In a word, MUSIC! Hull is the best city in the UK for traditional music, there are sessions/singarounds, workshops and live acts on every night of the week.Hull also hosts the Hull Shanty Festival an annual 3 day event held on the marina, there is currently a literature festival here.There are 3 Folk Clubs in and around Hull, we have the best music pub in the UK, the Springhead, see website www.springheadpub.co.uk .There is a blues club at The Adelphi every Sunday afternoon, we have our own interactive TV channel called BBCi Hull, and the BBC have just invested over £25 million pounds on new studios.Hull was the first place in the country to have cable TV, and has the cheapest cost of living of any city in Britain.
The BBC are currentrly sponsoring talent trail, prizes include recording sessions etc, this can be heard on BBC Radio Humberside at 7 PM wednesday nights.Hull also has the best commercial radio station in Britain, Viking FM.
There is literally loads happening here traditional music wise, there are 4 brass bands here, various pipe bands, Blues sessions, boogie woogie sessions, jazz sessions, etc.
There are also loads of music shops, music teachers, instrument makers , recording studious etc here.