The Mason's Apron
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"The Mason's Apron", in Gaelic Práiscín an Mhásúin/Saorcloice.<br> Also known as "Braes Of Glenorchy", "Isla", "Lady Carbury",<br> "Lowrie Tarrell", "Mason Laddie", "Parson’s Moan",<br> "The Wooden Spoon" and "The Apron".<br> The melody is Scottish in origin, despite having been strongly<br> associated with Irish fiddling tradition in the present day.<br> Early Scots versions appear in Alexander McGlashan's (173?-1797)<br> collections under the titles "Isla Reel" and "Braes of Glenorchy"<br> while one called "The Mason Laddie" is in Robert Ross's 1780 volume<br> A Choice Collection of Scots Reels or Country Dances.<br> The banjo tablature is by John Letscher.<br> It was printed in Breathnach's Ceol Rince na hÉireann vol. 2 (1976),<br> Brody's Fiddler's Fakebook (1983),<br> Carlin's The Gow Collection (1986),<br> Cole's 1000 Fiddle Tunes (1940),<br> Gatherer's Gatherer's Musical Museum (1987),<br> Gow's Complete Repository, Part 2 (1802),<br> Hardie's Caledonian Companion (1986),<br> Jarman's The Cornhuskers Book of Square Dance Tunes (1944),<br> Kennedy's Fiddler's Tune-Book, vol. 1 (1951),<br> Kerr's Merry Melodies, vol. 1 (c. 1880),<br> J. Kenyon Lees' Balmoral Reel Book (c. 1910),<br> MacDonald's The Skye Collection (1887),<br> Mallinson's 100 Enduring (1995),<br> Martin & Hughes' Ho-ro-gheallaidh (1990),<br> Miller & Perron's New England Fiddler's Repertoire (1983),<br> Moffat's Dance Music of the North (1908),<br> O'Connor's The Rose in the Gap (2018),<br> O'Neill (Krassen) (1976),<br> O'Neill's Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies (1903) and<br> Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907),<br> Perlman's The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island (1996),<br> Phillips's Fiddle Case Tunebook: British Isles (1989),<br> Raven's English Country Dance Tunes (1984),<br> Roche's Collection of Traditional Irish Music, vol. 1 (1912,<br> Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883),<br> Silberberg's Fiddle Tunes I Learned at the Tractor Tavern (2002),<br> Songer's Portland Collection (1997),<br> Stewart-Robertson's The Athole Collection (1884),<br> Surenne's Dance Music of Scotland (1852) and<br> Sweet's Fifer's Delight (1964/1981).<br> It was recorded by Sean Maguire on Music of Ireland (c. 1961),<br> James Kelly on Traditional Irish Music (1996),<br> Brian Conway on Consider the Source (2008),<br> Sean Maguire, Tom Turkinton et al on The Mason's Apron: Belfast Fiddle Session (1975),<br> The Tannahill Weavers on Dancing Feet,<br> Paddy O'Brien on The Banks of the Shannon (set in the key of G),<br> Jean Carignan on French Canadian Fiddle Songs,<br> Kevin Burke on If the Cap Fits (1978) (A two-part setting learned from a 78 RPM recording<br> of Paddy Killoran, 1930's),<br> Sean McGuire on Ireland's Champion Traditional Fiddler,<br> The Chieftains on An Irish Evening (1991 Flute solo by Matt Molloy),<br> Boys of the Lough on Second Album (1974),<br> Frankie Gavin on Fierce Traditional (2001),<br> Sean McGuire & Barney McKenna on Ulster's Flowery Vale,<br> Kieran Hanrahan on Kieran Hanrahan Plays the Irish Tenor Banjo,<br> Arthur Scott Robertson on Champion's Choice (Seán Maguire variations)<br> and others.<br>
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