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An Dro reel

Also known as Bennie’s An Dro, Danse Breton, Kerfank 1870.

There are 2 recordings of this tune.

An Dro has been added to 1 tune set.

An Dro has been added to 21 tunebooks.

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Four settings

1
X: 1
T: An Dro
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Emin
B3c B2A2|G2F2 E2FG|A2A2 F2D2|EFGA B4|
B3c B2A2|G2F2 E2FG|A2A2 F2D2|EFGF E4||
B2d2 E4|B2d2 F4|A2A2 F2D2|EFGA B4|
B2d2 E4|B2d2 F4|A2A2 F2D2|EFGF E4||
E2DE F2A2|GFED E2G2|E2DE F2A2|GFED E4|
E2DE F2A2|GFED EFGF|E2DE F2A2|GFED E4||
B2AB c2A2|A2GA B2G2|E2DE F2A2|GFED EFGA|
B2AB c2A2|A2GA B2G2|E2DE F2A2|GFED E4||
2
X: 2
T: An Dro
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmin
L: 1/16
A2AB A2AG F2E2 D4|G2G2 EDC2 DEFG ABA2|A2AB A2AG F2E2 D4|G2G2 EDC2 DEFE D4:|
A2c2 D4 A2c2 E4|G2G2 EDC2 DEFG ABA2|A2c2 D4 A2c2 E4|G2G2 EDC2 DEFE D4:|
3
X: 3
T: An Dro
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Bmin
|:f3g f3e|d2c2 B3B/c/|e2e2 c2BA|Bcde f2B2|
f3g f3e|d2c2 B3B/c/|e2e2 c2BA|1 Bcdc B4:|2 Bcdc B3e||
|:f2b2 B3e|f2b2 c3B/c/|e2e2 c2BA|Bcde f3e|
f2b2 B3e|f2b2 c3B/c/|e2e2 c2BA|1 Bcdc B3e:|2 Bcdc B4||
|:B2AB c2e2|dcBA Bcdc|B2AB c2e2|dcBA B4:|
|:f2ef g2e2|e2de f2d2|B2AB c2e2|dcBA Bcde|
f2ef g2e2|e2de f2d2|B2AB c2e2|dcBA B4:|
4
X: 4
T: An Dro
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Bmin
|:f3gf2e2|d2c2B2cd|e2e2c2A2|Bcdef4|
f3gf2e2|d2c2B2cd|e2e2c2A2|1 BcdcB4:|2 BcdcB3e||
|:f2b2B3e|f2b2c4|e2e2c2A2|Bcdef3e|
f2b2B3e|f2b2c4|e2e2c2A2|1 BcdcB3e:|2 BcdcB4||
B2ABc2e2|dcBA Bcdc|B2ABc2e2|dcBAB4|
B2ABc2e2|dcBA Bcdc|B2ABc2e2|dcBAB4||
|:f2efg2e2|e2def2d2|B2ABc2e2|dcBA Bcde|
f2efg2e2|e2def2d2|B2ABc2e2|dcBAB4:|

Nine comments

Bennie´s An Dro

An An Dro I learnt from Benedikt, so I called it Bennie´s. If anyone knows anything about it, please share your knowledge.

Bennie’s An Dro, X:2

i stumbled on the second version under the name of “Kerfank 1870”. there also is a different tune with the same name on this site. it seems an dros are even more complicated in terms of names than irish tunes.

Re: An Dro

X:4 is around here somewhere already.
An Dro is a type of dance and not a tune name, so no reason to post all of them under one name 🙂

Re: An Dro

@swisspiper: If you don’t have another name for the tune, then you have no choice but to post it under the same name. But I think what you probably meant was that it can (and should) be submitted as a separate tune and not a ‘setting’ of another tune.

Kerfank 1870, a.k.a. The Wren

I searched Kerfank 1870 and most often found tunes that sounded like The Wren, a lovely an dro.

The 1st setting here is often attributed to the playing of An Triskell. They offered no title other than a Breton an dro. Others have pointed out that an dro, the turn, is a dance type. No title but the 1st setting is a great tune.

An Dro 1st setting

Stumbled upon this, learned it and transcribed it. Found the entry here hoping for a name. Yes, it does seem that an dros are more confusing than Irish tunes when it comes to naming them. It lies on the fiddle well in Bm and with identical finger pattern in Em. The tune suits the hurdy gurdy well and Sanne and Jimi really convey the joy of this tune.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVuDu4rRe_g

An Dro, X:4

The gurdies in the video are in Cm. I transcribed it and transposed to Bm so it lies well on the fiddle. Em is a good fit too. Theirs is the best setting/rendering of the tune I’ve found.