Ephey M'Nab
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]||
