TODAYS BLAYDON RACERS ON SCOTSWOOD ROAD

short video of todays race and THE famous song


I went to Blaydon Races Twas on the ninth of June Eighteen Hundred and Sixty Two On a summer's afternoon I took the bus from Balmbras And she was heavy laden Away we went along Collingwood Street That's on the Road to Blaydon
Oh me lads, you should've seen us gannin Passing the folks along the road And all of them were starin' All the lads and lasses there They all had smilin' faces Gannin along the Scotswood Road To see the Blaydon Races
We flew past Armstrong's factory And up by the Robin Adair