Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Here are two neat tunes: a Scottish march called "Burning of the Piper's Hut," and a Breton tune called "An Dro." I usually hear the march played more like an air, so I tried to play it like that.
Burning of the Piper's Hut was collected by Robin Williamson in 1976 in the book, "English Welsh Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes." There really aren't any other known earlier sources of the tune played as a march, and here is a link to the march version with some more information: tunearch.org/wiki/Burning_of_the_Piper%27s_Hut_(1).
However, there is a similar jig with the same name that has been attributed to Alexander McKellar, who lived during the 1800s (here is a link to his jig version: tunearch.org/wiki/Burning_of_the_Piper%27s_Hut_(2) ). The march version is likely an old tune, but hasn't been written down until somewhat recently...
There are lots of An Dro (sometimes called En Dro) tunes from Cape Breton -- they all seem to be called An Dro, which is a tune for a type of circle dance, but I've seen this particular one sometimes referred to as "An Dro 2," and even called, "Breton Dance Tune."
I hope you all have been well! I have been busy with work and trying to catch up with things now that the world is reopening slowly. It has been nice to be able to see my parents and friends again. The past two years have been very rough for everyone, but I think there's a light at the end of the tunnel!
Thank you for watching, and I hope you have a good rest of the week! =)
~ Katy
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A big "Thank you!" goes to my supporters on Patreon:
patreon.com/KatyAdelson
Music store website:
goldenaspenmusic.com
Artist portfolio website:
katyadelson.com
Download/stream my "Tune Collection" album:
fanlink.to/TuneCollection
Download/stream my "Ghost Ship" single:
fanlink.to/GhostShip
Hashtags:
#CelticMusic #FolkMusic #Fiddle #Violin #KatyAdelson #Music
Software and equipment used:
Full list of all my basic violin equipment:
katyadelson.com/about/violin-equipment-and-recommendations
Violin gear:
Violin: 1899 Ernst Kreusler “Copy of Antonius Stradivarius” violin from Germany
Bow: CodaBow Luma
Strings: Evah Pirazzi Violin Strings (with a ball E)
Rosin: Salchow Rosin
Shoulder Rest: Bonmusica Shoulder Rest
Software used (for Macintosh):
Garageband for attempted sound mixing
Final Cut Pro for video editing
PicMonkey.com for the ending cards
Plugins for sound effects (I have A LOT to learn in this department!):
East West plugins – Goliath Virtual Instrument, Stormdrum II
Best Service Forest Kingdom II by Eduardo Tarilonte (See: bestservice.de)
Camera:
Canon 70D + 18-135 mm kit lens
Microphone for audio recording:
Blue Woodpecker
Here are two neat tunes: a Scottish march called "Burning of the Piper's Hut," and a Breton tune called "An Dro." I usually hear the march played more like an air, so I tried to play it like that.
Burning of the Piper's Hut was collected by Robin Williamson in 1976 in the book, "English Welsh Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes." There really aren't any other known earlier sources of the tune played as a march, and here is a link to the march version with some more information: tunearch.org/wiki/Burning_of_the_Piper%27s_Hut_(1).
However, there is a similar jig with the same name that has been attributed to Alexander McKellar, who lived during the 1800s (here is a link to his jig version: tunearch.org/wiki/Burning_of_the_Piper%27s_Hut_(2) ). The march version is likely an old tune, but hasn't been written down until somewhat recently...
There are lots of An Dro (sometimes called En Dro) tunes from Cape Breton -- they all seem to be called An Dro, which is a tune for a type of circle dance, but I've seen this particular one sometimes referred to as "An Dro 2," and even called, "Breton Dance Tune."
I hope you all have been well! I have been busy with work and trying to catch up with things now that the world is reopening slowly. It has been nice to be able to see my parents and friends again. The past two years have been very rough for everyone, but I think there's a light at the end of the tunnel!
Thank you for watching, and I hope you have a good rest of the week! =)
~ Katy
------------
A big "Thank you!" goes to my supporters on Patreon:
patreon.com/KatyAdelson
Music store website:
goldenaspenmusic.com
Artist portfolio website:
katyadelson.com
Download/stream my "Tune Collection" album:
fanlink.to/TuneCollection
Download/stream my "Ghost Ship" single:
fanlink.to/GhostShip
Hashtags:
#CelticMusic #FolkMusic #Fiddle #Violin #KatyAdelson #Music
Software and equipment used:
Full list of all my basic violin equipment:
katyadelson.com/about/violin-equipment-and-recommendations
Violin gear:
Violin: 1899 Ernst Kreusler “Copy of Antonius Stradivarius” violin from Germany
Bow: CodaBow Luma
Strings: Evah Pirazzi Violin Strings (with a ball E)
Rosin: Salchow Rosin
Shoulder Rest: Bonmusica Shoulder Rest
Software used (for Macintosh):
Garageband for attempted sound mixing
Final Cut Pro for video editing
PicMonkey.com for the ending cards
Plugins for sound effects (I have A LOT to learn in this department!):
East West plugins – Goliath Virtual Instrument, Stormdrum II
Best Service Forest Kingdom II by Eduardo Tarilonte (See: bestservice.de)
Camera:
Canon 70D + 18-135 mm kit lens
Microphone for audio recording:
Blue Woodpecker
