Popular Music in Leeds : Histories, Heritage, People and Places / edited by Brett Lashua [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lashua, Brett, editor.

Series:

ISSN

Urban Music Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular music--England.

Popular music.

Leeds (England)--Social life and customs.

Leeds (England).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 pages)

Place of Publication:

Bristol, England : Intellect, [2023]

Summary:

The first academic collection dedicated to the histories, heritage, people and places of popular music in Leeds. It presents critical social and historical case studies exploring Leeds' music and musical spaces, central players - musicians and music industry figures, and key moments in diverse musical scenes in the city. 36 b/w illus.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Copyright

Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introducing Leeds

PART 1. PLACES OF LEEDS' POPULAR MUSIC

1. Dance and Drink the Fenton: Fighting for Territory in Leeds' Culture Wars

2. When Mr Fox Met Kit Calvert, the Maker of Wensleydale Cheese: Constructing Yorkshireness in the Sixties Leeds Folk Scene

3. Park Life: When Roundhay Went Pop

4. 'Everything Is Brilliant in Leeds': Venues in the Leeds Indie Scene 1992-2012

5. Noise, Power Electronics and the No-Audience Underground: Place, Performance and Discourse in Leeds' Experimental Music Scene

PART 2. PEOPLE: LEEDS' MUSICAL COMMUNITIES AND CULTURAL IDENTITIES

6. La-Di-Dah: Some Thoughts on Jake Thackray and British Popular Culture

7. Home Is Where the Music Is: Migrants and Belonging in Leeds

8. A Tale of Two Artists: Thinking Intersectionally About Women and Music in Leeds

9. Leeds Punk through a Feminist Lens

10. Americana and Leeds: Narrating the American South with Northern Grit

PART 3. HISTORIES OF POPULAR MUSIC IN LEEDS

11. Leeds City Varieties in the 1950s and 1960s: Decline, Nudity and Nostalgia in the British Variety Industry

12. The Evolution of DIY Venues as Dancing Spaces in Leeds from the 1940s to 2020s

13. Music of the Leeds West Indian Carnival

14. Jazz in Leeds, 1940s-50s

PART 4. POPULAR MUSIC HERITAGE, LEGACIES AND FUTURES

15. Sounds of Our City Exhibition: Music and Materiality in Leeds' Abbey House Museum

16. Where You're From and Where They're At: Connecting Voices, Generations and Place to Create a Leeds Hip Hop Archive

17. A Splendid Time Is Guaranteed for All: A Psychogeography of Leeds' Popular Music Heritage

18. Music:Leeds - Supporting a Regionalized Music Sector and Scene

Conclusion: Putting Popular Music in Leeds 'On the Map'

Notes on Contributors.

Index

Backcover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: Lashua, Brett Popular Music in Leeds

ISBN:

9781789388077

1789388074