Annotation:South Shore (2) (The)
X:1 T:South Shore Hornpipe [2] M:C| L:1/8 R:Hornpipe C:James Hill N:The title refers to the south shore of the Tyne. B:Lister MS (East Bolden, Northumberland, mid-19th century, p. 45) F: http://www.farnearchive.com/show_images.asp?id=B0604501&image=1 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|dfaf gfeg|fdAG FGAd|BGBG FAdf|gfed dcBA| dfaf gfeg|fdAG FGAd|BGBG FAdf|gedc d2:| |:fg|a2 fa dafa|dafa bagf|g2 eg cgeg|cgeg agfe| a2 fa 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.
