Blyth Power
Blyth Power are a British rock band formed in 1983 by singer and drummer Joseph Porter, formerly of Zounds and The Mob.
Blyth Power's music shows strong influences from punk rock and folk music, and the band members have described their sound as a cross between The Clash, Steeleye Span and The Rubettes.
Career
Established in 1983 and named after a railway locomotive, the one constant in an ever-shifting lineup has been drummer, vocalist, and songwriter Joseph Porter (real name Gary James Hatcher, born 21 February 1962 in Templecombe, Somerset). The band's lyrics often deal with episodes from history, ranging from the Trojan War to the Cod War — as well as aspects of English culture such as cricket, village life and trains. Porter is an avowed trainspotter, and in August 1998 the band appeared on the LWT television programme Holy Smoke! in a slot in which musicians discussed their individual religions — with trainspotting cited as his religion.
Since 1993, Blyth Power recordings have been released on their own label, Downwarde Spiral. Since 2000 they have cut back on their touring schedule due to various personal commitments, but they have organised an annual mini-festival, the Blyth Power Ashes. The festival takes place in August of each year, and combines live music with a cricket match featuring band members and their associates. From 2011 the event moved to The Plough, in Farcet Fen near Peterborough due to its ever increasing popularity. From 2015 The Ashes takes place at The Hunters Inn in Longdon, near Tewkesbury.
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ALBUMS
- Women and Horses and Power and War released: 2014
- Land Sea & Sky released: 2009
- Fall of Iron released: 2006
- On the Viking Station released: 2002
- The Bricklayer's Arms released: 2000
- Gladly Give to Caesar released: 1999
- A Rededication of Pastor Skull released: 1997
- Out From Under the King released: 1996
- Paradise Razed released: 1995
- Ten Years Inside the Horse released: 1994
- Pastor Skull released: 1993
- Karpov Crosses the Border released: 1992
- The Guns of Castle Cary released: 1991
- Alnwick & Tyne released: 1990
- Pont Au-Dessus de la Brue released: 1989
- The Barman and Other Stories released: 1988
- Wicked Women, Wicked Men and Wicket Keepers released: 1987
- A Little Touch of Harry in the Night released: 1984
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PLAY WITH FIRE
by: Rolling Stones( nanker phelge)
Well, youve got your diamonds and youve got your pretty clothes
And the chauffeur drives your car
You let everybody know
But don't play with me, cause you're playing with fire
Your mother she's an heiress, owns a block in saint johns wood
And your fatherd be there with her
If he only could
But don't play with me, cause you're playing with fire
Your old man took her diamonds and tiaras by the score
Now she gets her kicks in stepney
Not in knightsbridge anymore
So don't play with me, cause you're playing with fire
Now youve got some diamonds and you will have some others
But you'd better watch your step, girl
Or start living with your mother
So don't play with me, cause you're playing with fire
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