THE BLAYDON RACES - Geordie folk song cover - GUITAR LESSON play-along with chords and lyrics

This is a re-issue of a video on my channel where I have improved the on-screen lyrics/chords presentation. Strum pattern: 1 2 3 4 DuDuDuDu D is downstroke and u is a lighter upstroke/flick on the bottom one or two light strings. Some of the time I put less emphasis on the u’s. Please note: In first verse I sing ‘Sunday’s afternoon - should be ‘summer's’ afternoon. I am a Jarrow born and bred Geordie and really enjoy singing the local songs. The Blaydon Races is a famous Geordie folk song written in the 1800's by Geordie Ridley. It is regarded as the unofficial anthem of Tyneside and is frequently sung by supporters of Newcastle United Football Club and Newcastle Falcons Rugby Club during their matches. Blaydon is a town in Gateshead situated 6.4 km from Newcastle Upon Tyne in the North East of England. The actual race itself used to take place on the Stella Haugh, 1.6Km west of Blaydon. Stella South Power Station was built on the site of the track in the early 1950's, after the race had stopped taking place in 1916. Although the account of the trip to Blaydon is fictional, the heavy rain and missing cuddy (horses) were reported in the local press. The song was adopted as its marching anthem by the fighting men of the Northumberland Fusiliers (a Royal regiment from 1935) of Fenham Barracks, Newcastle upon Tyne. 'Armstrong's Factory' was a large engineering works at Elswick, which made large guns and other firearms. The 'Robin Adair' was a pub on Scotswood Road which has since been demolished. Paradise is a suburb of Newcastle. The Blaydon Race is a 5.9 mile athletics race from Newcastle to Blaydon and takes place on June 9th every year and starts off with the singing of The Blaydon Races.

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