Ephey M'Nab

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 Theme code Index    5511 447bL7bL
 Also known as    Appie McNab, Ephie McKnab, Eppie Mc Nab, Eppie M'Knab, Effy MacNab, Eunig Nia Nabba, Euphie McNab, Ken You Not Little Jack Rob?
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille, Reel (6/4 time)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 flat
 Mode    Dorian
 Time signature    3/4, 6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB, AABBCCDD
 Editor/Compiler    David Young
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Drummond Castle Manuscript
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 14
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1734
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Euphie McNab M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:David Young – Drummond Castle/Duke of Perth Manuscript (1734, No. 14) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Dmin A/c/|dfd dcA|G2G G2A|cdc cAG|F2F F2e| fef def|gfg cfg|agf dcA|d2G G2:| |:e/f/|gag gdB|G>AG G2e|fgf fcA|F>GF F2e| fef def|gfg cfg|agf dcA|d2G G2:|]


X:1 T:Appie McNabb M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 6 (1760, p. 18) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gdor A>c|d4 (c/d/)f|(d2c2)A2|G3 dTc>A|{A}G4 (F/G/A/B/)|c4 (d/e/f)| (dc)(BA)(GF)|F3G (A/G/F/G/)|F4 (c/d/e)|(fef)gfe|d2e2f2| g3 fTe>d|c2d2 (fg)|(a2g2)f2|d2 (f<d)(c<A)|d2G2 (G>A)|G4:| |:(d/e/^f)|g2Gd2|g2G2d2|g2 (dc)(BA)|G4 (c/d/e)|f2F2c2| f2F2c2|f2(cB)(AG)|F4 (f/g/a)|b3a (g/a/b)|{b}a3g (f/g/a)| g>fg>ag>f|d4 b>a|{a}g4f2|d>fd>cA>c|{c}d2G2 G>A|G4:| |:A>c|d4 f>e|{e}d4 (c<A)|G2 (d<c) (A<G)|G4 (A>B)|(c2d2)e2| f3 g (f/g/a)|F2 (c<A) G>A|F4 (c/d/e)|(f2Te2)d2|(g2Tf2)e2| a2 (gf)(ed)|(c2a2)g2|{g}f4e2|(dc) (AG)(Ac)|{c}d4 G2 G>A|G4:| |:(d/e/^f)|g4 b>a|g2 B>dc>_e|d2 (c>B)(A>B)|G4 (c/d/=e)|f>g a2g| f3d (c/d/f)|(cA)(GF)(G>A)|F4 (f/g/a)|b2b2 Ta>g|a2a2 (b/a/g/f/)| (ga)(ba)(gf)|{f}d4 b>a|{a}g4 f2|d>f dc (A/G/A/c/)|{c]d2G2 GA|G4:|] P:Gig M:6/8 L:1/8 "Brisk"(A/c/)|dfd dcA|G2G G2A|cdc cAG|FGF F2e| fef def|ged cag|fed cAc|d2G G2:| |:e/^f/|gag gdB|GAG G2e|=fgf fcA|FGF F2e| fef def|ged cag|fed cAc|d2G G2:|]


X:1 T:Ephie McKnab M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Robert Bremner – “For the year 1769 a collection of scots reels, or country dances” (p. 111) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gmix A/c/|d>fd dcA|G2G G2 A/_B/|c>dc cAG|F2F F2e| T(f>ef) def|gfg cfg|agf dcA|d2G G2:| |:e/^f/|(g>a)g gdB|gdB G2e|(f>g)f fcA |fcA F2e| T(f>ef) def|gfg cfg|agf dA|d2G G2:|]


X:1 T:Eppie McNabb M:6/8 L:1/8 S:Aird - Selections of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. II (1785) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Ador B/d/ | e>ge edB | A2A A2B | d>ed dBA | G2G G2f | g>fg efg | aga dga | bag edB | e2A A2 :| |: e/g/ | aba aec | aec A2f | g>ag fdB | gdB G2f | g>fg efg | aga dga | bag edB | e2A A2 :||


X:1 T:Eppie McNabb M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 467) N:John Buttery (1784-1854) joined the 34th Regiment in Lincoln, N:Lincolnshire, England, in 1797 and served as a fifer until discharged in N:1814. His large ms. contains marches, duty calls, dance tunes and airs. N:EASMES identifies this as the Fife MS. and suggests a date of 1780, see N:https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/Easmes/Index.htm Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B/d/|e>ge edB|A2A A2B|d>ed dBA|G2G G2f| g>fg efg|aga dfa|bag edB|e2A A2:| |:e/g/|aba aec|aec A2f|g>ag gdB|gdB G2f| g>fg efg|aga dfa|bag edB|e2A A2:|


X:1 T:Eunig Nia Nabba T:Effy MacNab M:6/8 L:1/16 R:Jig B:Finlay Dunn & George Farquhar Graham – “Celtic Melodies, Being a B:Collection of Original Slow Highland Airs, Pipe-Reels, and B:Cainntearachd, vol. 1” (Edinburgh, c. 1830, No. 28, p. 19) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin V:1 a2|e3Ae2 e3dB2|d3BA2 A4B2|{B}d3ed2 d2B2AB|AG3G2 G4g2| ^f3ed2 e3f^g2|a^g3a2 e3f=g2|{g}^f2e2e2 dB3e2|{f}eA3A2 A4|| {^g}^f/e/f/g/|a3^ga2 e3fg2|a3^ga2 e3^fg2|{f}g3fg2 d3ef2|{^f}g3fg2 d3fg2| a2^g2a2 e2^f2g2|a3^ga2 e3^f=g2|{^f}g3^fe2 {e}dB3e2|{f}eA3A2 A4|| V:2 clef = bass L:1/8 z|[A,2C2E2][A,CE] [E,2B,2E2][E,B,E]|[A,2C2E2][A,CE][A,2C2E2][A,CE]|[G,2B,2D2][G,B,D][G,2B,2D2][G,B,D]|[G,2B,2D2][G,B,D][G,2B,2D2][G,B,D]| [A,2C2E2][A,CE] [E,2B,2E2][E,B,E]|[A,2C2E2][A,CE][A,2C2E2][A,CE]|[A,2C2E2][A,CE][E,2B,2E2][E,B,E]|[A,2C2E2][A,CE][A,2C2E2]|| z|[A,2C2E2][A,CE][A,2C2E2][A,CE]|[A,2C2E2][A,CE][A,2C2E2][A,CE]|[G,2B,2D2][G,B,D][G,2B,2D2][G,B,D]|[G,2B,2D2][G,B,D][G,2B,2D2][G,B,D]| [A,2C2E2][A,CE][A,2C2E2][A,CE]|[A,2C2E2][A,CE][A,2C2E2][A,CE]|[G,2B,2D2][G,B,D][G,2B,2D2][E,B,E]|[A,2C2E2][A,CE][A,2C2E2]||