Bilk recorded a series of albums in Britain that were also released successfully in the United States ( on the Atlantic Records subsidiary Atco ) , including a collaboration , '' Together '' , with the Danish jazz pianist and composer Bent Fabric ( " The Alley Cat " ) . Bilk 's success tapered off when British rock and roll made its big international impact beginning in 1964 and he shifted direction to the cabaret circuit . He finally had another chart success in 1976 with " Aria " , which went to number five in the United Kingdom . In May 1977 Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band provided the interval act for the Eurovision Song Contest . His last chart appearance was in 1978 , when the TV-promoted album released on Pye/Warwick , '' Evergreen '' , reached 17 in a 14-week album chart run . In the early 1980s , Bilk and his signature hit were newly familiar , due to " Stranger on the Shore " being used in the soundtrack to '' Sweet Dreams '' , the film biography of country music singer Patsy Cline . " Aria " featured as a central musical motif in the 2012 Polish film '' ''
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1977
Acker Bilk