St. Patrick’s An Dro polka

This tune it

It sounds like a Breton an dro.

Is it an old tune , or it’s a Nunez composition ?

The last time I saw Nunez it concert, he said it was a breton tune.

It’s also in the album “Un Galicien en Bretagne”, track 9. It is called “Saint-Patrick’s An Dro”… and it’s traditionnal!

7th bar of the first part should be |A/2B/2A/2F/2 G E/2F/2|

K: e minor
M: 2/2
L: 1/8
|: B |
EFGF E2 B2 | G2 E2 F3 B | A>BAG F2 EF | G2 EG F3 B |
E>FGF E2 B2 | G2 E2 F2 B2 | ABAF G2 EF | G2 F2 E3 :|
|: D |
E2 GA B3 B | A2 d2 B2 G2 | E2 GB A3 G | A>BAG F3 D |
E>FGA B2 cB | AF d>c B3 G | E2 GB A3 F | G2 F/E/F E3 :|

Actually, I wouldn’t repeat the parts. I forgot to remover the repeat signs from the above:

K: e minor
M: 2/2
L: 1/8
|: B |
EFGF E2 B2 | G2 E2 F3 B |[1 A>BAG F2 EF | G2 EG F3 :|
[2 ABAF G2 EF | G2 F2 E3 ||
|: D |
E>FGA B2 cB | AF d>c B3 G |[1 E2 GB A3 G | A>BAG F3 :|
[2 E2 GB A3 F | G2 F/E/F E3 :|

& I did it again ~ 😏 ~ |[2 E2 GB A3 F | G2 F/E/F E3 ||

Key signature: C Dorian
Submitted on May 11th 2007 by gaitazampogna_32.
~ /tunes/7187

The following two transcripts are gaita’s notes but first given in one of the usual ways for notating An Dros, 2/2 (4/4), and then in 2/4 for comparison with the transcript here…

X: 1
T: St Patrick’s An Dro
M: 2/2
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Cdor
| :cded c2 g2 | e2 c2 d2 g2 | fgfe d3 c | e2 c2 d4 |
cded c2 g2 | e2 c2 d2 g2 | fgfe d2 c2 | ecde c4 : |
| : cdef g3 g | f2 b2 g2 e2 | cdeg f3 g | fgfe d4 |
cdef g3 g | f2 b2 g2 e2 | cdeg f3 d | ecdB c4 : |

X: 2
T: St Patrick’s An Dro
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Cdor
| :c/d/e/d/ cg | ec dg | f/g/f/e d>c | ec d2 |
c/d/e/d/ cg | ec dg | f/g/f/e dc | e/c/d/e/ c2 : |
| : c/d/e/f/ g>g | fb ge | c/d/e/g/ f>g | f/g/f/e/ d2 |
c/d/e/f/ g>g | fb ge | c/d/e/g/ f>d | e/c/d/B/ c2 : |

This is how I transcribe it:

X: 1
T: …
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Emin
EFGF|:E2B2 G2E2|F2B2 ABAG|F3E G2EG|F3D EFGF|
E2B2 G2E2|F2B2 ABAF|G2EF GEFD|1E3B, EFGF:|2E3B, EFGA||
B2B2 A2d2|B2G2 EFGB|A3B ABAG|F4 EFGA|
B2B2 A2d2|B2G2 EFGB|A3F GEFD|1E3B, EFGA:|2E3B, EFGF||

it is a tune often played in brittany as “ andro de la saint Patrick”
"andro is a breton dance

We’ve played this (St-Patrick’s An Dro) with a bombarde and pipers for dancers as a set with ‘The Wren An Dro’. The Chieftains have included local pipe bands playing this tune with them during their United States appearances.

St. Patrick’s An Dro is the second tune in this arrangement.

https://vimeo.com/227131624

Cheers,
Dick

I learned this tune from the great box playing of my good friend, Ciaran Kelly.

Following my posting of the video link above, a friend asked me to record those Breton tunes again, but this time in the keys they would normally be played in, so here they are.

I’ve played St. Patrick’s An Dro twice in this set, the first time is in the key which Carlos Núñez recorded it in on his LP - Un Galicien En Bretagne & which I prefer, but the 2nd time is in the key more usually heard in sessions.

I’m playing them on English Concertina, Mandolin, Hammered Dulcimer & Fiddle.
https://soundcloud.com/dick-glasgow/hanter-dro-kistst-patricks-an-drole-bal-derquyst-patricks-an-dro

Cheers,
Dick

I play this in D maj as St Patricks’ An Dro. It gives it a much stronger presence. I also play this with Dans Plin and Das Frisal. I will add them if they are not already on the Site.

Second tune is a mispelling and should be Dans Fisel. Oops

From the playing of Carlos Núñez.

We play it in Bm

A few changes to X9, and transposed up to Bmin.