Huw men, Busker here, was wonderin’ if you lads would/could help an owld gadgey oot here. You see, after many years of being ripped off an’ stitched up, an’ jackin’ in the music biz….I’ve decided to give it one last shot. My mate knocked together a great website, check out www.geordiesongs.com and a couple of C.D.’s of my finest geordie songs including ‘ Home Newcastle ‘ and ‘ Goin’ Up ‘, and publicity is not easy come by. Radio Newcastle’s Paddy McDee gave us a good slice of air-time which helped, but his show is rather late at night and response was limited. NUFC.com gave us a free ad for 2 weeks with a competition for the C.D’s which definitely helped with sales, but is alas, finished now. As a true Black and White all of my 57 years, and singer/writer of a Toon classic, or two, I was hoping you might give me some help by taking up NUFC.com’s cudgel and doing the same. An Indonesian toon fanzine has given me a front page splash and Eddy Suriyadi isn’t even a geordie, but he’s very much an honourary geordie. So too has a USA and Oz blog. If you can mate, I’ll reciprocate by putting you on my links page and contributing anything I can. Yours sincerely, Ronnie ( BUSKER )Lambert.
Oh, and here’s some biog for a piece if you do it. I was born in the R.V.I., raised in Gateshead and Leam Lane, and lived in Washington since 1975……………….

I am a local singer/songwriter of pure Geordie songs, one of which has a cult following in St. James’ and on Tyneside.‘Home Newcastle’ has been played at every home game since it’s release in 1980 and is regarded just about as ‘anthemic’ as Blaydon Races.
I am also the only songwriter to have had a record released on the one-time ever N.U.F.C. label back in 1984 when we gained promotion in Keegan’s last playing season.
The song, which was appropriately titled ‘Goin’ Up’ was adored by the fans but unfortunately not promoted by the visionless board at that time.
They opted to promote their ‘only ‘ other piece of merchandise to capitalise on the promotion fervour, an illustrated book titled ‘Auf-Wiedersein Kev ‘. ”Home Newcastle” sold over 50,000 copies on it’s first run, and without any ‘ paid for ‘ promotion i.e. it sold on one T.V. appearance and a few local radio plays.
Ronnie Lambert’s brief music biz biography
1980 - Home Newcastle - sold 50,000 ( got stitched by manager for my money, £100,000 ).
Made a few local t.v. appearances to promote song.
Appeared on ‘ Rock on the Tyne ‘ festival at Gateshead stadium with Elvis Costello, Ian Dury, Rory Gallagher, Dr. Feelgood, Ginger Baker and Lindisfarne to a 20,000 crowd.
1982 - River Tyne E.P. - manager didn’t promote it despite popularity. ( he was nobbled by rival band management to sit on my contract. )
1983 - Goin’ Up - on N.U.F.C. label, first and only singer to record on this label. Worked closely with Russell Cushing and marketing manager Graham Hogg who were very excited about project - bloody stupid board could have made me a packet. Sadly, without promotion many fans never got access to it. Tyne-Tees t.v. and local Beeb used song on mini-documentaries on promo season. I got literally hundreds of calls from fans and I was ex-directory….had to change my number.
From ‘83 to ‘90 - string of releases by small company with no promotion budget.
You can’t sell anything if people don’t know it’s there, but it kept my face feintly but continuously in Geordie consciousness. Songs included Black and White which didn’t get past new Glaswegian Toon marketing supremo Freddy ( Rottweiler, to his freinds) Fletcher.
1990 - Pure Geordie album funded by authoress Catherine Cookson - signed with Celtic records which reneged on contract by again not promoting album at the specified time ( Gateshead garden festival ), resulting in nasty, drawn-out litigation which fizzled out because I lacked the funding. They’ve sold it steadily since, but without paying me a red cent. Boy do I not deserve this ?
1990 - Gazza asked me to write him a song, which I confided to above company.
A month later he released a song with Lindisfarne, who were contracted to this company who stitched me. Lucky or what ?
Wrote Shearer’s Back, took it to small company because Toon’s Freddy Fletcher wasn’t interested. Again same story of no promo - no bono. But I’m still the best, probably the only Geordie, writing ‘quality’ topical, local flavoured songs and my cult classic Home Newcastle is as popular now with a brand new generation of Toon fans. Haven’t you heard the amount of ringtones on kids’ mobies ? I did a guest appearance at Shearer’s bar last winter and was mobbed by young lads and students asking for my autograph on their denims, arms etc. one guy wanted to get a tattoo over my signature on his arm.
Just finished my new website early November on www.geordiesongs.com and am approaching 4,000 hits already with very limited exposure. Featuring 2 new albums entitled, ” Geordieland ” and footie album ” Goin’ Up ” featuring many of my old toon songs with some new.
I’ve got a huge potential market for my unique product, but need backing, HELP !!!

I suspect the reason why the club hasn’t been snapped up, also lies at Mr Shepherd’s door. Unlike the Halls who until recently have seemed to be desperate to sell; it doesn’t seem like he has been rolling out the welcome mat. It’s no good for any potential buyer talking to the Hall’s unless their “partner in crime” wants to play ball

- Rob

born in NE6 :0)