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Robert Newton
Canada
Приєднався 5 жов 2011
The videos are a mix of our independent documentary films and original songs written by myself and/or my wife Sharon. The genres include soft rock, country, contemporary and even some that have a somewhat jazzy feel.
All the songs were recorded in my home studio. I generally hired talented singers to provide the vocals. A exceptions are "Your Spanish Eyes" plus "Something In The Night Sky" and the narration on "In The Twilight" which feature my own voice. (Don't say I didn't warn you!)
If you enjoy the channel, I would be grateful if you would subscribe and help spread the word. It would mean a lot.
Rob
All the songs were recorded in my home studio. I generally hired talented singers to provide the vocals. A exceptions are "Your Spanish Eyes" plus "Something In The Night Sky" and the narration on "In The Twilight" which feature my own voice. (Don't say I didn't warn you!)
If you enjoy the channel, I would be grateful if you would subscribe and help spread the word. It would mean a lot.
Rob
My Amazing Grace
There are so many people in need these days and there are also so many unsung heroes that do what they can to help them out. This song is dedicated to those heroes!
If you enjoy it, please like and shar with your friends. It would help a lot.
If you enjoy it, please like and shar with your friends. It would help a lot.
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Last Embrace
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They've been lovers forever but now, thanks to a hostile invading force he has to leave her to fight for his country. The singer wishes to stay anonymous and uses the pseudonym 'Plaidcow'. Thanks for watching. If you enjoyed it, please like and subscribe. It would be much appreciated.
Coming On Midnight
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Will a misunderstanding end their relationship? Watch and find out! If you enjoy it please subscribe and share with your friends. It would help a lot. Thanks.
I Can't See The Wind lyric video
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False promises, lost love, not a happy tale. Beautifully sung by Lirah-Linda and the final chorus is spectacular!
The Story of the Hub - The First 40 Years
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In 2014 the Hub was coming up on its 40th anniversary. I was commissioned by the then executive members of the Hub to produce this film of its origins and evolution over the first 40 years of it's existence. I think you'll find their story fascinating.
I Thought By Now That I'd Be Wiser
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Have you ever thought about who am I really, where am I going, why don't I have a better grip on things. Seems like there's always so much to learn and you feel like you'll never learn it all? A very poignant performance of my song by Terry Tufts.
I Think Of My Life
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When the perfect person comes into your life everything falls into place and you can't imagine never knowing them! If you enjoy this please hit like and share with you friends. I would be grateful.
Together Alone
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Whether you're in a crowd or alone on a hilltop, when you're deeply in love no one else exists! Thanks for watching. If you enjoy it please click the like button and share with your friends.
I Want To Grow Old With You
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A simple love song with a country flavour. Thank you for watching. If you enjoy it I would be very appreciative if you would click the like button and share with your friends.
If Ever There Was A Time
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I wrote this 20 years ago and I believe it's even more relevant now. I hope you agree, and if you do, please share it. Thank you.
Your Spanish Eyes
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A little bit of Iberian flavour for you in a story about that first encounter on a perfect summer evening that holds so much promise. Thanks for watching. If you enjoyed it, please like and subscribe. It would be much appreciated.
Don't Forget To Rock And Roll
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When every day life overwhelms, take some time to indulge in your passion whether that be music [like me], sports, art, crafts, or whatever, it will rejuvenate you! Thanks for watching. If you enjoyed it, please like and subscribe. It would be much appreciated.
Small Town Blues
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So you grew up in a small town then set off to the city to conquer the world. It was good for a while, but then your roots called you back. The small town in the video is Almonte, ON, Canada which is indeed my home town. Most of the city scenes are Ottawa, Canada's capital city. I lived there for 12 years and did enjoy them. There is a lot more to both places and they're well worth a visit if y...
Sinking [A Cry for Help]
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This song is about having thoughts of suicide. Video includes information on the 988 suicide helpline now operational in Canada and United States. This is an important resource for those in need. The vocals are by Adam Willis and the narration at the end is by Kae Shelby. All instruments except drums are myself.
I Feel Good
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An upbeat song about a happy couple. Thanks for watching. If you enjoyed it, please like and subscribe. It would be much appreciated.
A Glass Of Wine (Vintage Therapy) with Kae Shelby
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A Glass Of Wine (Vintage Therapy) with Kae Shelby
You Are My Light [featuring Adam Willis]
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You Are My Light [featuring Adam Willis]
Yin And Yang (original song by Rob Newton)
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Yin And Yang (original song by Rob Newton)
This movie is about Perth, Ontario, Canada, not Perth, Western Australia.
Perth WA is a shthole
Many thanks for a such a good look at Perth's past - and parts and events - from someone who's new to this area. It's a fascinating story of setting up a town in the "middle of nowhere" with such interesting water connections (and problems) and pioneering people. The story of the whole Rideau lands is fascinating!
I come from Ferriers (Abraham Ferrier 1807-1879 and was one of the original pioneers that were sent to survey the land north of rideau and was one of the people who after surveying that area drafted a letter to the lieutenant-Governer of Upper Canada, Sir Francis Gore asking to settle bay of quinte instead but that request was denied! And they were sent to settle the land north of Rideau) and McNaughtons (Duncan sr first and then Duncan jr, who had one of the original Mcnaughton farms on Mcnaughton shores. The hamlet of Tennyson was born on a corner of his property and he and his brother john were the first to settle there). Have a book that was my great grandfather Ira Duncan Mcnaughtons called The Pioneer History of Lanark County. Its so cool seeing family names in there and reading about their journey. Planning a trip to Perth now that theres even more to see for me history-wise❤ a very, very beautiful place so rich in history
That’s so interesting. There was Stu/Stewart Ferrier and family and Duncan’s living in Perth when I lived there in the 1950 and 60’s. They were close friends of our family. I can only assume they were related to your ancestors as well.
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Thanks for producing these films. Perth, my hometown. Growing up here was a wonderful experience & I enjoy return visits.My dad was Ed Grainger & he had a garage on Gore St.E. by our home. He also sold Studebakers in the late 50s, early 60s.My Mom Grace grew up in Perth from young childhood & maintained friendhips until her passing 11 years ago.Best wishes for continuing promoting the best small town on earth.
Thanks again for this. I'm an Almonte boy myself so let's say the two best small towns on earth! :)
Very informative and nostalgic history of Perth over the last 200 years! My dad owned Grainger Motor Service first on Craig street next to the Last Duel park and finally Gore Street next to our home. Denny Marks and John McGenty spoke about the numerous service stations in the 1960’s but Dad built his business on auto and truck repairs and not so much on gas and oil. It was a wonderful town to raise a family with generous and friendly neighbors. Even though many will move on in later life I hope Perth continues to attract young people to do the same. Shout out to my high school friend Richard Schooley who continues to work and support the GWM hospital and Algonquin campus in Perth!❤
Thank you for your interesting comments. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I keep learning more and more about the Perth. It's a beautiful town. I also really enjoyed meeting Richard.
Bon Scott lived in Perth
He did indeed, and a sad loss, but not this Perth. This one is in Canada.
Heh heh I know..just being silly 😜
Ha ha, cool.
My father ABS John H "Jack" Wietersen was an RCNVR and served aboard the HMCS Assiniboine I18 during World War 2. I've always been so very proud of him! I thank God he made it through all of that. He was the best Dad anyone could ever wish for. He passed away in 1996 and I miss him every single day. Love you Dad.
Thank you for your comment. I'm glad to hear that he made it through the war safely. It sounds like he was a wonderful man.
It was lots of fun doing this song Robert!!! I'm glad I could give you your own new snoring track!!! Brings back good memories of the fun I had that day with you and Sharon, recording a few songs!! Cheers to the music that makes the world go round!
It was a hoot for us so I'm glad to hear you had fun with it too. Don't worry, I intend to use the snores at lot and I'll make sure you get full credit! :) In case you have a lot of spare time over the next while and get get really bored, Here's the link to the film on the Ottawa Ex - ua-cam.com/video/UpGnPGH3LiE/v-deo.html This is the one for the story of the destroyer Assiniboine and the sub U210 - ua-cam.com/video/11EX9tjgcAs/v-deo.html And finally, here is one on a tragic incident in Almonte's history that you may have heard about - ua-cam.com/video/8IKTQWQOA4o/v-deo.html Enjoy. Rob
Now Perth is a woken leftist utopia that puts tourists above the people who live and work there.
It is a conservative slow and isolated city, but you cannot call it woke!
Wow, people with hospitality for strangers! How horribly old school!
That is a GREAT song EXCELLENT work Sharon well done!
Cool song Rob well done!
Correction: Segment of The Marks Brothers. Not ‘Tom Marks’ - it was Ernie Marks, husband of Kitty, and my grandfather and grandmother 🙂
I was expecting Perth in Australia 🇦🇺 lol
Not quite the same! I hope to see Perth, Australia some day too though.
@@NewtonRobertT It's a nice place. (Better weather than the Scottish one ) LOL
I found you on band mix...I really like your guitar playing. Too bad your so far away. You got my like and sub!
@@NewtonRobertT I never had the ability to write music...you do a great job on lyrics.
Thank you for this video! It’s very important to have an account of our proud naval history and traditions. Note: I-18 HMCS Assiniboine (WW2) was a River Class Destroyer, not a Destroyer Escort. Again ,thank you very much for this important video!!
Thank you for your comments and for the heads up on the proper classification of Assiniboine. I hope that on this time of commemoration of the Battle of the Atlantic that others appreciate this video as you have.
@@NewtonRobertT my father ,Ed Hall ,AB seaman ,served 1940-45 HMCS Gaspé, (mine sweeper) Brandon (Corvette),Swansea (Frigate) - spent most of the time on convoy duty. saw lots of u- boat action. His brother , Richard Hall, leading seaman( mechanic ) went to the bottom feb 23,1943 when HMCS Weyburn struck a mine off Gibraltar. Battle of Atlantic Day is a solemn day in my household. Remembering that the RCN was a collective of 20 year olds , It s a day to give thanks to these brave heroes. Ready Aye ready.
@@xndg I'm sorry to hear that your uncle was lost at such a young age and cheated of a full life. You are so right about the ages of those young men. My father served on Assiniboine twice, though not at the time of the encounter with U210. At 36 he was by far the oldest on board and was, I believe eight years older than the ship's captain. So many young lives lost all for the sake of some villain's (Hitler, Putin et al) ego and ambitions. Will humankind ever learn so that no more young lives will be lost in this way?
I thought this was Perth Australia
Where are the Australians? Asking for a friend
@@NewtonRobertT Thaaaanks 🙄 From Perth, Western 🇦🇺 Australia.
A wonderful documentary for those interested in the history of Canadian small towns.
Thank you for your kind words. I'm glad that you enjoyed it. You may also enjoy the similar two part doc on the history of Almonte which is also on the channel.
@@NewtonRobertT I certainly will!
My grandfather was on the ship and in the photo where the sailor is being buried at sea
thank you very much for keeping these stories alive, brave men, fighting each other one minute saving each other the next war eh.
Thank you for your comment. You raise such a good point. By far most of the rank and file soldiers and sailors weren't truly enemies, they were just doing their duty to their country. For example a Canadian farmer and a German farmer caught up in the whole thing would have no reason to hate one another. I suppose it will never happen, but wouldn't it be great if some day war becomes obsolete?
Great to hear comments from 2 survivors 1 from the ship and 1 from the submarine a great insight into their views a bit off history to be appriciated by all
Thank you Dave. I'm glad that you appreciated that. The rank and file weren't enemies, it was, in this case, an evil tyrant that was the true enemy, ultimately of both sides.
AWESOME story from the Battle of Atlantic time !!!! Conclusion of that should be like this: "Regular people of the nations ... they're NOT enemies at all !!!! Only their government makes them enemies to each other !!!! F_CK all over ambitious governments and all so stupid politicians of the World !!!! SCREW them all !!!!
I think the the sub captain automatically reacted like a destroyer sailor would.
Does any part of this series explain why the people there are so bitter and mean? Insecurity? Low self-esteem? Beyond defensive into attacking before you even say anything. Horrible people.
What a great example of putting it all on the line for freedom.
Better to die before you get this old. Best is never to be born to have to live through this meat grinder in the first place of course. #antinatalism
One of my favorite rides was the double ferris wheel and the top concerts every summer, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Duran Duran and many more!
I believe the HMCS Assiniboine was being towed by a surplus Corvette from Quebec to the US for scrap in November 1945 when she broke loose of her tow and ended up off East Point PEI. PEI shipwreck maps actually list and illustrate her as a wreck.
Hi Alan. Thanks for this. I didn't know that they used a corvette to tow her. You might find MrCrumpets368 comment below interesting as well. Cheers, Rob
Yes I live on PEI and the bow was left behind when the rest was taken away, the very hull that was replaced in St. John's after the ramming of the U-boat.
Hello Perth Canada and good wishes from Perth Australia 🇨🇦🇳🇿🙋🙋🙋🙋🌞🌞🌞🌞
I thought it was my city Perth WA. Then I thought it was Perth Scotland.
There is another piece of history not covered in this video that needs to be told. CPO Max Bernays was in the wheelhouse beneath the bridge conning the ship at the time of the engagement. He ordered everyone out of the wheelhouse when the fire broke out and stayed behind to man the telegraph, engine order indicators and Helm. In the 35 minutes the battle raged, he answered more than130 orders from the bridge by himself. It is normally a three man job, but Max handled them all and should have won the VC for his refusal to abandon his post in spite of the threat to his life. He survived the war and died after a long career as a naval reservist on March 30th, 1974 a the age of 64.
Thank you for making this available.
My Grandfather was the signal-man on this ship when they rammed the u-boat. Thank You so much for the upload.
Thank you
Yes ... the low down her man... sinking innocent ships... innocent people.... that is what they did... can't fight fair... military to military...no not the ger man....no... started WW1. WW2.... DEFEATED both times... the ger man invaded other countries for the oil...gold...art...land... to build their ultimate empire to last 1000 years....NO..ger man....... but I know you will try again.......
A side note 1956-88 / DDH 234, (HMCS Assiniboine), was the first ship delivered post-war to the Royal Canadian Navy. She was first major class of warship designed and built in Canada . Bernays went on to command HMCS Assiniboine in 1978. "In honour of a true Canadian naval hero who exhibited outstanding leadership and heroism in the face of danger, the third of the RCN’s new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships will be named after Max Bernays." RCN
Excellent piece of history from a personal prospective. Thank you.
Thanks Michael. Out of curiosity were you or a family member directly involved. If the former, then you would certainly be one of the very last. Cheers, Rob
perspective
We need to bring it back Ottawa is sooo boring without it!!
My great great grandfather, Sutton Frizell, had a land grant and settled in Drummond Township in 1821. He emigrated with his mother, Suzannah, and brother, Richard, from Old Ross, Wexford, Ireland. The original homestead is on Tennyson Road and a significant amount of land was held by the Frizell's in that area.
This is fascinating to me. My great great grandfather Michael Lacey Cahill was a private in the British 19th Dragoons. He came with his family from Ireland to Perth in 1817 on a military land grant. By 1824 their crops had been consumed by grasshoppers, and they moved to Huntington Twp Carleton county (Ottawa) to the area of Shirley's Bay. Michael's wife Anne Shirley had a brother living there. Subsequently they moved to l'ile du Grand Calumet (Calumet Island) 60 miles up the Ottawa River where they settled permanently. For the next 200 years Cahills farmed on Calumet Island, near the village of Dunraven.
Hi Mary Sorry, I missed this. What a fascinating story and legacy. Thank you for sharing it. Life was certainly not easy then. Our ancestors were nothing if not stalwart. ALl the best, Rob
I have ancestry connection with Calumet Island as my GG grandfather was Jean Baptiste Bernard who was a Voyager and traveled the Ottawa River as a guide with the Hudson Bay Company in the early 1800’s. His family lived on i’ile du grand Calumet. I found early history of upper Canada/calumet and the guides in The Logan Journals (google).
Excellent work, thank you.
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Where can you watch the documentary in full?
I remember, going as a kid with my mom and grandma, they played a few rounds of bingo and my grandma won enough vouchers to get herself that nice dishes set, she loved she ended up, getting me that doll, I had my eyes on, instead then got me the unlimited pass cause I just loved the rides, then in my teens, would go with friends, ride all day and enjoy concerts, in the evening! I really miss those days!
Robert Newton I stumbled on it, afterwards really interesting! I still go to Lansdowne sometimes, but never realized how old Aberdeen pavilion really was! I feel bad for kid’s today, who will never get to experience it!
The end got too depressing.
Hi Tony Thanks for watching. I hear you about the ending. It was indeed sad, but the documentary has to tell it like it was. By the way, the entire two hour and thirteen minute film is not posted here. It's quite a story and if you liked the Ex, as I know you did, I think you'll like watching the whole film. This is the direct link - . ua-cam.com/video/UpGnPGH3LiE/v-deo.html
Thank you so much for your film. My father was a sailor on the Assiniboine during this battle and told me the story as a child. I have passed this on to my children and grandchildren who are excited to see it.
Hi Julie Thank you for this lovely comment. I'm so happy to hear that you're keeping this story alive with your children and grandchildren. Did your father tell you any details that are not in the film? Best regards, Rob
Great video! My father used to live in east point P.E.I, and told me about how when the tide was low, you could see parts of the ship sticking out of the water, it’s believed a bench from the mess hall was used in his old school house!
What a cool story. I hope the bench really is from Assiniboine. Thanks for sharing. Rob
Thanks, Rob for your excellent video showing the story of HMCS Assiniboine and U-210. Vice-Admiral Ralph Hennessy and Hellmut Liebold are welcomed contributors for sharing their history, and Mrs. Diana Hennessy and Mark Wunderlich are to be congratulated for helping to make this complete. This story is one I am familiar with. The deceased 18 year old sailor OS Kenneth Watson was a shipmate and friend of my then 19 years old father OS Jim Hart RCNVR (seen on the left in the foreground as part of Ken’s burial at sea honour guard). Dad went on, after a five year hiatus following the war and re-enlisting in 1950, to be buffer of HMCS Ontario, Cox’n of other vessels, sailing on the Cordova, Beacon Hill, CPO of Restigouche training division at Cornwallis, and much more, and then having married one of the earliest group of Wrens (WRCNS began Oct.1942) who also saw duty in Halifax (where they met) during WWII, later supporting two boys (my having gone to school named after John Stubbs), my brother and me in sea cadets, and seeing myself in the RCNR (‘64 - ‘71) with HMCS Swansea, HMCS Crescent, HMCS Oriole, tug HMCS St. Charles, and other ships. We both ended our careers on HMCS Mackenzie with my dad being Chief Warrant Officer, and myself Leading Seaman/Corporal. The Assiniboine was a cherished lady in our home, and were it not for the success of the ship and her crew I would not be here to add to your story. Thanks, again Rob. Well done.
The link to newtonfilms.ca does not work.
Hi Vern Thanks for the heads up. I retired last fall, but if you have any other questions or would like a copy of the DVD please let me know. In the meantime I have some updating work for that info on UA-cam. Regards, Rob Newton.
@@NewtonRobertT hi Rob, how can I obtain a copy of the DVD? Could you please email me? daveallston AT rogers DOT com. Thanks!
Getting rid of this was one of the biggest mistakes the city has made.