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Gillan's Apples

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on July 29th 2003 by Will Harmon.

This tune has been added to 62 tunebooks.

Also known as Apples In Winter, Gillen's Apples, Gillian's Apples, Gilligan's Apples, Jackson's Growling Cat.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Gillan's Apples
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|:dAF FEF|FEF F2 B|AFE EFE|~E3 EFA|
dAF FEF|DFA d2 e|fed cdB|1 cA^G ABc:|2 cA^G A2 B||
|:cAe cAe|cAc edc|dBf dBf|dBd fed|
cAe cAe|~c3 efg|fed cdB|1 cA^G A2 B:|2 cA^G A2 d||
|:cBA BAF|dAF D2 d|cBA BAF|AFE E2 d|
cBA BAF|DFA d2 e|fed cdB|1 cA^G A2 d:|2 cA^G A2 B||
|:cAA eAA|fAA edc|dBB fBB|~f3 fed|
cAA eAA|fAA efg|fed cdB|1 cA^G A2 B:|2 cA^G ABc||

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Gillan's Apples sheetmusic
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Gillan's Apples

Timo was looking for this tune, and this four-part version (which matches the snippet of a part he submitted) is different from the two-part Gillan's Apples posted by Josh Kane some time ago.

I've heard fiddlers and box players put the sharped G's in on the endings for each part, but whistlers and fluters often leave them out, playing cAA A2 instead. Best to listen and join the majority. The G sharps give a more modal A sound to the whole tune that I like.

Hope this helps, Timo.

# Posted on July 29th 2003 by Will Harmon

Gillian's Apples

My version's a bit different to Will's:

X: 1
T: Gillan's Apples
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|:dAF FAF|FAF F2d|BGE EFE|EFE EFA|
dAF FEF|DFA d2e|fed cdB|1 cAA ABc:|2 cAA A2d||
|:cAe cAe|cAe edc|dBf dBf|dBf fed|
cAe cAe|cAe e2a|fed cdB|cAA A2d:|
|:cBA BAF|dAF D2d|cBA BAF|AFE E2d|
cBA BAF|DFA d2e|fed cdB|cAA A2d:|
|:cAA eAA|fgf edc|dBB fBB|fgf fed|
cAA eAA|fAA aAA|fed cdB|1 cAA A2d:|2 cAA ABc||

# Posted on January 21st 2005 by Dr. Dow

"Gillan's Apples" / "Gillian's Apples"

Genetic imperfections? ~ What's in a name anyway?

Key signature: D Major
Submitted on December 4th 2001 by Josh Kane.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/413

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on July 30th 2003 by Steve Jones.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1855

# Posted on December 7th 2005 by ceolachan

Did Gillan have an orchard? ~ Brown Snout, Catshead, Foxwhelp, Sweeny Nonpareil, Minier's Dumpling, Hanwell Souring, Yellow Ingestrie, Wormsley Pippin, Pineapple Russet, Esopus Spitzenburgh, Baton's Incomparable??? Yeah, we could do that, "Gillan's Brown Snout Apples"... Maybe not...

# Posted on December 7th 2005 by ceolachan

I found this in the fiddler's companion online (I think) along with a ton of other "Jackson's" jigs. It's also called Apples in Winter there.

It was published in O'Farrell's Nation Collection, as, I think, Jackson's Growling Cat. I like that name better, and I don't know any other tunes named Jackson's Growling Cat.

# Posted on September 14th 2006 by Nico

Apparently it was Gillan, not Gillian. John Gillan was a tune collector and O'Neill got some tunes off him.

# Posted on May 1st 2007 by Dr. Dow

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