Band, GB
Singer / Songwriter of Classical
Alex Glasgow (14 October 1935 – 14 May 2001) was a singer/songwriter from Low Fell, Gateshead, England. He was educated at Gateshead Grammar School where he founded the Caprians, a choir that, 55 years on and still counting, is thriving. He graduated in German at the University of Leeds. He wrote the songs and music for the successful musical plays Close the Coal House Door and On Your Way, Riley! by Alan Plater, and scripts for the TV drama When the Boat Comes In, the theme song of which he sang. He also worked in Germany and emigrated to Australia in 1981.
Barry Wilde vn GB | |
Roger Payne tr | |
Prunella Pacey vl GB | |
Alan Gout tb | |
Ruth Bennett vc, gam | |
David Munro cb, b | |
Trevor Herbert tb | |
Noel Broome vl | |
Jacqueline Metcalfe p |
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Songs Of Alex Glasgow Three | Alex Glasgow | 1978 | Album |
When The Boat Comes In (Dance Ti Thi Daddy) | Alex Glasgow | 1977 | Single |
Dance Ti Thi Daddy (When The Boat Comes In) | Alex Glasgow | 1976 | Single |
Now & Then: Tyneside Songs Old & New | Alex Glasgow | 1976 | Album |
Songs Of Alex Glasgow-Two | Alex Glasgow | 1975 | Album |
Songs Of Alex Glasgow | Alex Glasgow | 1973 | Album |
Sings Geordie Songs | Alex Glasgow | Single |