Annotation:Buckskin Breeches
X:1 T:Buckskin Breeches M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Hop Jig S:Roche - Traditional Irish Music vol. III, No. 117 (1927) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G (G2B) AGF AGF | (G2B) AGF GED | (G2B) AGF AGF | EGE (c2A) GED :| fed ded (d2d) | fed dfa gfe | fed ded cBA | EGE (c2A) GED | fed ded (d2d) | fed dfa gfe | dDD ADD GED | DGD (c2A) GED ||
BUCKSKIN BREECHES. AKA - "Moleskin Breeches." Irish, Hop Jig (Slip Jig, 9/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was entered into the c. 1863-73 music manuscript copybook of County Mayo farmer and fiddler Philip Carolan (c. 1839-1910) as "Moleskin Breeches."
