"solo from England to Australia. Entertainers from the city include; Dorothy Mackaill, 1950s singer David Whitfield, sports commentator Tony Green, actors Sir Tom Courtenay, Ian Carmichael, John Alderton and more recently Reece Shearsmith. and actress Maureen Lipman. Playwrights Richard Bean, John Godber and Alan Plater have close connections with Hull. Musicians include: Paul Heaton of The Housemartins and The Beautiful South, and guitarists Mick Ronson and Trevor Bolder, who worked with David Bowie and more recently 2000s indie band The Paddingtons. The astrophysicist Edward Arthur Milne and logician John Venn both hailed from Hull. The poet Philip Larkin lived in"
"billing himself as P.d. Heaton, formed the Housemartins in the early 1980s. This band featured Stan Cullimore on guitar, Ted Key on bass and Hugh Whitaker on drums. Shortly afterwards Key left the band and was replaced with Norman Cook. The Housemartins released a number of singles and two studio albums, ""London 0 Hull 4"" and ""The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death"". Their most popular hit was an a cappella cover version of ""Caravan of Love"" (originally by Isley-Jasper-Isley), which was their only number 1 hit in the UK. For the second album Hugh Whitaker was replaced with Dave"
"albums between 1986 and 1988. (Heaton was with the Housemartins for their entire existence; Hemingway joined in time for their second and final album.) The band was known for blending overt socialist politics and a form of Christianity, having baited the British monarchy, the building industry and South African apartheid in their songs as well as including gospel elements in their music. The Housemartins often claimed to have set a fixed lifespan for themselves, and the members duly brought the band to an end in 1988 at the height of its success. Heaton and Hemingway immediately began work on setting"
"The Housemartins The Housemartins were an English indie rock band formed in Hull who were active in the 1980s, and charted three top ten albums and six top twenty singles in the UK. Many of their lyrics were a mixture of socialist politics and Christianity, reflecting the beliefs of the band (the back cover of ""London 0 Hull 4"" contained the message, ""Take Jesus – Take Marx – Take Hope""). The group's a cappella cover version of ""Caravan of Love"" (originally by Isley-Jasper-Isley) was a UK Number 1 single in December 1986. After breaking up in 1988, Paul Heaton and"
"up a new band, naming it ""The Beautiful South"" as a sarcastic comment on their staunch Northern roots. The third initial bandmember was Dave Rotheray, a songwriting guitarist who'd previously played with Hemingway in two other Hull bands, The Newpolitans and The Velvetones. At the time Rotheray was studying for a PhD at the University of Hull and living on Grafton Street, where Heaton also lived. Rotheray and Heaton became the songwriting team for The Beautiful South, which was conceived as a quintet with Heaton and Hemingway (who was no longer drumming) as the two lead singers. The core band"
"Hugh Whitaker Hugh Whitaker (born 18 May 1961) is an English musician and the former drummer for the British indie rock band The Housemartins. He replaced original drummer Chris Lang and drummed for the band's first album, ""London 0 Hull 4"", and its attendant single releases. He left the band before the recording of their second album, ""The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death"". Whitaker left the band on amicable terms and even participated in the promotional video for the band's first single without him, ""Five Get Over Excited"", wherein he was kidnapped by his replacement, Dave Hemingway, and locked"
"South. The Newpolitan's style was a mixture of the current musical styles, from the Style Council to the Gang of Four. Band members included temporary additions, mainly for demo recordings, were saxophonist Kev Christian and the trumpet players Andrew Nicholson and Andy Russell. The Newpolitans recorded a self-financed single, but the failure of the single provided the catalyst for the band's demise. Rotheray and Hemingway then went on to form the Velvetones with other musician friends from Hull. Whilst studying for a PhD at Hull University, living on Grafton Street in Hull, Rotheray met Paul Heaton who formed the Beautiful"
"The Leisure Society The Leisure Society is an English rock band formed by Nick Hemming and Christian Hardy of Burton upon Trent. Hemming was formerly of early 1990s indie band She Talks to Angels, which included actor Paddy Considine, film director Shane Meadows and bassist Richard Eaton. Hemming wrote and performed music for the films ""A Room for Romeo Brass"" and ""Dead Man's Shoes"". He was also a member of The Telescopes. In 2006 Hemming moved to London to work with multi-instrumentalist and producer Christian Hardy; the pair have subsequently built a live band drawn from members of Brighton's Willkommen"
"one day, when the class were asked who would like to learn drums, they put their hands up first. Hemingway followed Whitaker into bands, first the Newpolitans with Dave Rotheray on bass, and then the Velvetones. Whilst at university in London Dave was drummer and a founding member of The Shoppers. It became a well regarded post-punk band (Steve Brain guitar/ lead vocals Maxine Tarte keyboards/ vocals Gavin Hearne lead guitar/vocals Christos Yanni bass/ vocals). His break came when he got a call from Rotheray telling him Whitaker had left The Housemartins. Rotheray recommended him to Housemartins guitarist Stan Cullimore,"
"at one time performing the then-current Sex Pistols song, ""Pretty Vacant"" at a school concert, without any microphones. At that time Rotheray's musical tastes were for progressive rock, his favourite being Pink Floyd. His parents were worried but still allowed him to play and drove him to clubs to perform. Eventually, Mammoth evolved into a band called The Newpolitans. Both Mammoth and the Newpolitans featured Hugh Whitaker on drums, who later became the drummer for The Housemartins. The Newpolitans also later featured Dave Hemingway on drums, who also became drummer for the Housemartins and then a singer with the Beautiful"
"his skills on the thriving Brighton club scene, regularly appearing at the Brighton Belle and the students' favourite The Basement, where known as DJ Quentox he began laying the base for Brighton's hip hop scene. In 1985, Cook's friend Paul Heaton had formed a guitar band called The Housemartins. Their bassist left on the eve of their first national tour, so Cook agreed to move to Hull to join them. The band soon had a hit single with ""Happy Hour"", and their two albums, ""London 0 Hull 4"" and ""The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death"", peaked in the Top"
"styles in many bands, he joined eclectic rock outfit Pocketful O'Nowt. Hugh Whitaker Hugh Whitaker (born 18 May 1961) is an English musician and the former drummer for the British indie rock band The Housemartins. He replaced original drummer Chris Lang and drummed for the band's first album, ""London 0 Hull 4"", and its attendant single releases. He left the band before the recording of their second album, ""The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death"". Whitaker left the band on amicable terms and even participated in the promotional video for the band's first single without him, ""Five Get Over Excited"","
"use in Iraq and Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Fairey Aviation sponsored the Fairey Brass Band, who hold rehearsals in Heaton Chapel. Sir John Alcock, who with Arthur Whitten Brown, made the first non-stop transatlantic flight in 1919, was raised in Heaton Chapel and attended St. Thomas' Primary School alongside the church. Heaton Chapel was the home of the Poco-a-Poco Club, many a big name star performed here including David Bowie 27 April 1970. Sited at the junction of Denby Lane and Manchester Road, and formerly, the Empress Cinema, this has now been demolished and has been home to The Hinds Head"
"London 0 Hull 4 London 0 Hull 4 is a 1986 album by The Housemartins. It was their first album and contains the singles ""Flag Day"" (#124 in the UK), ""Sheep"" (#54 in the UK), ""Happy Hour"" (#3 in the UK) and ""Think for a Minute"" (#18 in the UK). The title refers to the band's home town of Kingston upon Hull and is in the format of a sports result. It also refers to Paul Heaton's assertion that the Housemartins were only the fourth best band in Hull. In other words, Hull had four great bands, compared to none"
"bass player with The Gargoyles, another Hull-based band. The band included former members of the Housemartins, Hugh Whittaker and Ted Key. Warhurst died in 2003. There Is Always Something There to Remind Me ""There Is Always Something There To Remind Me"" is the final single released by British Indie rock band The Housemartins. An unfavourable account of Paul Heaton's schooldays akin to The Smiths' ""The Headmaster Ritual"", the non-album single was released in April 1988 as a 7"" and a 12"" and reached #35 in the singles chart. A video was made for the single featuring the band members dressed"
"EP, Night Ship in November 2017 to coincide with their tour supporting The Eden House. The mini-gatefold CD sold out its initial run quickly, and was well reviewed. The Society (ex Danse Society) The Society are an English gothic rock band, formed in Barnsley in 2014 after Paul Gilmartin, Martin Roberts and David Whitaker split from the reformed version of their previous band (see separate article, below). The current lineup is Jonathan Cridford (vocals), Elliot Wheeler (guitar), Darran Guy (keyboards), Ade Clark (bass guitar) and Paul Gilmartin (drums). Jonathan Cridford replaced Brian Jay in 2016. Paul Gilmartin, after leaving The"
"Hellraisers. Graham Fenton later joined Matchbox. Tommy Husky (Huskinson) played the saxophone on The Beatles 'Live at The Star Club Hamburg', and later joined Cadillac. Terry Clemson is leading The TT's nowadays, and Gray Fenton still sings in Matchbox. Line-up of the album ""Demolition Rock"" was Vocals – Graham Fenton, Guitar – Terry Clemson, Bass – Jimmy Walls, Drums – Les Warren, Saxophone – John Earl, it was produced by Eddie Bourne. The Houseshakers The Houseshakers were a British rock and roll band that formed at the end of 1969, and were active in the early 1970s. They backed Gene"
"young children, from all around the world, creative writing and music. Stan Cullimore Ian Peter Cullimore (born 6 May 1962) is an English musician and journalist. He played guitar, between 1983 and 1988, for the Hull-based indie rock band The Housemartins. Cullimore studied maths at the University of Hull, graduating in 1984. He was a member of the University of Hull team that were runners up in the 2014 ""Christmas University Challenge"". He responded to a local newspaper advertisement by The Housemartins singer Paul Heaton seeking musicians in 1983. After leaving the band, he ran a whole food shop for"
"The Society (ex Danse Society) The Society are an English gothic rock band, formed in Barnsley in 2014 after Paul Gilmartin, Martin Roberts and David Whitaker split from the reformed version of their previous band (see separate article, below). The current lineup is Jonathan Cridford (vocals), Elliot Wheeler (guitar), Darran Guy (keyboards), Ade Clark (bass guitar) and Paul Gilmartin (drums). Jonathan Cridford replaced Brian Jay in 2016. Paul Gilmartin, after leaving The Danse Society in January 2014, recruited a strong male vocal, initially provided by Brian Jay, which proved popular with fans old and new as well as live audiences."
"formed a new band ""The Sound of Paul Heaton"". Heaton's second solo album ""The Cross Eyed Rambler"" was released on 7 July 2008, and was preceded by the single ""Mermaids and Slaves"" on 30 June, and he toured in support of it throughout July. The album charted at number 43. Heaton released his third solo album, ""Acid Country"" in September 2010. In 2011, the Manchester International Festival endorsed the writing by Heaton of an anthology of songs based on the 7 deadly sins, to be called ""The 8th"". The song was broken down into a section for each sin, which"
"Hemingway Corner Hemingway Corner was a Canadian-American folk pop group, active in the 1990s. The group was formed in 1992 by two established singer-songwriters, David Martin and Johnny Douglas. Martin, from Atlanta, Georgia, was a musician and songwriter who lived in Nashville before moving to Los Angeles. Douglas, from Toronto, was working as a session songwriter in Nashville. The two met while writing songs for Sony Music and released their self-titled debut album in 1993. They had hits on the Canadian pop charts with ""Man on a Mission"" and ""Love, Love, Love"", and received a Juno Award nomination for Best"
"Elliott Langford, Dave Mathews, Alex Heath, Jason Havelock, Mitz and Ryan Stanikk. All six original members were in underground rock bands around the south of England including: Zero Consent, Schoolboy Error, Fandangle, Toupé, Paul Went Home, Big Screen Buddha, Speaking of Losers, After Thought, The Generators and Harpoon Larsen and were all loosely associated to each other. But it wasn't until Ryan Stanikk and Dave Matthews decided to start their own band after several years playing in a variety of south coast bands. Not long after their formation the band undertook their first UK headline tour, upon which they sold"
"'60s-style guitar pop overlaid with soul vocals"". Cook described the band as ""religious, but not Christians"", and the band's repertoire included gospel songs. Many of the band's lyrics have socialist themes, with Cook stating that ""Paul realized that he hated writing about love...and that writing politically came easier to him"", describing some of their songs as ""angrily political"". ""(does not include ""live"" appearances on TV programmes)"" The Housemartins The Housemartins were an English indie rock band formed in Hull who were active in the 1980s, and charted three top ten albums and six top twenty singles in the UK. Many"
"went successfully solo, Simon went to work with Glen Matlock, Seligman joined The Thompson Twins (who counted with a brief collaboration of Dolby), and Herion also went solo, but failed to get hits to releasing his ""Beauty Life"" album in 1983, and died in 1988. The Fallout Club The Fallout Club was a British synthpop and new wave band formed by Irish singer Trevor Herion, the experimental drummer Paul Simon, future successful Thomas Dolby on keyboards, and bassist Matthew Seligman in 1981. Herion and Simon formed the band shortly after the demise of their previous group, The Civilians, while Dolby"
"Whoever"" and ""You Keep It All In"". Featuring Paul Heaton's witty lyrics and vocals from him, Dave Hemingway and Briana Corrigan, it was a critical success too, being widely hailed for ""reinserting cynicism, doubt, and biting sarcasm into pop music."" The album was a transformation for lead singer and lyricist Paul Heaton after his previous band The Housemartins; according to Robert Christgau, he turned ""his talents to the interpersonal. The surprise was that he didn't then cop out."" The third single from the album, ""I'll Sail This Ship Alone"", reached number 31. Working in a short space of time, the"
"- shortly before he died. The demo recording for the Gardeners of Eden remains unreleased, but copies are held by his family. In 1983, he had a brief spell as recording drummer for Hawkwind whilst working as their drum roadie Heaton died of pancreatic cancer on 4 November 2004, aged 43, leaving a wife Robin and son Marlon. Robert Heaton Robert Charles Heaton (6 July 1961 – 4 November 2004) was an English musician best known as the drummer in the English rock band New Model Army (NMA). Besides being the drummer for the band, Heaton was also responsible for"
"Belles"" (Channel 4); ""The Karen Dunbar Show"" (Comedy Unit/BBC); ""Chewin' The Fat"" (Comedy Unit/BBC). Healy also runs an internet comedy group called The Bad News Crew and in 2013 won the ‘Best Online Content Award’ at the Lovie Awards presented by Stephen Fry. Daniel Healy (musician) Daniel Healy is a Scottish singer-songwriter and actor. He was a member of Glasgow-based jazz/pop trio Eoscene. In 2013, as a solo artist, he supported the Lawson on their UK tour. Healy has collaborated with Ronan Keating and co-wrote six songs which feature on Keating's tenth studio album, ""Time Of My Life"", which was"
"seat"", referring to the hospitality of Lancashire people). The programme ran for six series or seven years and was a mixture of easy listening music and comedy for a local audience. The group also starred in six of their own series for BBC Radio 2. Houghton Weavers The Houghton Weavers are an English folk music band formed in 1975 in Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, England. The current band members are David Littler (acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, banjo-ukulele, bouzouki, piano accordion and vocals), Steve Millington (bass guitar, keyboards, acoustic guitar, piano accordion and vocals) Jim Berry (guitar and harmonica and vocals) and"
"with former Hip Down/Dawn Parade members Jeremy Jones, Nick Morley and Seymour Glass (credited as Seymour Patrick) and continues to play live throughout the UK. The Dawn Parade The Dawn Parade were a British rock band from Bury St Edmunds formed in 2000. Greg McDonald was the main songwriter, and also provided vocals and guitar. The band performed 200 gigs in the UK and received critical acclaim from ""Rolling Stone"" and John Peel, for the latter of whom the band performed a number of live sessions. In 1998 friends from Thurston Community College, Greg McDonald, Nick Morley, Tom Weller and"
"Around the Sun"", playing on the follow-up album ""Edwin & the Pressure"", and writing for country singer Tara Lyn Hart. Mark Sterling is also actively songwriting, having released three solo albums including his self-titled debut (1996), ""The Well"" (1999) and ""Take From It What You Need"" (2009). He also worked with young country singer Adam Gregory for his debut album ""The Way I'm Made"". Hemingway Corner Hemingway Corner was a Canadian-American folk pop group, active in the 1990s. The group was formed in 1992 by two established singer-songwriters, David Martin and Johnny Douglas. Martin, from Atlanta, Georgia, was a musician"
"Headway (band) Headway was a five piece British Britpop revival band from Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. In early 2003, childhood friends singer/guitarist, David Wright, and guitarist, Joe Watts, recruited two more members. These were Dave Astbury on bass and Johnny Dakers on drums (later replaced by David Wright's brother Jay). The keyboardist Tom Harrison was added and Headway had fully formed. They gained a following within the English club scene, and struck a recording contract with the newly founded Suretone Records after Jordan Schur, the label's president, saw one of their concerts. Their song ""Lord Knows"" appeared on the US television programme,"
"tour through summer 2011 in support of ""Into The Murky Water"", culminating in a highly acclaimed performance at London's Barbican Centre backed by the 40-piece Heritage Orchestra. In October 2011, the band were asked by Laura Marling to accompany her on her tour of UK cathedrals. In August 2012, the band played at Greenbelt 2012. The Leisure Society The Leisure Society is an English rock band formed by Nick Hemming and Christian Hardy of Burton upon Trent. Hemming was formerly of early 1990s indie band She Talks to Angels, which included actor Paddy Considine, film director Shane Meadows and bassist"
"Houghton Weavers The Houghton Weavers are an English folk music band formed in 1975 in Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, England. The current band members are David Littler (acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, banjo-ukulele, bouzouki, piano accordion and vocals), Steve Millington (bass guitar, keyboards, acoustic guitar, piano accordion and vocals) Jim Berry (guitar and harmonica and vocals) and Tony Berry (lead vocalist). David Littler and Tony Berry are both founder members of the band, whilst Steve Millington joined in 1996. Previous members were Norman Prince (1975 to 1999, acoustic guitar, banjo, 12 string guitar, bass guitar and vocals), John Oliver (1975 to 1976"