Why is it that I rarely like the artists and bands I am told to like. The current BBC list (I don't need to name 'em) mostly leave me bored and occasionally embarrassed at over acting the song. The people I like to see are usually the medium level not quite national artists. I could name about 50 but it would seem unfair to some to say they wern't "national artists".

These are the artists who are approachable, affordable and generally affable too. Manchester has more than it's share of these real people who essetially keep the genre both active and dynamic. It's a real shame that they never seem to get the cream....

There are exceptions to both paragraphs above but not many....

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