Key signature: Dminor
Submitted on October 11th 2007 by Mario.
This tune has been added to 20 tunebooks.
Also known as A Man In A Brown Hat, The Man In A Brown Hat, Man In The Brown Hat, The Man In The Brown Hat.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Man In A Brown Hat
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Dmin
"Dm"F2FG E2D2|"Bb"F2"C"G2 "Dm"A4|"F"A2AB "Gm"G2d2|"Am"cdcd AcFc|"Dm"D2FG E2D2|"Bb"F2"C"G2 "Dm"A4|"Bb"A2AB AGFG|"Am"E4 "Dm"D4:|
|:"Dm"defe d2A2|"C"c2"G/B"=B2 "Am"A4|"Bb"DEFG A2d2|"C"cdcd "Am"A=BcA|"Dm"defe d2A2|"C"c2"G/B"=B2 "Am"A4|"Bb"DEFG AGFG|"Am"E4 "Dm"D4:|
This is not a Polka but a Schottische, written by Hurdy-Gurdy player Cliff Stapleton of Blowzabella fame.
This 'classic' tune has been part of the Bal Folk repertoire for years. If you've been to Saint-Chartier, you'll probably have heard this piece a hundred times over!
# Posted on October 11th 2007 by Mario
"A Man In A Brown Hat" ~ by Chris Stapleton ~ a take in e minor / E Dorian
X: 2
T: A Man In A Brown Hat
C: Cliff Stapleton
M: 2/2
L: 1/8
R: schottische
K: e minor |: D |
E2 GA F2 E2 | G2 A2 B4 | B2 Bc A2 e2 | dedc B/c/d GF |
E2 GA B2 E2 | GFGA B3 d | B2 Bc BAGA | F2 GF E3 :|
|: B |
e>fgf e2 B2 | d2 ^c2 B4 | EFGA B2 e2 | ded^c B/c/d Gd |
e2 gf e2 B2 | ded^c B3 d | EFGA BcdF | G2 F/G/F E3 :|
The second half slips into E Dorian and out again...
# Posted on October 11th 2007 by ceolachan
Weird, how did that happen? ~ K: e minor |: D |
I'd intended my usual stacking, or ~
K: e minor
|: D |
The digital gremlins must be back...
# Posted on October 11th 2007 by ceolachan
"Encyclopaedia Blowzabellica: The Blowzabella Tune and Dance Book"
Compiled by Dave Armitage, Nigel Eaton, Paul James, Ian Luff, Dave Roberts, Dave Shepherd, Cliff Stapleton & Jon Swayne...
Published by Dragonfly Music, 1987 (Matt Seattle)
Page 25, Schottisches: "Man in a Brown Hat" ~ by Cliff Stapleton
X: 3
T: Man In A Brown Hat
C: Cliff Stapleton
M: 2/2
L: 1/8
R: schottische
K: d minor
|: F2 FG E2 D2 | F2 G2 A4 | A2 AB G2 d2 | cdcd AcFc |
F2 FG E2 D2 | F2 G2 A4 | A2 AB AGFG | E4 D4 :|
K: D Dorian
|: defe d2 A2 | c2 B2 A4 | DEFG A2 d2 | cdcd ABcA |
defe d2 A2 | c2 B2 A4 | DEFG AGFG | E4 D4 :|
# Posted on October 11th 2007 by ceolachan
Absolutely love this tune. we NEED all the blowzabella tunes up here asap.
# Posted on October 11th 2007 by mehitabel23
Yes, these tunes are reall amazing. I'll submit some more soon.
Blowzabella aside: when it comes to English and continental stuff, I absolutely love Wood & Cutting. I've seen them live a couple of times, and we even played together on one occasion (a friend's wedding party, where we taught them a German Zwiefache - and man, they loved it!). The way they play together...listen to each other...pick up on ideas and develop them...wows me every time! And they play some drop dead beautiful tunes as well.
Later...
# Posted on October 11th 2007 by Mario
The title of the tune is The Man In the Brown Hat.Don't argue with me because I have the (vinyl) album in front of me even as I type.
# Posted on October 11th 2007 by dafydd
Erm...Dafydd...whom are you talking to, exactly? And what's the point?
# Posted on October 11th 2007 by Mario
No point.Talking to myself ,the only way i can be assured of an intelligent conversation.LOL No,there is a point it's The Brown Hat,we must have accuracy.
# Posted on October 12th 2007 by dafydd
The Man In a/the Brown Hat
Good timing, this got played at the session last week (they like Blowzabella) - catchy tune and I made a mental note to look it out. No idea if it was in the original key though - I suspect not
# Posted on October 12th 2007 by spindizzy
"The Man in The Brown Hat"
Dafyddy, which recording of it?
# Posted on October 12th 2007 by ceolachan
"Man in 'A' Brown Hat"
~ as published by the gang in the before mentioned publication...
# Posted on October 12th 2007 by ceolachan
Maybe this something for the die-hard Blowzabella fans...some very rare issues with different spelling on the sleeve...awmygod...gotta haven 'em all!
But honestly, I've always know it with an 'a' in place of a 'the'.
Who cares? 'Tis the music that matter, right?
# Posted on October 12th 2007 by Mario
The is album was called Bobittyshooty and was released in 1984.
# Posted on October 13th 2007 by dafydd
Having just looked it up on the CD sleeve, I have to second Dafydd: it's really "Man in 'the' Brown Hat"!
Strange...never noticed...guess it just didn't matter...
Well, never mind!
# Posted on October 13th 2007 by Mario
"A Richer Dust" also has it as The Man in the brown hat.
# Posted on October 14th 2007 by mehitabel23
I think that the version on Bobbittyshooty is set with Eglantine, another Stapleton tune, and then a Scandinavian tune, I forget what.
I have never liked Eglantine very much. It reminds me of that Finnish Scottische. Eww.
# Posted on November 12th 2007 by mehitabel23