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By Ian Youngs
image captionSandra Marvin stars in The Band Plays On
An award-winning musical featuring songs by Sheffield guitar hero Richard Hawley was meant to be on stage at the National Theatre around now. When the pandemic put paid to that, its co-writer penned a new online play featuring some of the city s other musical greats.
Chris Bush is struggling to decide on her favourite musical artist from her home city. The choice comes down to Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker and The Arctic Monkeys, led by Alex Turner. Genuinely I don t think I could pick between Jarvis and the Arctic Monkeys, she wrestles.
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