Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on December 2nd 2006 by nicholas.
This tune has been added to 4 tunebooks.
Also known as The Bacup Coco-nut Dance, The Bacup Coconut Dance, The Britannia Coco-nut Dance, The Britannia Coconut Dance, Tip Top, The Tip Top, Tip-Top.
X: 1
T: Tip-Top, The
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Gmaj
Bc|:dd d/e/d/c/|BB BG/A/|BB Bd/B/|A/G/F/G/ AA/B/|
cc ce/c/|AA A>G|F/G/A/B/ c/d/e/f/|1gb gB/c/:|2 gb ge/f/||
|:ge e/d/e/f/|gd dG/A/|BB AG|ed de/f/|
ge e/d/e/f/|gd dG|F/G/A/B/ c/d/e/f/|1gb ge/f/:|2g2 g||
The Tip-Top Polka
A conventional, not a Kerry - type polka. Used by the Coconut Dancers of Bacup, Lancashire, in their seasonal forays. I've seen it written in G and have entered it in that key: I like it more in D, but in that key it goes down to a low C# some players might not find user-friendly, or would somehow have to avoid by variation.
# Posted on December 2nd 2006 by nicholas
Oh dear. Forgot to indicate the first part is played twice, and how the first part ends the first time round. Will put it on the abc's. The tune is played quite a lot more slowly than the midi suggests.
# Posted on December 2nd 2006 by nicholas
"The Rochdale Coconut Dance" ~ another Coco-nut melody
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on September 16th 2007 by Nicky.B.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7715
I'm told that sometimes these two come as a pair...
& for a U-Tube selection of vids of "The Britannia Coco-nut Dancers of Bacup" ~
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7715/comments
# Posted on September 21st 2007 by ceolachan
"The Tip-Top Polka" ~ The Britannia Coco-nut Dancers of Bacup ~ 2 more takes
X: 2
T: Tip-Top, The
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: The Coco-nut Dance
K: D Major
FG |
A2 A2 A2 B2 | F2 F2 F2 DE | F2 F2 F2 A2 | E6 EF |
G2 G2 G2 B2 | E2 E2 E2 EF | G2 G2 E2 A2 | D2 D2 D2 ||
Bc |
d2 B2 B2 Bc | d2 A2 A2 DE | F2 F2 E2 D2 | A2 A2 A2 Bc |
d2 B2 BA Bc | d2 A2 A2 EF | GF GB A2 c2 | d2 d2 d2 ||
X: 3
T: Tip-Top, The
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: The Coco-nut Dance
K: G Major
Bc |
d2 d2 ^cd e2 | B2 B2 B2 GA | B2 B2 Bc d2 | A6 AB |
c2 c2 cd e2 | A2 A2 A2 AB | c2 c2 AB d2 | G6 ||
ef |
g2 e2 e2 ef | g2 d2 d2 GA | B2 B2 AB G2 | d6 ef |
g2 e2 edef | g2 d2 d2 AB | cBAG F2 d2 | G6 ||
# Posted on September 22nd 2007 by ceolachan
The Britannia Coco-nut Dancers of Bacup ~ here are those links
It may as well be here because, mostly, it is this tune they are playing ~
The Britannia Coco-nut Dancers of Bacup
http://www.coconutters.co.uk/
Britannia Coco-Nutters Bacup
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNbGYRSsV8g
Britannia Coconutters Bacup outside Marios
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bvMIIxCcFc
Easter Saturday in Bacup 2007 ~ and a bit of camera-obscura
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F7gv3nvJ98
Britannia Coco-Nutters Bacup Market
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XATuRfHWK7c
Bacup Coconutters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxRc_TuV6gg
The Famous Brittannia Coconut Dancers of Bacup
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUCnjuSgwcc
Britannia Coconutters at Ellenroad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35GNZF9WB9Y
# Posted on September 22nd 2007 by ceolachan
No :||: in practice ~ & correction: my transcriptions should have read M: 4/4
As the Bacup musicians and others play this tune, the parts are not repeated...
# Posted on September 22nd 2007 by ceolachan