| Music of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| History | Nationalities | |
| Early popular music | England | |
| 1950s and 60s | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Wales | |
| 1980s | Ireland | |
| 1990s to present | Caribbean and Indian | |
| Genres: (Samples) Classical - Folk - Hip hop - Opera - Popular - Rock - Jazz | ||
| By year: 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 |
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| Awards | Mercury, BRIT Awards, Gramophone Awards | |
| Charts | UK Singles Chart, UK classical chart, UK Albums Chart | |
| Festivals | Cambridge Folk Festival, Creamfields, Download Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, Eisteddfodd, Glastonbury Festival, Homelands, Isle of Wight Festival, Royal National Mod, The Proms, Reading and Leeds Festivals , T in the Park, V Festival | |
| Media | NME - Melody Maker - Mojo - Q - The Wire - The Gramophone | |
| National anthem | "God Save the Queen" | |
| Regions and territories | ||
| Birmingham - Cornwall - Isle of Man - Manchester - Northumbria - Scotland - Somerset - Wales
Anguilla - Bermuda - Cayman Islands - Gibraltar - Montserrat - Turks and Caicos - Virgin Islands |
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Manchester had an impressive music scene before 1976, with groups like The Hollies, The Bee Gees, Herman's Hermits, Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders, Freddie and The Dreamers in the sixties and Barclay James Harvest and 10cc in the early to mid seventies, and with Top of the Pops being recorded by the BBC in the city. Music from the United Kingdom has lost great popularity since the 1960s when a wave of musicians helped to popularise Rock and roll. The diverse Nations that now make up the United Kingdom were much more distinct from each other prior to modern times The roots of British popular music for the rest of the 20th century and into the next were set during the 1950s Scotland is internationally known for its traditional music which has remained vibrant throughout the 20th century when many traditional forms worldwide lost popularity to Pop music In the 1970s, music from the United Kingdom further diversified Wales has a strong and distinctive tradition of Folk music related to the Celtic music of countries such as Ireland and Scotland. In the early 1980s in the United Kingdom, Punk rock diversified into genres such as Gothic rock (e Irish Music is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres on the entire island of Ireland, North and South of the border In the early 1990s American grunge bands such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam helped inspire the British alternative rock scene Music from Trinidad Large-scale Caribbean migration to England began in 1948 The music of India' includes multiple varieties of folk, popular, pop, and classical music. This article is concerned with Classical music in the sense elsewhere defined of formally composed and written music of chamber concert and church type as distinct from popular British hip hop is a genre of music, and a culture that covers a variety of styles of Hip hop music made in the United Kingdom. The history of Opera in the English language commences in the 17th century Music from the United Kingdom has lost great popularity since the 1960s when a wave of musicians helped to popularise Rock and roll. British rock and roll, or Brit rock, was born out of the influence of Rock and roll and Rhythm and blues from the United States, but added Jazz in Britain has been performed in the country since shortly after the music's first appearance on record in 1917 This is a summary of 1999 in music in the United Kingdom including the official charts from that year This is a summary of 2000 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year This is a summary of 2001 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year This is a summary of 2002 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year This is a summary of 2003 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year This article gives details on 2004 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year This is a summary of 2005 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts This is a summary of 2006 in music in the United Kingdom including the official single and album charts This is a summary of the year 2007 in British music. It was the first year of Digital downloads being fully integrated into the charts leading to many songs not The Mercury Prize, formerly the Mercury Music Prize and currently known as the Nationwide Mercury Prize for Sponsorship reasons is an annual music prize The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards The Gramophone Awards are one of the most significant honours bestowed on the classical Record industry, often referred to as the Oscars for classical The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry The UK classical chart is a commercial monitoring and marketing device used by the UK music industry to measure its effectiveness in promoting and selling albums nominally in the field The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom. There are a large number of music festivals in the United Kingdom, covering a wide variety of genres Cambridge Folk Festival is an annual Music festival held on the site of Cherry Hinton Hall in Cherry Hinton, one of the villages subsumed by the city of Creamfields is a large Dance music festival featuring DJs and live acts The Download Festival is a three day Music festival held annually at Donington Park (which hosted the Monsters of Rock Festivals between 1980 and 1996 The Edinburgh International Festival is a festival of Performing arts that takes place in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, over three weeks from around See also An eisteddfod (aɪˈstɛðvəd Welsh ə(iˈstɛðvɔd plural eisteddfodau or eisteddfods) is a Welsh Festival For the classical music and theatre festivals co-founded by Rutland Boughton between 1914 and 1926 see Glastonbury Festival (1914-1925 The For the Magic The Gathering expansion set see Homelands (Magic The Gathering. The Isle of Wight Festival is a Music festival which takes place annually on the Isle of Wight, England. The Royal National Mod, (Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail is the annual national mod, a festival of Scottish Gaelic song arts and culture The Proms, more formally known as The BBC Proms, or The Henry Wood Promenade Concerts presented by the BBC, is an eight-week summer season of daily Orchestral T in the Park is a major Music festival that has been held annually in Scotland since 1994 The V Festival is an annual music festival in England, the first to be held simultaneously at two sites - currently Hylands Park in Chelmsford and The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly Music Newspaper Mojo is a popular Music Magazine published by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007 The Wire is a British Avant garde music Magazine, founded in 1982 by jazz promoter Anthony Wood and journalist Chrissie Murray Gramophone is a magazine published monthly in London by Haymarket devoted to classical music and particularly recordings of classical A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history traditions and struggles of its people recognized either by a nation's "God Save the Queen", or "God Save the King", is an anthem used in a number of Commonwealth realms It is the National This article is about Culture and the Arts in the city of Birmingham, England. Cornwall has been historically Celtic though Celtic-derived traditions had been Moribund for some time before being revived during a late 20th century Roots revival The Isle of Man is a small island nation in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. Here Northumbria is taken to mean the traditional counties of Northumberland, the northernmost county of England, and County Durham, Sunderland Scotland is internationally known for its traditional music which has remained vibrant throughout the 20th century when many traditional forms worldwide lost popularity to Pop music Somerset is a County in the southwest of England. The county has a well-documented and still vibrant Folk music heritage as it was studied by one of the Wales has a strong and distinctive tradition of Folk music related to the Celtic music of countries such as Ireland and Scotland. The music of Anguilla is part of the Lesser Antillean music area. Bermuda is an Atlantic island and an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, often treated as part of the Caribbean music area. The Cayman Islands a Caribbean island chain is a Crown Colony of the United Kingdom. Gibraltar is a British overseas territory with many musical influences Montserrat is a dependency of the United Kingdom. The influence of Irish traditions is apparent in Montserrat's symbols and heritage especially the Set dance -like The Turks and Caicos Islands are an overseas dependency of the United Kingdom. The music of the Virgin Islands reflects long-standing cultural ties to the island nations to the south as well as to various European colonialists The Hollies are an English Rock and roll band formed in the early 1960s. The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. Herman's Hermits were an English Pop band, formed in Manchester in 1963 as 'Herman & The Hermits' This page is about the musician for the Pennsylvania politician, see Wayne Fontana (Pennsylvania politician. Barclay James Harvest is a British rock band specialising in Symphonic/Melodic Rock with folk/progressive/classical influences Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast In 1965 Herman's Hermits outsold the Beatles , selling over 10 million records in seven months. Manchester bands Freddie and The Dreamers, Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders and Herman's Hermits topped the American Billboard charts consecutively between the middle of April 1965 and the end of May, with one week in 1965 where the three bands were numbers 1, 2 and 3 in the US Billboard top 100. With the exception of Graham Gouldman of 10cc and Eric Stewart of The Mindbenders (who built Strawberry studios in Stockport, Britain's first world class recording studio outside London) there was little reinvestment in Manchester from its successful sons and daughters.
On 4 June 1976, the Sex Pistols, at the invitation of Howard Devoto and Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks, played at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Castlefield. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 Howard Devoto (born Howard Trafford on March 15 1952 in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England) is an English This musician is not to be confused with the 1970s singer Peter Shelley. Buzzcocks are an English Punk rock band formed in Manchester in 1975 The Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England, was for many years a focal point for public debate and cultural activity in the city Or see Castlefields. Castlefield is an Inner city area of Manchester, in North West England. [1] In an audience of less than 42 people, several key members of Manchester's future music scene were present: Tony Wilson Granada TV presenter and creator of Factory Records, Peter Hook, Bernard Sumner (of Joy Division & New Order), Morrissey - later to form The Smiths with Johnny Marr - producer Martin Hannett, and Mick Hucknall of Simply Red. Anthony Howard Wilson (20 February 1950 &ndash 10 August 2007 was an English Record label owner radio presenter TV show host Nightclub manager Impresario Factory Records was a Manchester based British Independent record label, started in 1978, which featured several prominent musical acts on its Peter "Hooky" Hook (born 13 February 1956 in Salford, Lancashire) is an English Bass player. Bernard Sumner (born 4 January 1956 in Lower Broughton, Salford, Lancashire, England) is a British singer Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner ( vocals, Guitars Synthesizers, Peter Hook Steven Patrick Morrissey (ˈmɒɹɪsiː born May 22, 1959) known primarily as Morrissey, is a British Singer and Lyricist The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982 Johnny Marr (born John Martin Maher on 31 October 1963 in Ardwick, Manchester) is an English Guitarist, Martin Hannett ( –) sometimes credited as Martin Zero, was a Record producer who helped develop Joy Division and co-founded Factory Records Michael Hucknall (born 8 June 1960) is a British singer and songwriter Simply Red is an English pop band Their style draws influences from pop, rock, jazz, Lovers rock, and Blue-eyed soul Another influential event was the release of Buzzcocks' Spiral Scratch EP in early 1977 - the first independent-label punk record. Spiral Scratch was a four-track EP by the punk band Buzzcocks, recorded in 1976 and released in January 1977 An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify In the wake of The Buzzcocks releasing the first truly independent record onto the Punk scene, the old movers and shakers from Manchester music collective , Music Force who included producer Martin Hannett Tosh Ryan and Lawrence Beadle formed a local label called abid records who started putting out singles by local acts like Slaughter & The Dogs(Rob Gretton later to manage Joy Division/New Order was their roadie/tour manager- all Wythenshawe lads), John Cooper Clarke and Ed Banger & The Nosebleeds(whose lineup included Vini Reilly) and licensed Jilted John by Jilted John to EMI records. Martin Hannett ( –) sometimes credited as Martin Zero, was a Record producer who helped develop Joy Division and co-founded Factory Records Slaughter & The Dogs is an English Punk rock band that formed in the late 1970s in Manchester, England. Rob Gretton ( January 15, 1953 - May 15, 1999) was best known as the Manager of the Post punk bands Joy Division Wythenshawe (pop 66000 is a district in the south of the City of Manchester in North West England. John Cooper Clarke (born January 25, 1949) is an English Performance poet from Salford, Greater Manchester; he is often Vincent "Vini" Gerard Reilly (b August 1953) is an English musician and leader of the Post-punk group The Durutti Column Graham Fellows (born Sheffield, 22 May 1959) is an English comedy actor and musician best known for creating the characters of John Shuttleworth This record company coincided with Tony Wilson bringing the cream of both American and British punk; New Wave bands to the public on his acclaimed late night Granada show So It Goes. Anthony Howard Wilson (20 February 1950 &ndash 10 August 2007 was an English Record label owner radio presenter TV show host Nightclub manager Impresario Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous region of Andalusia, Spain. So It Goes was a British TV music show presented by the late Tony Wilson on Granada Television between 1976 and 1977 This meant that Manchester had the Sex Pistols on the TV long before they tipped up on LWT with Bill Grundy (incidentally another Mancunian). The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 William "Bill" Grundy ( February 20, 1923 - February 9, 1993) was a British television presenter and the host of Thames Television unlike other major Cities Manchester had The Sex Pistols Anarchy tour play twice at The Electric Circus and it was these gigs more than the small Lesser Free Tarade Hall gigs which really lit a fire under Manchester's assorted musicians and gave them that do-it-yourself philosophy which defined British punk. When So It Goes finished on Granada , Tony Wilson still wanted an involvement in the local music scene , so started a night up at The old Russel Club in Hulme , called The Factory along with his friends soon to be business partners , Alan Erasmus and Alan Wise . Hulme is an Inner city area and electoral ward of the City of Manchester, in North West England. Tony had been taking a great interest in Rabid records and it's set up and after working on the research for a feature for Granada TV about Rabid , he along with Alan Rasmus and Joy Division Manager Rob Gretton (the Ideal for Living EP had been distributed by Rabid) decided they would do their own version of Rabid records , but instead of churning out singles and then licensing the album deals to major labels (Slaughter& The Dogs debut appeared on Decca, John Cooper Clarke was licensed to CBS, and Jilted John to EMI) they would concentrate on Albums. The first album following the Factory sampler EP—which included Joy Division, Cabaret Voltaire, and Od—was Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division, recorded at Strawberry Studios in Stockport. Unknown Pleasures is the debut album by the English Post-punk band Joy Division.
With the industrial revolution as its model, Factory Records played upon Manchester's traditions, invoking at once apparently incongruous images of the industrial north and the glamorous pop art world of Andy Warhol. Pop Art is a visual Art movement that emerged in the mid 1950s in Britain and in parallel in the late 1950s in the United States. For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol While labelmates A Certain Ratio and The Durutti Column each forged their own sound, it was Factory's Joy Division who somehow managed to grimly define what exactly it was to be a Mancunian as the '70s drew to an end. A Certain Ratio are a Post-punk band formed in 1977 in Manchester, England. See Durruti Column for the anarchist column during the Spanish Civil War. At the same time, and out of the same post punk energy, emerged Mark E. Smith's groundbreaking group The Fall, who would become one of the most inventive, original and prolific groups of the next three decades. Mark Edward Smith (born 5 March 1957) is the Lead singer, Lyricist, Frontman, and sole constant member of English The Fall are an English Post-punk band formed in Prestwich, Greater Manchester in 1976 New Order rose from the ashes of Joy Division combining rock, pop, and dance music to earn much critical acclaim while selling millions of records. New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner ( vocals, Guitars Synthesizers, Peter Hook The group that would ultimately become the definitive Manchester group of the '80s was The Smiths, lead by Morrissey and Marr. The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982 With songs like 'Rusholme Ruffians' and 'Suffer Little Children', Morrissey sang explicitly about Manchester, creating songs that are as iconic of Manchester as the paintings of L.S.Lowry. Laurence Stephen Lowry (1 November 1887 – 23 February 1976 was an English Artist born on Barrett Street Stretford, Lancashire.
As the '80s drew to a close, a new energy arrived in Manchester, fuelled by the drug ecstasy. MDMA ( 34-methylenedioxy- N -methylamphetamine) most commonly known today by the street name Ecstasy (often abbreviated E, X, A new scene developed around The Haçienda night club (again part of the Factory Records ‘empire’), creating what would become known as the Madchester scene, – the main proponents being the Happy Mondays, The Inspiral Carpets, and The Stone Roses. Fac 51 Haçienda (better known simply as The Haçienda) was a Nightclub and Music venue in Manchester, England. Madchester was an Alternative rock genre that developed in Manchester, England, towards the end of the 1980s and into the early 1990s Happy Mondays are an English Alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. Inspiral Carpets are an Indie rock band from Oldham in Greater Manchester, England formed by Graham Lambert and Stephen Holt in 1986 The Stone Roses were an English Alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1984 The history of the Manchester music scene over this period was dramatised in Michael Winterbottom's 2002 film 24 Hour Party People. Michael Winterbottom (b March 29 1961 in Blackburn, Lancashire) is a prolific British Filmmaker who has directed fifteen 24 Hour Party People is a 2002 Film about Manchester 's Popular music community from 1976 to 1997 and specifically about Factory Records
After the "Madchester" period, Manchester music lost much of its provincial energy, though many successful and interesting acts were still to emerge. Other notable musical acts in Manchester have been Take That, 808 State, M People, Oasis, The Verve, Magazine, The Durutti Column, A Certain Ratio, James, Badly Drawn Boy, Chameleons, Charlatans, Simply Red, Cleopatra, Michael McGoldrick, Elbow, Monomania, I Am Kloot, Autechre, Lamb, Marconi Union, A Guy Called Gerald, Goldblade, Mr Scruff,Oceansize and Doves. Take That are an English pop Musical group consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark 808 State are an English Electronic music outfit formed in 1988 in Manchester, taking their name from the Roland TR-808 Drum machine M People are a British House music act from Manchester formed in 1990 which achieved success throughout most of the 1990s Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 The Verve (originally Verve) are an English rock band formed in Wigan, Greater Manchester in 1989 at Winstanley Sixth Magazine were an English Post-punk group active between 1977 and 1981 See Durruti Column for the anarchist column during the Spanish Civil War. A Certain Ratio are a Post-punk band formed in 1977 in Manchester, England. James are an English rock band from Manchester. They formed in 1981 and were active throughout the 80s but most successful during the 90s Damon Gough (nicknamed Badly Drawn Boy) was born 2 October 1969, in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Chameleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are squamates that belong to one of the best-known Lizard families The Charlatans (known in the United States as The Charlatans UK) are a British Alternative rock band Simply Red is an English pop band Their style draws influences from pop, rock, jazz, Lovers rock, and Blue-eyed soul Cleopatra are a platinum selling BRIT Awards and MOBO Awards nominationed R&B/Pop Girl group from the UK whose members are sisters Cleo Michael McGoldrick (b 1971 Manchester, England) is a Flute and Tin whistle player of great renown Elbow are a Nationwide Mercury Prize winning English Alternative rock band In Psychiatry, monomania (from Greek monos, one and mania, Mania) is a type of Paranoia in which the patient has only one idea I Am Kloot are an English band formed in Manchester, in 1999 by John Bramwell (guitar/vocals Peter Jobson (bass and Andy Hargreaves Autechre are an English Electronic music group consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth both natives of Rochdale, England. Lamb were an Electronic music duo from Manchester, England, known for their Trip hop and Drum and bass influenced sound Marconi Union are Richard Talbot and James Crossley a British musical duo with strong links to the Manchester based DOTCA arts collective A Guy Called Gerald is the Stage name for musician Record producer and DJ Gerald Simpson (born February 16, 1967) ' Goldblade are a punk rock band from Manchester UK The band formed in early 1995 when ex Membranes frontman John Robb put the band together with Wayne Simmons and former A Witness vocalist Mr Scruff is the recording name of Andy Carthy (born in 1972 in Macclesfield, England) a British DJ and artist Oceansize are a five-piece Art rock group based in Manchester, England. Doves is an English Indie rock band which formed in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, although most of their early gigs Morrissey and The Fall still continue to garner critical acclaim while Oasis remain the most popular, having played to more than 1. Steven Patrick Morrissey (ˈmɒɹɪsiː born May 22, 1959) known primarily as Morrissey, is a British Singer and Lyricist The Fall are an English Post-punk band formed in Prestwich, Greater Manchester in 1976 Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 7 million people worldwide during their Don't Believe the Truth tour of 2005/early 2006. Don't Believe the Truth is the sixth studio Album by Oasis, released on 30 May 2005.
Manchester's biggest popular music venue is the Manchester Evening News Arena, which seats over twenty thousand, and is the largest arena of its type in Europe, with the City Of Manchester Stadium and Old Trafford's cricket grounds also providing large ad-hoc open air venues outside of the sporting season. The Manchester Evening News Arena or MEN Arena (commonly referred to as just The M Other major venues include the Manchester Apollo and the Manchester Academy. The Manchester Apollo is a concert venue in Manchester, England. Manchester Academy is a Brand name used by the University of Manchester Students' Union for its four Concert venues in Manchester, There are over 30 smaller venues for signed and unsigned artists of all genres to perform in, ensuring that the music scene in Manchester constantly remains vibrant and interesting. An area known as the Northern Quarter, considered the cultural and musical heart of the city, houses some of the more famous of these venues such as Band on the Wall, the Roadhouse and Night and Day Cafe, plus various other venues established in various pubs and clubs throughout the city. The Northern Quarter ( N4 as it is sometimes denoted is an area of Manchester City Centre, England, generally marked out between Piccadilly Band on the Wall is a live music venue on 25 Swan Street in the Northern Quarter area of Manchester City Centre
Many Manchester bands, and those influenced by the city's musical heritage and unique atmosphere have immortalised it in song - see List of songs about Manchester
Manchester music is currently immortalised by many new bands past and present, the definitive independent northern resource is available at :
ManchesterMusic - An independent website established in 1999 cataloguing hundreds of local acts and with thousands of reviews available on-line
http://www.manchestermusic.co.uk. List of songs about Manchester, United Kingdom. Ewan MacColl, The Pogues, Rod Stewart, Various - "Dirty Old Town" (A
Other major long established websites with music review content include :
BBC Manchester's indispensible Music & Entertainment Section: http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/entertainment
Manchester Evening News (includes City Life) Music Pages: http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/music
High Voltage - long running Fanzine and Local Music Site http://www.highvoltage.org.uk
The region is now served well by its own local radio shows, notably some regular weekly slots on BBC Radio GMR. However the recent addition of London based commercial station Xfm in the city has helped elevate the city's media facilities and the station has developed a real presence on the local live circuit. A more locally owned and dedicated Mancunian radio station is Revolution Radio (96. 2 FM) which is based in Oldham, focusing a great deal of its airplay to local acts past and present.
The continued development of TV Broadcaster Channel M's (part of the Guardian Media Group) programming has provided a remarkable opportunity for many contemporary unsigned acts to appear on live television, with a high standard of production. With live venue recordings and regular unsigned shows broadcast most nights of the week, it all adds up to an unprecedented level of exposure for Manchester's new music.
References
- ^ Sex Pistols gig: the truth BBC Where I live - Manchester
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