SONG FOR GAMES COUP

Rhyl musician Chris Turner

By Elwyn Edwards
A SONG written by a Welsh musician is to welcome athletes to the Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
Singer, song writer and accomplished musician Chris Turner of Grosvenor Avenue, Rhyl, is no stranger to the entertainment world having performed in numerous concerts up and down the country and is a regular on some of the world top cruise liners.
For Chris, who spends his summers coaching tennis in Rhyl, the news that his songThe Mancunian Way had been accepted by the games organisers was “a dream come true.”
Youngsters from seven Manchester primary schools will perform thesong at special ceremonies for the 72 nations arriving at the athletes’ village in Fallowfield.
They are among nearly 1,000 pupils from schools across the North West who will interpret the song in their own unique way performing in styles ranging from rap and soul to samba, steel band and traditional choir music.
Speaking from Spain’s Costa del Sol where he is currently"gigging" in the evenings in the Marbella area, Chris told the Journal: “It’s absolutely marvellous that The Mancunian Way is being used in such a prestigious event - I'm thrilled, it’s a dream come true.”
During the daytime Chris, still recovering from injuries received when he was knocked down by a car, visits 10 international schools in the area where he teaches tennis to youngsters.
In the meantime he is awaiting the outcome of a musical he has written entitled Tiebreak.
He has already reached the last 50 of a worldwide search for new musicals and expects to know the outcome sometime this week.

Published: 7.5.02 © North Wales Newspapers Ltd