:: local heroes - the great rock and roll Swindon
The Vicar has been overwhelmed by the civic pride of parishioners who submitted details of pop's finest hailing from their locality. So much so, he took time after evensong to create this smashing map. To add to it just go to the letterbox and tell us more.
Western Isles:
Runrig
Prestwick:
Elvis
Dunfermline:
The Skids
Whitley Bay:
Venom
Lanarkshire:
Midge Ure
Auchtermuchty:
The Proclaimers
Glasgow:
Aztec Camera
Derry:
The Undertones
Harrogate:
Wally
Newcastle:
The Animals
Leeds:
Sisters of Mercy
Hull:
The Housemartins (4th)
Solihull:
The Honeycombs
Blackpool:
Jethro Tull
Doncaster:
John Parr
Blackwood:
The Manics
Lowestoft:
The Darkness
Tottenham:
Dave Clark 5
Coventry:
The Specials
Stevenage:
Matchbox
Clacton:
Sade
Barry Island:
Shaky
Canvey Island:
Dr. Feelgood
Swindon:
XTC
Yeovil:
PJ Harvey
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