My grandad just rang me up, and wanted to know who plays the song "On The Shore". Apparently it is a flute song, but I have never heard it.
Any ideas would be welcomed, and thanked

the only tune i know with a name like that is 'stranger on the shore' and thats for a clarinet

I hadn't heard of it, or the tune when he whistled it to me.

Apparently, the person was a communist or something who was thrown out of America and came to UK - any ideas?

nope sorry

Same here. It was Acker Bilk's signature tune.

I'll go and see if I can find a recording of it, he did whistle it down the phone to me. I have never heard of it.

Its on an advert cant rememvber which one tho so thats no use..

Oh just to let you know, it was that Clarinet piece , he rang up. It was off an advert but I can't remember which one he said. Thanks for your help.

Used to love that when I was at school learning clarinet.........wonder if I can find it anywhere for flute?

I don't know, sorry! I'll have a look for you soon if you want.

Yes - Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band. He was a leading jazz clarinetist in the mid-20th century. I went to a live concert of his about two years ago and he played this tune then. I am sure you ought to be able to get hold of a copy of the music and probably a recording too. It was a "classic" in its time and it's been used for adverts and goodness only knows what else since then.

I guess I'm showing my age by admitting to knowing it but hey, who cares?!!

I actually have to confess to having an Acker Bilk cd with Stranger on the shore, Cavatina, Pachelbel's Canon & other tracks on it.

Well what do you know? Just after I sent my first reply to this thread up pops the music on TV backing a "Whiskas" cat food ad?

Small world.......

I think that is what my grandad heard it from, he said from an advert!


Ahh, I don't mind

Acker Bilk , Stranger on the shore , was one of the first peices i EVER learned to play on clarinet. For some reason my dad wanted me to learn it , and i LOVE it , soo relaxing , I even have the lyrics

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Oh how odd - I'm a Laura who plays clarinet too and as soon as I started learning my Dad presented me with a copy of Stanger on the Shore. I'm doing an MA at the moment and for it we had to do reviews of other clarinettists so I went to see Acker Bilk playing it live at the theatre near me! (Also by weird coincidence a friend of mine used to know him but I didnt find that out til after I handed in my review!)