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A song in support of the miners of north England and Wales.

This is the case of the north England blues
‘Bout the things you might have and the things you might lose
The life that I’ve lived no one can deny
‘D make hard Herod weep or cruel Nero cry

The story begins at Kellingley mine
The overman stopped us at quarter to nine
Clear out your lockers, the pit is to close!
The cause of our hardship he would not disclose

This is the case of the north England blues
This is the case of the north England blues

Shafted by Maggie, the bringer of woes
Thrown to the wolves by the queen of the crows
With our useless skills the jobs were none
I couldn’t provide for my wife and my son

No work at my age in the grocery store
My wife couldn’t bear me around any more
Cracks in the coalface, chasms at home
Cold and abandoned, I’m now all alone

This is the case of the north England blues
This is the case of the north England blues

My boy was expelled for starting a fight
With nothing to hope for he sold drugs at night
His future’s bleak now they locked him away
He won’t let me visit to see if he’s okay

So what should you make of the north England blues?
It’s not up to me, they’re your thoughts to choose
I don’t mean to alarm or intend to confuse
But this was the case of the north England blues

This is the case of the north England blues
This is the case of the north England blues
This is the case of the north England blues

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The North England Blues

1st track off our little live demo ep.
recorded in the Calla cave on 02/01/15

Executing Order 66 (Live Demo)

Sweet Child Of Mine Cover

Wanna Be Like You cover

Stolen Moments was written for a short film by media students at Sunderland University, about a young man who wakes from a long coma to discover that the relationship with a beautiful girl was all a dream.

Words & Music: Dale Wesley Hill
Vocals: Dale Wesley Hill & Gary Young
Electric & Acoustic Guitars: Dale Wesley Hill
String Arrangement: Gary Young & Dale Hill
Drums programmed by Gary Young
Produced by Gary Young & Dale Wesley Hill
Engineered & Mastered by Gary Young
*Featuring Glenn Howes on main lead guitar

STOLEN MOMENTS

"Make It On Your Own" written by Paul deMarco and David A Young
Performed, Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Paul deMarco

"Make It On Your Own" by Paul deMarco and David A Young

This is the third single from “Sky Lanterns.” We wanted to write another high energy track and hopefully we’ve achieved it.

We would love to know what you think of it? :D

Sky Lantern

Cover of Truth Be Told by Melisandre's Beaver. Taken from the album If Only We Were Serious.

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Truth Be Told | Melisandre's Beaver

RAINBIRD - The wake-up call for #ClimateAction that had Twitter singing into the night...

The full #ClimateChange backstory of this song is on the blog My Doctor's Handwriting: https://mydoctorshandwriting.com/2019/05/03/song-in-the-dark-turning-my-climate-anxiety-into-action/

Our little band‘s studio demo Rainbird is a #ProtestSong that arrived amid the madness of the May 2019 Federal #ClimateElection. 

It’s about the Eastern Koel, aka Black Cuckoo or Rainbird, whose migratory range has extended south to Melbourne in the last 5 years or so. They arrive from Asia in November with the first hot nights that have us opening our windows for relief.

It’s poetic justice that their piercing two note call keeps us awake with an ever-longer summer ahead of us: we need a wake-up call now more than ever.

Please share the wake-up call!
Twitter.com/MtDLoCo

Lyrics

Rainbird don’t cry
Don’t wake the baby, that won’t do
I think maybe you’re an angel dark and true, black cuckoo
Sent to tell us 
Something we don’t want to hear
So far south this time of year
Summer came to town too early
We’re all tired of talking about why
It’s like we know, but we just wanna sleep
We curse the heat and throw our windows high
Every night you get to weeping
Ko-el ko-el ko-el!
And the neighbours complain
Say you’ll drive us all insane
Blame the bird, that’s a good idea
So far south, this time of year
Rainbird don’t cry
Don’t wake the baby, that won’t do
I think maybe you’re an angel dark and true, black cuckoo
Sent to tell us 
Something we don’t want to hear
So far south this time of year
Words and music 

(c) MDLOC 2019

Lay Low, Lorikeet!

Rainbird - Rainbird Demo

Introducing Ryan Fox, a UK Americana artist from  Kent, England. His unique, popular sound and poetic, witty lyrical style draws from influences as diverse as early Dylan to Noel Gallagher, from Johnny Cash to Elton John, from Bruce Springsteen to Stephen Sondheim.
 
Ryan's songs have reached the finals of the UK Songwriting Contest and been featured on the Disabled People Against Cuts website. He has played the Acoustic Sessions at Rainham three times and Tunbridge Wells’ The Forum twice.
 
Ryan had classical piano lessons from an early age and picked up a guitar at uni, his early influences including Oasis, Coldplay and, naturally, The Beatles. He developed his songwriting in his 20s, largely owing to meeting musical guru Dr Richard Niles, who pushed Ryan out of his comfort zone to explore fresh sonic/lyrical ground - to try new things.
 
Ryan worked with several singers and played in numerous bands in this time of nurture and reflection. He decided to go solo in order to realise his creative ambitions.
 
Ryan is seeking festival slots for summer 2024 and will commence gigging again in early 2025, having taken a hiatus to concentrate on being a new dad.

Ryan releases a new song each month for streaming and purchase on all the major online outlets. He is currently re-working some songs with producer Scott Evans.

Get 5 free EPs of Ryan's best songs (released and unreleased) from his official website below.

The North England Blues

Ryan Fox

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