Gary Cavanagh / Matt Webster
Bradford’s Noise Of The Valleys Volume One is a trawl through local music history between the years of 1967 and 1987. It contains over a hundred and thirty ’rock family trees’ naming more than five thousand local musicians and over a thousand bands, ranging from The Cresters to Smokie to New Model Army.It features individual profiles of over a hundred bands and artists and over sixty local clubs and venues. Every page is packed with photos, articles, posters and images from the period.Also available to order is the accompanying four CD set with more than four hours of music from over eighty of the local artists featured in this book.Bradford’s Noise Of The Valleys Volume One is the first in a trio of books about the Bradford music scene. Bradford’s Noise Of The Valleys Volume 2 will continue the history from 1988 to 1998.’A fascinating journey through the rich tapestry of the local music scene, undeniably marvellous...’ Daily Mutiny’...this work of breathtaking scholarship. Books like this send you spiralling back through the landscapes of your memory...’ Ian Clayton 3
