Survey for travel guides reveals startling ignorance about nation’s musical history
The Daily Telegraph | 8 Mar 2024 | By Anita Singh
ONE in five Britons is unaware that the Beatles came from Liverpool, according to a survey into the nation’s knowledge of music history.
Two in five do not know that Oasis hail from Manchester, and more than half have no idea that the British punk scene originated in London.
The survey of more than 2,000 adults was conducted on behalf of National Rail to mark the launch of a new set of travel guides exploring Britain’s musical heritage.
Jo Whiley, the Radio 2 presenter, narrates the stories of 30 cities and the “music gems” they contain.
They range from the well-known, such as the Cavern Club in Liverpool, to the more obscure. [..]
Doncaster gets its own guide as the home of former One Direction star Louis Tomlinson and singer Tony Christie.
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listen to Jo Whiley talk about Louis and Doncaster here:
all guides can be found here on nationalrail.co.uk
We don’t have the greatest football team in the world; I will admit to that! I'm really proud to come from a place like Doncaster. I don't spend enough time there anymore; I live in London, so I go to see my family. Great people. I have a lot to thank Doncaster for who I am today. Still a very special place in my heart.
- Louis Tomlinson for Bio Bio Chile, Santiago [4.4.2024]
I wish we live in a world of unity and solidity that solely devoted to improve society in a collation with the arts and academics across our world one that does not need break away states but one that's united that's deeds are forage in steel that grows strong though power of its people one that I might call
The girl of the videos doing the shots with him said he was with his friends
yeah okay I assumed as much I was just curious which/how many friends or if it was just oli but yeah who knows.. anyway it seems they were in a club at the same location that used to house louis' teenage haunt 'the priory' so full on nostalgia with hometown friends and all.. aww