The High Level Hornpipe
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"The High Level Hornpipe" also known as "High Level Bridge Hornpipe",<br> "Highland Hornpipe", "Louis Quinn's" and "Velocipede Hornpipe" is known in<br> Scotland, England, Ireland, Canada and America.<br> It was composed by 19th century fiddler James Hill (c. 1815–c. 1860), a<br> noted composer of hornpipes who lived in Gateshead, Northumberland, England<br> (near Newcastle), though born in Dundee, Scotland.<br> Hill also composed "The Hawk" and "The Newcastle Hornpipe" both in this collection.<br> The piece is named after Newcastle's famous bridge across the River Tyne<br> linking Newcastle and Gateshead, the first important rail crossing in<br> Britain designed to carry more than two tracks. It was begun in 1846,<br> opened in 1849 and replaced a bridge that had been built in 1781. <br> It was designed by Robert Stephenson, based on a series of cast iron<br> bowstring arches springing from tall stone piers; each of the six main<br> spans stretched for 125 feet, the length of the whole being 1,372 feet,<br> well over a quarter of a mile. Queen Victoria herself performed the<br> opening ceremonies. A two-tier structure, it allowed three railway lines<br> to be carried on the upper deck, while pedestrians, horses and carriages<br> travelled on the road beneath.<br> It was printed in Howe's 1000 Jigs and Reels (1867), Kerr's Merry<br> Melodies, vol. 2, Laybourn's Köhler's Violin Repository, vol. 1 (1881),<br> Skinner's Harp and Claymore (1904), Williamson's English, Welsh, Scottish<br> and Irish Fiddle Tunes (1976).<br> It was recorded by Michael Coleman, The High Level Ranters and others.<br> I learned it from Williamson's book.<br>
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