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Poignant song to raise cash for families of Nancy Glen crewmen races up the charts
A song in memory of the two fishermen who died when the Nancy Glen sank is storming the charts.
Within hours of yesterday’s release, Please Bring Our Boys Back Home was racing up the download charts of both Amazon and iTunes.
The song, featuring a mix of Tarbert musicians, was No1 on Amazon’s Movers and Shakers chart and No36 on iTunes yesterday.
It was also top of Amazon’s new releases and best sellers.
Proceeds wi l l go to the families of tragic fishermen Duncan MacDougal l , 46, and Przemek Krawczyk, 38, who lost their lives when the prawn trawler sank in Loch Fyne last month.
A third crewman, John Miller, 34, survived after being rescued by a passing vessel.
Written and produced by Silvio Gigante and Simon Greatbach, the tune was due to be released on March 5 but was brought forward due to overwhelming demand.
Silvio said: “We’re No36 in iTunes – this means we’re on a really good run. These charts are Friday to Friday so we won’t be in the national charts until next Sunday. We need to keep going.”
Performers on the song, recorded at Tarbert’s Templar Hal l, include local singer Beatrice Catherine, Tarbert Academy Choir and Loch Fyne Pipe Band.
The Scottish Government have pledged to pay for a bid to lift the Nancy Glen and search for the missing men.
It means all £258,000 raised by a crowdfunding site set up by the Clyde Fishermen’s Trust will go to the men’s families.
We’re No36 on iTunes, we’re on a good run. We need to keep going
The Battle of Murrayfield began with punches in the tunnel pre-match and ended with Scotland landing a Six Nations’ knock-out blow of epic proportions.
England were left with much more than a bloody nose – Eddie Jones and his players were humbled.
A first half of astonishingly high intensity blew away the Auld Enemy as three tries delivered a mortal wound from which the side ranked No.2 in the world couldn’t recover.
It was left to skipper John Barclay to describe a day that reunited the nation with the Calcutta Cup after a 10-year absence.
Barclay played down the behindthe- scenes shenanigans that saw Owen Farrell trading blows with the Scots before being dragged away by his team- mates. After lifting the
ancient silverware aloft, f lanker Barclay couldn’t contain his delight.
He said: “I heard about the bust up but I was in the toilets. I was first in after the warm-up to relieve myself.
“I don’t know how much of it is true or what happened. It maybe gets played up, made more of what it was.
“The intensity and quality of play was what mattered. Not that.
“We were f uel led by past disappointment. It’s satisfying. I’ve tried for years to win the Cup.
“And now I’ve won it, it’s brilliant. Not just because it’s the Calcutta Cup but because England are a brilliant side and it puts us in a pretty good position in the tournament.
“I guess that now blows the competition open a bit.
“The first half was fantastic, the pace we played it. It felt like we played in the autumn, the tempo we wanted.
“We threw the ball around, kept them guessing, played with accuracy.
“England are a fantastic side but to have Murrayfield as epic as it was today is something I’ll remember.”
As starts go, it couldn’t have been better. Greig Laidlaw banged over a third-minute penalty as England were penalised for not releasing.
The early push continued to come from Scotland who had the greater share of the ball as Jones’ side appeared
sluggish and unprepared for the dark blue tide that swept over them.
That initial surge was temporarily halted as Farrell fired over a threepointer to tie the game after Hamish Watson failed to release.
But it was only a brief respite and the hosts ran in a try seconds later as the English defence imploded.
Finn Russell’s grubber broke kindly for Huw Jones to seize on the ball and dive over and Laidlaw converted from under the sticks to secure a 10-3 lead with 16 minutes on the clock.
Another Farrell penalty reduced the gap to four points almost immediately but the initiative was with Scotland.
The brutality of the contest was bone- shuddering but Russell was providing the beauty as he orchestrated a succession of attacking moves. It was a stunning start and error-strewn England were rattled.
More Russell magic on the half-hour brought another score.
His Hail Mary throw wide to Jones allowed Scotland to gain 60m before the ball was fed across the English line by Russell to Sean Maitland who touched down in the corner.
Laidlaw was short with the extras but the scoreboard read 15- 6 and Murrayfield started believing.
A combination of defensive steel and sloppy indiscipline from the English pack was maintaining Scotland’s grip.
And another try was delivered before the break.
Again it was the electric reactions of Jones that England failed to match as he accepted a feed from Laidlaw and won a breathtaking surge to the line.
Laidlaw made it a barely believable 22- 6 at the break with the conversion.
England’s response after the interval was instant. Farrell punctured the home defence with a blistering run before going over and he converted his own try to reduce their deficit to nine.
Ref Nigel Owens came to Scotland’s rescue, halting play after Danny Care’s interception, and the hosts were awarded a penalty that Stuart Hogg sliced wide from distance.
Farrell went over in the 54th minute but Owens again upset the English, calling back play for Courtney Lawes knocking on in the tackle. Another huge moment had gone Scotland’s way.
Dark Blue defiance was now the order of the day as Townsend’s side refused to bucklebkl as EEnglandld attemptedtttd tto cut t the gap further.
But they were going nowhere as the home crowd was roused time after time with huge tackles going in on the visitors as the clock ticked down.
But this Scottish display was much more than just about containment.
They continued to take the fight to their rivals who went a man down in 66 minutes as Sam Underhill was yellow carded for an illegal no-arms tackle.
Russell rattled over the resultant penalty and it was now a 12- point winning margin.
England were now wearing the sorry look of losers. The ‘I was there’ moment came at Murrafield with the sound of a final whistle that brought a close to a famous Scotland win. Breathless, exhilarating and truly unforgettable.