Annotation:Thatcher (The)
X:1 T:The Thatcher M:6/8 L:1/8 N:Sounds better in A dorian B:O'Neill's Music of Ireland. 1850 Melodies, 1903, p. 193, no. 1036 Z:François-Emmanuel de Wasseige K:A (g/f/)|eAB c2d|edc BAG|eAB c2d|eaa eaa| eAB c2d|edc BAG|ABA gfe|dcB A2:| |:d|eaa efg|dec BAG|eaa efg|fed efg| eaa efg|dec BAG|ABA gfe|dcB A2:|]
THATCHER, THE (An tuigeadoir). AKA and see "Brierton's Jig," “Castletown Conners (1),” “Condon's Frolics,” “Digging for Gold,” “Paddy Carty's Jig,” "Shores of Loughrea (The)," “Walsh's Jig (2).” Irish, Jig (6/8 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. “Condon's Frolics” and “Digging for Gold” are related tunes.