"Kevin Rowland would possibly baulk at your use of the adjectives 'English' or 'British' regarding him as I believe his Irish origins were/are very important to him."

No offence intended - when I was first married my ex-husband took me on a musical tour of 80s Birmingham: "That's the pub where Duran Duran used to rehearse - that's the abbatoir where UB40 record - there's where Dexy's used to gig..."

I think of them as Brummie band as a result. Didn't they start out doing Northern Soul?

Incidentally, the Two Tone Tour of Coventry was equally illuminating...