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Ian Stuart Donaldson (11 August 1957 – 24 September 1993), also known as Ian Stuart, was an English singer, musician, songwriter and political activist from Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire. He was best known as the frontman of Skrewdriver, a British punk rock band which he rebranded as a white power rock band. He raised money through white power concerts with his Blood and Honour network.
Ian Stuart Donaldson attended Baines School in Poulton, where he met Sean McKay, Phil Walmsley, and John Grinton. They formed the cover band Tumbling Dice, who played songs by The Rolling Stones and other bands. In 1975, they formed Skrewdriver, a band that gained a reputation for attracting violence at their concerts.
After the original Skrewdriver lineup parted ways in 1979, Donaldson formed a new lineup and began to write songs for a white power audience. The new version of Skrewdriver openly promoted far-right groups such as the National Front and raising funds for them (and affiliated organisations) through the White Noise Records label. Skrewdriver became known for its involvement in the white nationalist movement and its associated music genre, Rock Against Communism. In 1987, Donaldson founded Blood and Honour, a neo-Nazi network that distributes white power music and organises concerts.
Oh Europe, high in honour, sacred
lands of faithfulness
? in the east and in the west
You stand as your mountains, steadfast, gainst enemies strong and cruel
Like the eagle high in the sky, will not bow to alien rule
(chorus)
Oh Europe hold out, don't give in now
Oh Europe no surrender, that would be a sin, sin, sin
Think back to your forefathers,
think back upon great times
European courage, victory,? in every fight
? stand together, shield our nations from any harm
Where the beast of war engulfs us, hold out in the rage of the storm
(chorus)
If the White man's gods protect
us, Europeans must stay free
Never shield our nations' beauty, from our foes and enemies
To our Europe's land, protection; at the ready, Europe's men
We defy our foes and traitors, self-defence is no offence
From our moors, and lakes and mountains, we will fight save our lands
European strength and spirit, will be wielded in our hands