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Blackhall Rocks

waltz

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on November 26th 2006 by nicholas.

This tune has been added to 9 tunebooks.

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X: 1
T: Blackhall Rocks
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Gmaj
e2||:dB-B4|B4 A2|B4 A2|Bd-d4|dB-B4|B4 G2|A4 G2|Ae-e4|
dB-B4|A4 G2|g4 a2|b4 a2|ge-e4|d4 B2|A4 G2|A4 e2|
dB-B4|g4 d2|e4 d2|gd-d4|B4 B2|g4 d2|e4 d2|e g3 e2|
dB-B4|A4 G2|g4 a2|b4 a2|ge-e4|d4 B2|A4 G2|1A4 e2:|2 A4 e2|dB-B4|A4 G2|g4 a2|b4 a2|ge-e4|d4 B2| A6|-A4 G2| G6-|G6-|G3||

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Blackhall Rocks sheetmusic
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Blackhall Rocks

This is the reworking as a slow rhythmic air by NE England musician Ged Foley of a tune called The Ruffian's Rant in the Charlton Memorial Tune Book, a Northumbrian pipes resource. Ged played it on the N. Pipes with the Battlefield Band, on "Home Is Where The Van Is". The original tune is distinct enough to go in separately.

Blackhall Rocks are a feature of the County Durham (UK) coast north of Hartlepool. The Durham coast is not one of Britain's most scenic but a lot of effort has gone into cleaning up the colliery etc. pollution of the past.

# Posted on November 26th 2006 by nicholas

Come to think of it, Ged finished off the tune as follows:

(e g3 e2|dB-B4|A4 G2|g4 a2|b4 a2|ge-e4|d4 B2|A4 G2|A4 e2|)
|dB-B4|A4 G2|g4 a2|b4 a2|ge-e4|d4 B2|A4 G2|G6 |-G4 ||

i.e., repeated a number of the final bars to bring it to a satisfactory close, slowing it down as he did so.

# Posted on November 26th 2006 by nicholas

Blackhall Rocks

I've changed the ABC's to my satisfaction.

# Posted on November 26th 2006 by nicholas

Blackhall

Blackhall is an ex-mining village nearby. I doubt if it rocks.

# Posted on November 26th 2006 by nicholas

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The Battlefield Band also recorded this tune for what would end up as their album "Live Celtic Folk Music." According to the rather minimal liner notes, it was recorded at a festival in The Netherlands in 1980, but wasn't released until 1998.

# Posted on June 5th 2007 by AnnaClaire

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