How do I delete music from an iPad, swiping left or right does nothing except cause the song to play. Using IOS 8

I Have "acquired" 6 songs on my iPad downloaded I suspect by my partner when she was messing with Apple TV, I cannot delete them using the swipe technique outlined on the official help page, anybody got any ideas ?

I don't know anything about how Apple TV works or works in conjunction with an iOS device. AFAIK, deleting songs should work the way that you are trying to do it no matter where they came from.
Try this. Settings>General>Usage>Manage Storage>Music. Look for the songs in there and they can be deleted via the Edit button or the swipe from right to left method,

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