Bottle Bank (The)

 BOTTLE BANK, THE. English, Scottish; Hornpipe. B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The composition was credited to the great 19th century hornpipe composer James Hill, who resided in Tyneside, Newcastle, in Kohler's Violin Repository, Book 1 (1881-1885, p. 28). Bottle Bank was the main route from Gateshead to the Old Tyne Bridge, and was the place Hill made his home for many years. Gatherer (Gatherer's Musical Museum), 1987; p. 40. Köhler's Violin Repository, Book 1 1881-1885; p. 28.

X:1 T:Bottle Bank, The M:C| L:1/8 C:James Hill, Newcastle B: Köhlers’ Violin Repository, Book 1 (1881-1885, p. 28) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb f>e|d>cd>B c>eA>c|B>AB>c B>dc>B|A>BG>A F>GE>G|(3FGF (3EDC B,2 f>e| d>cd>B c>eA>c|B>AB>c B2 F>E||D>FB>d E>Gc>e|g>f=e>f B2:| B,>DF>B d>BA>B|C>EA>c e>cA>c|g>f=e>f g>fe>f|[F2d2][D2B2][D2B2]:||
 * F>D|B,>DF>B d>BA>B|C>EA>c e>cA>c|B,>DF>B d>BA>B|(3cdc (3BAG F2 F>D|

X: 2 T:Bottle Bank M:4/4 L:1/8 C:James Hill R:Hornpipe N:Transposed from the original Bb N:Posted to the woodenflute mailing list February 2003 Z:Brad Hurley K:D ag|fefd egce|dcde dfed|cdBc ABGB|(3ABA (3GFE D2 ag| fefd egce|dcde d2 AG|FAdf GBeg|ba^ga d2:| AF|DFAd fdcd|EGce gece|DFAd fdcd|(3efe (3dcB A2 AF| DFAd fdcd|EGce gece|ba^ga ba^ga|f2 d2 d2:|

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