Thady You Gander

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on November 5th 2002 by alastair wilson.

This tune has been added to 13 tunebooks.

Also known as Daniel Of The Sun, Daniel The Sun, Domhnall Na Greine, Donald Na Grena, Donall Na Greine, The Irish Trot, Leg Of A Duck, The Leg Of A Duck , Leg Of The Duck, The Leg Of The Duck, Leis Lacha, Wee Murdie.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Anything Strange? by Ditte Fromseier Mortensen
• Beauty An Oileáin: Music And Song Of The Blasket Islands by Various Artists
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 1 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 10 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 3 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Of The Celts: A Narada Collection by Various Artists
• Dawn In The Hills Of Ireland by Marty O'Keefe
• Deireadh An Fhómhair - End Of The Harvest by Declan Masterson
• Dragon Reels by Roger Landes
• Finlay MacDonald by Finlay MacDonald
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• If We Don't Help Them Now by Pol Mac Adaim
• Keelwest by Paul McGrattan
• Paddy And Bridget And Their Great Friends 2 by Various Artists
• Set Dances Of Ireland: Music For Listening And Dancing by Various Artists
• Shady Woods by Tommy Martin
• Sporting Nell by Tommy McCarthy
• The Leg Of The Duck by Joe Burke, Michael Cooney And Noreen Donoghue
• Traditional Irish Dance Music: All Star Ceili Band by Joe Derrane
• Traditional Irish Music From County Clare by Micho Russell
• Traditional Music From Cape Breton Island by Natalie And Buddy MacMaster
• Untitled by Liam O'Flynn
• Young Irish Musicians Weekend Vol. 1 by James Kelly, Paddy O'Brien, Tommy Martin, Daithi Sproule, Fintan Vallely

X: 1
T: Thady You Gander
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|:e|f2 d e2 d f2 d e2 d|B2 e ede B2 e ede|
f2 d e2 d f2 d e2 d|A2 d dcd A2 d d2:|
|:g|fga efg fga efg|B2 e ede B2 e e2 g|
fga efg fga efg|A2 d dcd A2 d d2:|

Use in Australia

Common session tune and a dance of the same name.

# Posted on November 5th 2002 by alastair wilson

Thady You Gander

Sounds very like "Leg of the Duck", a very common jig in trad circles!

# Posted on November 5th 2002 by Bannerman

"Daniel of the Sun" ~ "The Leg of the Duck"

D Major ~ January 10th 2003 ~ submitted by slainte
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1317

# Posted on November 26th 2005 by ceolachan

"The Leg of The Duck" ~ a different melody

Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on January 29th 2003 by Dow.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1388

# Posted on December 9th 2005 by ceolachan

"Thady You Gander" ~ more links

http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/index.html
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/FCfiles.html
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/THA_THE.htm
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/THA_THE.htm#THADY_YOU_GANDER

"Leg of the/a Duck"
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/LEA_LEG.htm
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/LEA_LEG.htm#LEG_OF_(A)_DUCK

"Daniel of the Sun"
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/DAN_DAR.htm
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/DAN_DAR.htm#DANIEL_OF_THE_SUN_[1]

# Posted on December 9th 2005 by ceolachan

"Thady You Gander" / "The Leg of the Duck" ~ keyed up

And the various flavours available for this 'family':

Major ~ G / A / D

minor ~ a
"O'Farrell's Pocket Companion for the Irish Union Pipes", 1805

# Posted on December 9th 2005 by ceolachan