Memorial sculpture for James Hill, Bottle Bank

  • Description

    "Public artwork on Bottle Bank below the Hilton Hotel [[2724565]] by Peter Coates (2006) as a celebration for the life and legacy of folk fiddler, James Hill (1811-1853), the 'Paganini of hornpipe players'. The metal plaque in the foreground bears the inscription: 'James Hill of Bottle Bank, world renowned fiddle player and composer of tunes. The finest exponent of the Newcastle hornpipe style. Most active 1842-1852.' The bench is inscribed with Hill’s song titles including 'Beeswing' [[2422287]], 'Bottle Bank' and 'The Hawk' (named for pub on Bottle Bank where he lived). Alistair Anderson, artistic director of Folkworks, based at nearby Sage Music Centre, says: "Hill's tunes have spread around the English-speaking world. His best-known composition, the 'High Level hornpipe', written for the 1849 opening of the High Level Bridge [[2125354]], is viewed as a test piece in fiddle competitions from Texas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5tNKsWQZQs to the west of Ireland." Newcastle Journal 28 February 2006: http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Sculpture+celebrates+daddy+of+hornpipe.-a0142608761 Folk Archive Resource of the North East have a biography here: http://www.folknortheast.com/learn/biographies/james-hill" Photo by Andrew Curtis, 2011.
  • Owner

    Andrew Curtis
  • Source

    Geograph (Geograph)
  • License

    What does this mean? Creative Commons License
  • Further information

    Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2724375
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 7 years, 8 months ago
    Viewed: 797 times
    Picture Taken: 2011-12-07
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