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Nov
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The 11 Bus Song

To celebrate spending 11 hours from 11am on the 11A or 11C outer circle bus route in Birmingham - on, naturally, 11.11.09

Song by Mark Steadman
Photos by Pete Ashton
Inspired by Jon Bounds

May
12th
Tue
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Biz Bizley - Birmingham: It's Not Shit

“A singer-songwriter of notoriety and repute. Listen to the man’s heartrending tales of arguments with seafood-sellers in the Hare and Hounds in Kingstanding, gasp at his portrayal of a man who was born in Dudley Road hospital.”

Click the link to download a selection of his Birmingham UK hits.
May
10th
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Black Velvet Band: the noisy, Digbeth mashup - by Friends of the Stars

Another Birmingham (adapted) ditty from Digbeth - the city’s Irish Quarter. Local mentions: Digbeth (natch), The Spotted Dog, Cheapside, Bradford Street.
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The Brum Album by Fraz'n'Gus

Discovered the classic West Brom on Rhubarb Radio, courtesy of @thebigpaws radio show. From there, it was a very short step to Guardian-reading Moseley and gravelly-granned Northfield.

Click the link to listen.

Bulletpoint bio (via myspace):

• Fraz and Gus are two born and bred Brummies.
• Fraz is Faisal Rashid currently plays bass in Brummie Ska band “The Heels”, and, bizarrely, guitar and tenor banjo with traditional English Folk outfit “Rannygazoo”.
• Gus is Angus Campbell, who ‘has worked in just about every genre of music going, including… Birmingham’s legendary Bhangra scene’.
May
9th
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B6 Brum by Tomo

Discovered: On a sampler from Gotham Records circa 2005/6. Local mentions: Aston, Chelmsley, Ladywood, Hockley.

Click the link for a free download.
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Harveyandres

Good Old Brummagem by Harvey Andrews. Discovered on Rhubarb Radio via @thebigpaws radio show. Local mentions: St Andrews, Snow Hill, Bullring, Blues, Villa.

Bulletpoint biography of Harvey Andrews (© John Bush, All Music Guide):

• Born May 7, 1943, in Birmingham, England
• Began singing at a folk club owned by the Ian Campbell Folk Group in 1964
• Appeared on an EP with folk revivalist Martin Carthy in 1965
• Andrews was a teacher through most of the late ’60s
• In 1970 he released Places & Faces, his debut solo album and performed at the Cambridge Folk Festival
• Writer of Songs album released in 1972; third album released in 1973.
• Formed his own Beeswax label in 1982