Stranger on the Shore

original instrumental composed and performed by Acker Bilk
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q7621561
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Stranger on the Shore

Summary

Stranger on the Shore is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (388 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Stranger on the Shore's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Stranger on the Shore's composer is recorded as Acker Bilk[4].
  • Stranger on the Shore's genre is easy listening[5].
  • Among the performers on Stranger on the Shore was Acker Bilk[6].
  • Stranger on the Shore's language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content[7].
  • Stranger on the Shore was released on 1961[8].
  • Stranger on the Shore's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Stranger on the Shore'}[9].
  • Stranger on the Shore's different from is recorded as Stranger on the shore[10].
  • Stranger on the Shore's derivative work is recorded as Stranger on the Shore[11].
  • Stranger on the Shore's form of creative work is recorded as instrumental music[12].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e5fff3f6-0854-3318-b5a6-0be14b99b635[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Stranger on the Shore was performed by Acker Bilk[6].

Publication

Stranger on the Shore was published on 1961[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content[7]. Its genre is easy listening[5].

Why It Matters

Stranger on the Shore ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (388 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Stranger on the Shore. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/stranger-on-the-shore
MLA “Stranger on the Shore.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/stranger-on-the-shore.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_stranger-on-the-shore_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Stranger on the Shore}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/stranger-on-the-shore}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Language of work or name no linguistic content
    Performer Acker Bilk
    Form of creative work instrumental music
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0112255169, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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