'pologies if this has been done but... carried out by the Performing Rights Society and based on the birthplaces of musicians on their database:
. Bristol2. Cardiff3. Wakefield4. Glasgow5. Cheltenham6. Edinburgh7. Manchester8. Paisley9. Doncaster10. Londonderry Derry
― Is that your Ayrshire bacon? (Tom D.), Tuesday, 20 April 2010 09:38 (fifteen years ago)
Uh, Bristol is "1" not ""
― Is that your Ayrshire bacon? (Tom D.), Tuesday, 20 April 2010 09:39 (fifteen years ago)
Most of the people on the PRS's database are prolly shit tho, right?
― Bone Thugs-n-Carmody (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 20 April 2010 09:39 (fifteen years ago)
OK how far down the list is London then?
― Matt #2, Tuesday, 20 April 2010 09:41 (fifteen years ago)
Well, I'm on it, so fair comment I suppose (xp)
― Is that your Ayrshire bacon? (Tom D.), Tuesday, 20 April 2010 09:41 (fifteen years ago)
London was 26th, I think
I wd probably sing a lot if I moved out of Wakefield or Donnie tbf
― Bone Thugs-n-Carmody (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 20 April 2010 09:43 (fifteen years ago)
I can think of famous musicians from all of those towns except Wakefield and Doncaster
― Is that your Ayrshire bacon? (Tom D.), Tuesday, 20 April 2010 09:45 (fifteen years ago)
I feel like I should've known Bill Nelson was from Wakefield, also Noel Gay, plus some lol indies.
Donnie has Lolslie Garrett, (loosely) Tony Christie and (loosely) John McLaughlin, apparently.
― Bone Thugs-n-Carmody (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 20 April 2010 09:49 (fifteen years ago)
Oh that's pretty good - Bill Nelson and John McLaughlin esp.
― Is that your Ayrshire bacon? (Tom D.), Tuesday, 20 April 2010 09:51 (fifteen years ago)
More musicians come from Wakefield (pop. 76,886) than London (pop. 7,556,900)? Are they sure?
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 20 April 2010 09:51 (fifteen years ago)
Proportionally, I imagine
― Is that your Ayrshire bacon? (Tom D.), Tuesday, 20 April 2010 09:52 (fifteen years ago)
Per capita maybe? xpost
― Colonel Poo, Tuesday, 20 April 2010 09:52 (fifteen years ago)
Measured by place of birth rather than residence, also bollocks to London.
― Bone Thugs-n-Carmody (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 20 April 2010 09:52 (fifteen years ago)
This did the rounds a few weeks ago and seems to be entirely based on wilful misinterpretation so not really worth much attention tbqf
― this guy was grey for me to poupon (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 20 April 2010 09:53 (fifteen years ago)
Maybe there's a really big maternity hospital in Wakefield.
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 20 April 2010 09:54 (fifteen years ago)
Of course, might be a lot of Working Men Club type cabaret acts in there as well as "LOL serious musicians"
― Is that your Ayrshire bacon? (Tom D.), Tuesday, 20 April 2010 09:54 (fifteen years ago)
That's what I meant when I said a lot of the peeps on the database are probly rubbish, I'm picturing a lot of low quality pie and pea folk club strummers.
― Bone Thugs-n-Carmody (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 20 April 2010 09:55 (fifteen years ago)
It's all rock and roll to me
― Is that your Ayrshire bacon? (Tom D.), Tuesday, 20 April 2010 09:56 (fifteen years ago)
I think it's proportional.
Also, there is a popular (Popular) Music course in Wakefield. I know loads of musicians who studied/live there. But then, if this is based on birthplace that can't explain it, which just makes it really strange.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 20 April 2010 14:00 (fifteen years ago)
Fuller list:
1. Bristol
2. Cardiff
3. Wakefield
4. Glasgow
5. Cheltenham
6. Edinburgh
7. Manchester
8. Paisley
9. Doncaster
10. Londonderry
11. Halifax
12. Sunderland
13. Swindon
14. Blackpool
15. Wigan
16. Brighton
17. Leicester
18. Liverpool
19. Wolverhampton
20. Stoke
― Is that your Ayrshire bacon? (Tom D.), Tuesday, 20 April 2010 14:02 (fifteen years ago)