Annotation:South Shore (2) (The)
X: 1 T: The South Shore [2] R: hornpipe C:James Hill N:The title refers to the south shore of the Tyne. M: C| L: 1/8 K: Dmaj A2|dfaf gfeg|fdAG FGAd|BGBG FAdf|gfed cdeA| dfaf gfeg|fdAG FGAd|BGBG FGAd|gedc d2:| |:fg|a2fa dafa|dafa bagf|g2eg =cgeg|=cgeg agfe| a2fa dafa|dafa bagf|gfga gbag|fedc d2:|
SOUTH SHORE (2) (THE). English, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune, as “The South Shore,” appears in The Lads Like Beer, a collection of melodies composed by and associated with 19th century Tyneside fiddler and composer wikipedia:James_Hill_(folk_musician) (c. 1811-1854), renowned for his hornpipe compositions. It is thought, but not proven, to be a Hill composition, based on stylistic evidence. A variant a familiar session tune known as “Scholar (The),” and is heard as a reel as well as a hornpipe.
