Colleagues
Although I have disclosed (and talked about rugby league and football
in that disclosure). I thought that I might dabble in the favourite
CD/geography interface thing.
The best album (cos some of us still be vinyl and cassettes) of the
year in this person's humble opinion is Mercury Revs 'Desseters
Songs' (and not just because the NME says it is and that's what not
so young academics read to keep up with 'the kids'). There's an
interesting slant on place and identity in this relating to up
state New York (the band are from Buffalo, I think).
There is a lot of scope for music/geography/place/identity especially
now as music is becoming so hybrid, dis-placed and cross cut by a
whole range of influences (there were a couple of interesting papers
on this and Celtic identity at RGS-IBG). One example (as I bought it
this week) is the new album from Black Star Liner made by an
Asian/Trinidadian from Leeds that borrows everything from Bhangra to
blues.
Hope I do not sound like a sad muso.
best wishes
Shaun
Shaun Fielding email: [log in to unmask]
School of Education phone: (+44) 121 414 4378
The University of Birmingham
Birmingham B15 2TT
UK
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