry Reel (The), Lady Carbury, Miss Carbury, Miss Carberry, Lowrie Tarrel, Mason's Cap (The), Mason Laddie (The), Miss Carbery's Reel, Miss Hope’s Favorite, Praiscin an Saorcloc, Reel des bretelles, Roxberry Reel, S' coma leam do shean taighe, Tablier du macon (Le), Toss the Feather, Wooden Spoon (The), Gallagher's Reel (1), Reel de Longueuil, Goodwife (The), Drops of Brandy (2) |
| Composer/Core Source | |
| Region | England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, United States |
| Genre/Style | Cape Breton/PEI, Contra, English, Irish, Northumbrian/Borders, 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 |
| Tune and/or Page number | |
| Year of publication/Date of MS | 1780 |
| Artist | John J. Kimmel |
| Title of recording | Medley of Irish Reels: Mason's Apron/Cuckoo's Nest |
| Record label/Catalogue nr. | Columbia A-1915 (78 RPM) |
| Year recorded | 1915 |
| Media |  Played by: Seina Shirakura Source: Soundcloud Image: Listen to the: Under the Masons Apron Folk Show #59 April 2016 |
| Score (1) |  |
X:1
T:Mason's Apron
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:A
|:ed|c2A2 ABAF|EFAB c2BA|dBB2 BcBA|Bcde f2ed|
c2A2 ABAF|EFAB c2BA|Bcde fefa|AAcB A2:|
|:ed|cAeA fAeA|cAeA fedc|dBfB gBfB|dBfB gfed|
cAeA fAeA|cAeA fedc|Bcde fefa|AAcB A2:|]
X:1
T:Mason's Apron, The (Old Scotch)
M:C
L:1/8
Q:"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:1
T:Mason’s Apron, The, or Roxberry Reel
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Rev. Luke Donnellan – “Oriel Songs and Dances",
S:Journal of the County Louth Archaeological Society (vol. II, No. 2, 1909; No. 49)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
ed|cAA/A/A ABAF|EFAB dcBA|dBB/B/B (3Bcd BA|Beef gfed|
cAA/A/A ABAF|EFAB dcBA|Bcde fedc|dBAG A2 Ad||
cAeA fAeA|cAeA fedc|dBfB bBfB|dBfB gfed|
cAeA fAeA|cAeA fedc|Bcde fdec|dBAG Bafd||
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:||
P:"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) (fc)ec|c/c/ (ec) fce(c|dc)de fde(d|cA)BG A2||
P:"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||
X:1
T:Mason's Apron à Alcide Boudreau
S:Alcide Boudreau (b. 1923, Sormany, northeast New Brunswick)
M:C|
L:1/8
D:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6laF6EaZut0&t=189s
D:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRNc1PCqq4E
N:Boudreau was an New Brunswick fiddler who picked up the familiar tune from
N:the Glengarry Bhoys (Ontario), but added Acadian syncopations.
N:See also Boudreau's "Le Rigodon de Sormany"
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:A
((3efg|a2) A2 ABA(F|E)FAB cABc|e[Be]z[Be] [B2e2]BA|GABc defg|
aAzA A2Ac|EFAB cAcA|Bcde feaf|ecBc A2 z((3e/f/g/|
a2) A2 c-BA(F|EF)AB c-ABc|d-B[Be]z [B2e2] {Bc}B-A|GABc defg|
aAzA ABAF|EFAB .c2 {Bc}B-A|Bcde fgaf|ec(B/c/B) A2||
|:AB|(c/B/A) eA fAee|(c/B/A) eA fAec|d-BfB gBfB|(d/c/B) fB gBfB|
c/B/A) eA fAee|(c/B/A) eA fAec|d-cde feaf|ec(B/c/B) A2:|