The Adventures of Portland Bill

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Uploaded by on Sep 29, 2011

So here it is in all its glorious simplicity, the theme tune for Portland Bill animated children's series. DADGAD tuning and, yes, I wrote it, back in 1987 I think

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  • ..of characters so I will have to split this post.

    Thank you so very much for a beautiful song that always faded out before we got to hear it all. I have received many compliments on my guitar playing, but I think whatever ability I have is down to the music I listended to when growing up & learning to play.

    While most things I play are on electric guitars, I cannot thank you enough for the Portland Bill theme which remains an acoustic favourite :)

    Thanks & best wishes,

    Dog

  • Thanks for your warm comments, I'm glad to hear you enjoyed PB and it's great to hear that the tune was so well received, and is still remembered. Very rewarding. I love to play it sometimes, maybe I should dig up some of the other songs too like "Row My Boat"

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  • is this series actually based on the real portland bill? i live there and ive always sing this!

  • Cant believe It Legend!!!!

    More tune's please, If you have time : )

  • I'm 23 and I just wanted to tell you that this song helped shape my childhood. Thankyou so much!

  • Hi Mike,

    Thank you so much for posting this video :)

    I have played guitar since I was six years old & long before video recorders of the internet I had to depend on my memory for learning nice tunes I had heard. Your theme to Portland Bill has been one of my favourite theme tunes since the first time I heard it & I have often played my memorised version in the years since then.

    I had figured the bottom string was D not E, but hadn't thought about the top one!

    I am running out..

  • gave me goosebumps as i listened lol

  • what a beautiful tune.

  • I want to learn this tune, I love it! Who are you, are you famous? - you should be..

  • Hah! Yes!

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