X: 1 T: Breeches full of Stitches #1 (A major) / The Britches Full of Stitches C: traditional O: Ireland R: Polka N: also played in G major Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber D: 1977: Jackie Daly & Séamus Creagh: Jackie Daly agus Séamus Creagh D: 1977: The Chieftains: Chieftains 7 D: 1981: Kees Ouwejan & Makkers: !?!? D: 1990: Blackwater: The Best Traditional Irish Sessions in the World D: 1991: Guaranteed Irish: Out In Front D: 1992: The Chieftains: The Best of the Chieftains D: 1995: Trotwood: Kerry Jigs, Reels, Polkas & Other Irish Favorites D: 2003: Shaskeen: Traditional Irish Music for Set Dancing, Vol. 3 D: 2003: Kilkenny Road: Kilkenny Road D: 2003: Ivan Smyth: Champions of Ireland - Bodhrán D: 2003: Arundó: Tuesday Nights @39a D: 2004: Cady Finlayson: Harp and Shamrock D: 2004: Fiddlehead: Over the Straits D: 2004: Heartstone: Back Road to Dublin D: 2004: Gaelwynd: Out on the Ocean D: 2006: Jackie Daly & Seamus Creagh: Geantraí - Live Session Recordings from the TV Series D: 2006: Hradní Duo: Trip to Celtic D: 2007: Kieran Fahy, Dave Munnelly, Siard De Jong & Philip Masure: Man from the West D: 2007: Rainer Wenzel: Farandole Viole D: 2007: J.J. Sheridan: Ancient Music Of Ireland - From The Petrie Collection (named 'The Irish Lad’s A Jolly Boy') D: 2009: Dusty Banjos: Live at the Crane D: 2009: Ulrik Lundström: Violinisten 2 D: 2009: Tomas O'Canainn: The Pennyburn Piper Presents Uilleann Pipes D: 2009: The Malarkey Brothers: Green Album D: 2010: Christy Leahy & Caoimhin Vallely: Christy Leahy & Caoimhin Vallely D: 2010: Legacy Band: Peacock’s Feathers D: 2011: Na Fianna: Music and Songs from Ireland D: 2011: Sandy Brechin: The Sunday Night Sessions D: 2012: Cormac Breatnach, Niall Ó Callanáin, Steve White, Maire Breatnach, Mark Kelly & Damien Quinn: Musical Journey D: 2012: Martin Curran: Accordian Magic D: 2012: Emerald Road: It's About Time D: 2012: Rizzle: Folk Until You Fold D: 2012: Cormac Breatnach, Mark Kelly, Steve White & Damien Quinn: Méristem D: 2014: Craobh Rua: I'd Understand You If I Knew What You Meant D: 2014: Eirin': Tús D: 2014: TinWhistler: TinWhistler (second tune in the "Bonus Track #1: Polkas" set) D: 2015: Andrew Thomson: Caraidean D: 2015: Là Nua: Just for Taste (second tune in the "Tuar Mor" set) D: 2015: Celtica: Nice as Apple Pie D: 2017: Mary Murphy: Lucy's Fling (song version) D: 2017: The Whistler Music: The Polka Collection D: 2017: Lorenzo Guadagni: Easy Irish Fingerstyle Guitar, Vol. 1 D: 2019: Karen Mueller: Accent on Dulcimer D: 2020: Liminal Duo (Andra Bohnet & Andy Kruspe: Liminal D: 2020: Duilleoga: Irish Bites (last tune in the "Polkas" set) D: 2020...: Matt & Shannon Heaton: Virtual Guided Sessions D: 2021: Jon Antonsson: Tunes & Tools, Vol. 1 D: 2021: Louis J. Scuderi: The Savage and the Tender D: 2022: Andrew Holdsworth: Piano Music in 2/4 for Ballet Training D: 2023: Juha Rossi: Irish tunes on Mandolin (second tune in the "Chieftains' Polkas" set) D: Comhaltas: Foinn Seisiún, Vol. 1 D: Matt Cunningham: Dance Music of Ireland, Vol. 4 D: Matt Cunningham: Dance Music of Ireland, Vol. 6 N: Chords: | A - | E - | A - | E D | N: | A - | E - | A - | D E :| N: | A - | E - | A - | E D | N: | A - | E - | A - | D E :| M: 2/4 L: 1/8 Q: 1/8=140 K: A major % 3 sharps N: N: Tune only: N: ========== N: A>B cA | BA cA | A>B cA | BA FE | N: A>B cA | BA ce | A>B AF | FE E2 :| N: e>f ec | BA Bc | e>f ec | BA F2 | N: e>f ec | BA Bc | A>B AF | FE E2 :| N: N: P: Variations: N: A>B c/B/A | BA cA | A>B cA | B/c/B/A FE | N: A>B c/B/A | BA ce | A>B AF | FE E2 :| N: e>f ec | BA Bc | e>f ec | B/c/B/A F2 | N: e>f ec | BA Bc | A>B AF | FE E2 :| N: N: Tune with Chords: N: ================= "A" A>B cA | "E" BA cA | "A" A>B cA | "E" BA "D" FE | "A" A>B cA | "E" BA ce | "A" A>B AF | "D" FE "E" E2 :| "A" e>f ec | "E" BA Bc | "A" e>f ec | "E" BA "D" F2 | "A" e>f ec | "E" BA Bc | "A" A>B AF | "D" FE "E" E2 :| N: P: Variations: "A" A>B c/B/A | "E" BA cA | "A" A>B cA | "E" B/c/B/A "D" FE | "A" A>B c/B/A | "E" BA ce | "A" A>B AF | "D" FE "E" E2 :| "A" e>f ec | "E" BA Bc | "A" e>f ec | "E" B/c/B/A "D" F2 | "A" e>f ec | "E" BA Bc | "A" A>B AF | "D" FE "E" E2 :|