The Blaydon Races has been the anthem of Tyneside since it was written by music hall performer George Ridley in 1862. Most Geordies know this chorus from the song: "O lads, ye should only seen as gannin, We passed the foaks upon the road just as they were stanin; Thor wes lots o' lads an' lasses there, all wi' smiling faces, Gan alang the Scotswood Road, to see the Blaydon Races." In this edition, the full story is told with Jorge Lulic's delightful drawings, for anyone with an interest in the folk lore of the North East England.