Only a northern song

Yorkshire may not trumpet its musical heritage as much as the Mancs and Scousers do on the other side of the Pennines, but several talented performers have come out of the county. And so did Mel B.

There's the Arctic Monkeys (Sheffield), Kaiser Chiefs (Leeds) and Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers (Rotherham). David Bowie's dad came from Doncaster, too.

Now the Yorkshire cricket team is looking for local bands and musical types to contribute to making the West Terrace a more tuneful place. The county want "talented unsigned Yorkshire bands to send in their music and become part of the club’s official soundtrack to the 2010 season".

Apparently, any genre will do, "from classical to rock, easy listening to indie, to reflect the highs and lows of a Yorkshire cricket season". Even if you don't win, all entrants will receive two free tickets to a Yorkshire match at Headingley Carnegie in 2010.

If you're interested, drop a CD to James Buttler, PR & Communications Manager, The Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Headingley Carnegie Stadium, St Michael’s Lane, Leeds, LS7 3BU or email comps@yorkshireccc.com.

This could be Hoggy's big chance. Give him a guitar and a ginger wig and the man from Pudsey could yet be playing at Headingley again next season.

Comments

[Innocent Abroad]

I thought the Hogster was off to captain some Midlands county or other...