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Back in the day my family & I would park the car on the headland overlooking the North  & South Piers at Tynemouth in the North of England. We'd take sandwiches, a flask of coffee & watch & listen. 
Between the two piers flowed the Tyne River. As magnificent a sight as any on this earth is the coming & going of shipping plying their trade in & out of the Tyne. Back then some of these monsters would be rusty & old and some shiny & new but they always took your breath away in their size & the wake they  cut through the River! Some of the famous ships that have graced the Tyne over the years are .... 'Pacific Crown', 'Sand Fulmar'.... the colossal 'Koningsdam' (arrived August 2016, the biggest ever cruise ship to grace the River Tyne)....also 'The Queen Victoria'....'The Bonga' & too many others to mention. 
Where were they going & where did they come from?

                             BIG SHIPS   performed & sang by Roy Mc Calvey (copyright Roy Mc Calvey)

1)	Big Ships...coming into Tyne
Big Ships...upon the skyline
              Tide & the rainclouds...beckon you in
              Sultans  of Kasbah...incense & sin

2)	Big Ships...docking by wharf
Big Ships...all else you dwarf
             Sentinel crane waves...a rust shrouded arm
            As deep in the river...at anchor @ calm

3)	Big Ships...where you come from?
Big Ships...could be London or Rome
           Carrying people....who have places to go
           The howl of the fog horn...as the wind it does blow

Big Ships (Coming into Tyne)

SEE ALSO..  http://fairscup.wixsite.com/roys-newcastle-songs
 
Mostly for supporters of the Toon(NEWCASTLE UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB that is!)  and lovers of good music everywhere! (ho ho..gawd wot a scream!). Nicked some of Geordie Ridleys lyrics (only most of em!) from 'The Blaydon Races'.  Have now put 'Balmbras' in the lyric when for many years it was my mistake to have put 'Blaydon' in there.  Soooooo....WHAY YER WAITING FOR?? Lets rock!

 'roy mc calveys black and white thing' webbie at http://bit.ly/1q9ebBa

Black and White or Dead  by Roy Mc Calvey  
copyright lyrics tune vox and performance 1986

1) Went to Blaydon Races, in the month of june
1862 on a summers afternoon
I took the bus from Balmbras and she was heavily laden
Away we went down Collingwood Street, to the race at Blaydon
CHORUS
We're black n white or dead, we know it in our head.
Its always what we said, we're black n white or dead

2) The TV tells us that red is so cool, blue would be champion but we're no fools
CHORUS
MID 8 Don't follow fools they lead you astray, black and white our colour and our way

3) Ho me lads you should have seen us ganning
passing the folks along the way, just as they were stannin
All the lads n lasses there, all had smiling faces
gannin along the Scotswood Road to see the Blaydon Races
Rainbows are pretty they fly in the sky
Rainbows have colour but clouds pass them bye (cos clouds are)
CHORUS
One two three four Newcastle are sure to score

black and white or dead

Black and White or Dead NUFC

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'Rising From The Ashes Part II' is the second part of the trilogy inspired by the awakening of men and women worldwide and as such are my tribute to "hope".

18-30 From Euston To Glasgow

Rising From The Ashes Part II

'Break Through the Chains'

Written by Dave Anson
Produced by Dave Anson at Glass Sound Studios

Release The Chains

Break Through The Chains (Epic Orchestral)

NEWCASTLE UNITED FC   I M A

Ideal party track (so says I) FUN FUN FUN!  copyright roy mc calvey & Vicky . Vocal performers Roy Mc & Vicky!

'Party Time'  copyright Roy Mc Calvey
1)Well its partytime, and the gangs all here
dancing wild & drinking beer
you & me, we ain't got a care, cos party time is here!
2)We work hard to earn a dime
so fun with friends, it ain't no crime
so tonight, we'll have no care, cos party time is here
3)Deborah came, Johnny too, & his pal from Timbucktoo
All turned up to sleep on the floor cos it's party time, don't be a bore!

partytime is here

Partytime Is Here!

I wrote this piece in the mindset of a person of power... an heroic superhero. Think of Captain America, Thor, Wonder Woman...a soundtrack that could accompany a battle scene in the movie.

Supremacy Of The Mind

Perhaps if you like anything you hear on one of Roys sites put in an appropriate comment such as 'Roy couldn't hit a barn door with his piano keyboard, even if he could lift it to throw the dashed thing!' 
There, so perhaps its up to you (the reader of this note) if you want to do that!! Google Roy Mc Calvey for loads of his music stuff
 
Bass player in Paddy McAloon of Prefab Sprouts first real band 'AVALON' (er.... that is his first band to have a drummer AND a P.A.) although when he joined we were called 'CAUGHT IN THE ACT' so its not really true that 'AVALON' was his first anything!! Gawd! Aint life complicated? This name change occured after a handful of gigs. 'CAUGHT IN THE ACT' were Tony Coyle, John the drummer, Leo McCabe, Paddy, and me. All made contributions of a greater/lesser extent to songwriting. 10 months together and then Tony, Paddy and Leo were all gone and new talents came in. Pete Archbold and Paul Dean made us a twin lead guitar band for a time and Steve Daggett replaced PMc as lead singer, songwriter. He played a mean flying 'V' guitar. This Avalon Mk 2 lasted a year. Then I went back to collecting stamps and saving empty milk cartons. (anyone got a spare 1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta I could have? ps if u want to collect milk cartons make sure u wash em thoroughly before cluttering the place up with em)
Some roy Avalon web connections below. TRY EM  IF YER REALLY REALLY BORED !

Big Ships (Coming into Tyne)

Roy Mc Calvey

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