The Tempest jig

I found this tune in an old compliation of New England fiddle music

I learned this some time back as "Ap Shenkin". I was told it was Welsh but have since found it sourced as Northumbrian, from "J Moore, Tyneside 1841."

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"Irish Traditional Fiddle Music"

This tune is used as the Regimental March of The Welsh Regiment

Here is the version from ‘Twenty-four Country Dances for the Year 1808’ (printed by Goulding & Co.):


X: 1
T: Ap Shenkin
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
d/c/|B2B Bgf|{f}e2e efg|ded dcB|BAA A2d/c/|
B2B Bgf|e2e efg|ded cBA|G2G G2:|
g/a/|b2g a2f|gfe dcB|cde d<gB|BAA A2g/a/|
b2g a2f|gfe agf|bag fge|dgf edc|
B2B Bgf|{f}e2e efg|ded dcB|BAA A2d/c/|
B2B Bgf|e2e efg|ded cBA|G2G G2||

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