Leather Britches

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Theme code Index	5L25L2 5L25L3L
Also known as	Breeches On (The), Britches Full of Stitches (The), Irish Lad (The), Irish Lad's a Jolly Boy (The), Leather Breeches, Lord MacDonald (4), McDonald's Reel, Old Leather Breeches (2), O the Breeches Full of Stitches, Petit bûcheux (Le), Reel McDonnell, Slanty Gart
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Bluegrass, Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4, 2/2
History	USA(Upland South)
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Ira Ford
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Traditional Music in America
Tune and/or Page number	p. 48
Year of publication/Date of MS	1940
Artist	Biography:Uncle Am Stuart
Title of recording	Leather Breeches/Sally Gooden
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Vocalion B 14841 (78 RPM)
Year recorded	1924
Media
Score (1)

Leather Britches: Annotations

X:1 T:Leather Britches N:From the playing of John Morgan Salyer (1882-1952, Salyersville, Magoffin County, eastern Ky.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:Berea Sound Archives https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/4265 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G [G,2G2] AG BGAG|BGAG EFG2|[G,2G2] AG BGAG|D[CD][B,D][[G,D] EFG2| [G,2G2] AG BGAG|BGAG EGAB|AGFD EGDE|1GABG G2[G,2G2]:|2 GABG G2|| Bd-|d3e dBGB|gfga g2[d2g2]|[d3g3][dg] [d2g2][de]f|gedc BGG2| B-d2e dBGB|gfga g2[d2g2]|[d3g3][dg] [d2g2]ef|gedc BG G2|| |:sg2bg agbg|dgbg agef|g2 bg agbg|aged BGG2| g2bg agbg|dgbg agef|bgag bgag|edBG AG G2:|

X:1 T:Leather Breeches N:From the playing of fiddler Doc Roberts (1897-1978, Madison County, Ky.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ATWnMsyJpc D:Document DOCD 8042, "Doc Roberts vol. 1" (1999) D:Gennett G13836 (78 RPM), Doc Roberts (1928) D:Supertone 9269 (78 RPM), Fiddlin' Jim Burke (1928) D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/leather-britches-4 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G GE|:DEGB sAGBG |AGBG AGEF|GABG AGBG|DEDC B,DEF| GABG AGBG|AGBG AGE2|cBcB AGFD|1EFGA BG [G2B2]:|2 EFGA BGAG|| |:dg2e d2ef|g2fa gded|Bd2B d2ef|gded BG[G2B2]| dg2e d2 ef|g2g2 bage|d2ef gfga|gded BG[G2B2]:| P:A' g3g agba|gfgb agef|g2g2 fgaf|gfed Bdef| g2g2 agba|gfgb agef|gfge fgaf|gedc BGAG|| P:B' Bd2e d2ef|g2fa gded|Bd2B d2ef|gedc BG[G2B2]| Bd2d d2ef|g2ga bage|d2ef gfga|gedc BG[G2B2]||

X:1 T:Leather Breeches M:2/4 L:1/8 S: Viola "Mom" Ruth - Pioneer Western Folk Tunes (1948) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G |:D/G/B/G/ A/G/B/G/|D/G/B/G/ A/G/E/G/|D/G/B/G/ A/G/B/G/| D/E/D/C/ B,/(A,/ G,)| D/G/B/G/ A/G/B/G/|D/G/B/G/ A/G/E/G/| c/B/A/G/ FD/D/|D/G/G/A/ B/G/G|| K:D d>ddd|A/d/d/e/ f/(d/d)|d>ddd|A/B/A/G/ (F/E/)D|d>ddd| A/d/d/e/ f/(d/d)|g/f/e/d/ c>A|A/d/d/e/ (f/d/)d:| K:G |:d/g/b/g/ a/g/b/g/|d/g/b/g/ a/g/e/g/|d/g/b/g/ a/g/b/g/|d/e/d/c/ B/A/G:|

Leather Britches: Annotations