CD-Project

Both Sides of The Tracks is a truly eclectic collection of song,
musicianship and poetry. From hip hop to trad folk from blues to
punk, there and back, mixed up and in between. In some ways the least
interesting thing about Both Sides of the Tracks is what is shared by
those who have contributed to it ... their experiences of homelessness.

For some this means that tonight they will be sleeping in a doorway
or under canvas somewhere tucked away. For others it is the daily
grind of begging a sofa from increasingly reluctant ‘friends’. Many
have found shelter and support from Jimmy’s Nightshelter, hostels at
Willow Walk, 222 Victoria Rd, Corona House, Cyrenians, Emmaus and the
Jubilee Project. Still more have moved on to shared houses or their
own tenancies. The reasons for their homelessness are equally
diverse ... bereavement, mental or physical illness, unemployment,
marital breakdown, alcoholism, drug addiction, release from
prison ... real life struggles that could happen to anyone.

These are serious artists, musicians and poets, who, despite the
challenges of chaotic and disrupted lifestyles demonstrate real
commitment to their creative abilities. They are determined to make
their voices heard, share their experiences and challenge the
stereotype of hopeless homelessness.

This project has been made possible with funding raised by Cambridge
Link-Up from Awards For All (National Lottery) and has been
coordinated by the Editor of the Willow Walker, Kirsten Lavers in
collaboration with Jamie New of Ghettowise Records and Street Voices.

Both Sides of the Tracks is being released as a high quality double
CD retailing (from this website) at £10 + P&P
all proceeds will support further creative Link-Up projects

A special Music and Poetry edition of the Willow Walker magazine also
offers a free sampler CD with selected highlights from the double CD.

Both Sides Of The Tracks is being launched at Borders Bookstore on
Saturday 29th November 10am - 4pm

Paypal temporarily out of order

Should you wish to
purchase a cd, please
send an £11 cheque to;

Cambridge Link-Up
17-19 willow walk
Cambridge CB1 1LA

check out www.myspace.com/bothsidesofthetracks

Both Sides Of The Tracks (poem by Glyn Putwain)

Ambiguity, meaning different interpretaion
Needle marks scored on your arm
Or different sides of a station?
Uptown, downtown, society or scum
A lyric for a song, rich or poor,
How can I score? Is my use so wrong?
And, ‘if music be the food of love’,
These tunes and themes must play on both sides
‘Til all agree and forgetting the fee
That the show, life, must go on.

Artists:

Alchemist, Amon Rah, Brad Kirkwood, Cate Williams, Daniela McDermott, Danny Shevlin, Damson & Kay, Dean Tobiass, Dislexya, Freeman Freebyrd, Gene Thunderbolt, Geoff Coombe, GHETTOKID, Graham Bramwell, Great White Mark, Ian Yardley, Jay Raphael, Kay-D, Kelly-Clair, Lee Jay, Malcolm Driver, Nick Dominguez, Nick Ward, Robert Waugh, Sharon Kaur, Simbad Fresh, Smithy, Stella, Street Voices, Toby Peters, Uncle Glyn, 222 Art Group