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Elliott Brown Music & musicians
11 Jan 2022 - Elliott Brown
News & Updates

UB40 launched Musical Routes at Hall Green Station back in November 2021

(Late News). Near the end of November 2021, surviving members of UB40 were at Hall Green Station to unveil the first Musical Routes sign. The project is the brainchild of the Birmingham Music Archive founded by Jez Collins. While Birmingham We Are's Elliott Brown was at work that day, on the following Saturday morning, he got a few photos of the sign, with the thawing snow.

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UB40 launched Musical Routes at Hall Green Station back in November 2021





(Late News). Near the end of November 2021, surviving members of UB40 were at Hall Green Station to unveil the first Musical Routes sign. The project is the brainchild of the Birmingham Music Archive founded by Jez Collins. While Birmingham We Are's Elliott Brown was at work that day, on the following Saturday morning, he got a few photos of the sign, with the thawing snow.


dndimg alt="UB40 Hall Green" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/UB40 Hall Green Station WMR.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />UB40 launch Musical Routes at Hall Green Station. Photo courtesy of West Midlands Railway. Friday 26th November 2021.

 

Saturday 27th November 2021

After hearing about this in the local news, the day after UB40 was at Hall Green Station, I walked here, before heading to catch the no 6 bus on the Stratford Road to the City Centre.

View from the footbridge of Hall Green Station. I normally get on from Welby Road (there is a path from Brooklands Road).

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In the station car park is the new Musical Routes sign below the new West Midlands Railway sign for Hall Green Station.

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The map of Hall Green features Moseley & Kings Heath, Sparkbrook, Springfield (Sparkhill) and Hall Green. The map shows locations where famous Brummie musicians first started out, such as Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran, UB40, Ocean Colour Scene, Bev Bevan and Laura Mvula.

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Overnight had been some late November 2021 snow, but by the time I went out, it was thawing. The Musical Routes sign is near the disabled car parking spots.

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Heading out of the Hall Green Station car park towards the Stratford Road, to catch a no 6 bus. It's been a while since I last caught a train from this station (due to cancellations as a result of a shortage ot train drivers and other reasons). 

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National Express West Midlands is just a bit more reliable now than West Midlands Railway.

 

There will be other Musical Routes signs at other railway stations around Birmingham, but as yet, have not seen any more (or had time to visit any of them, other than my University and Perry Barr station rebuild updates).

 

Photos taken by Elliott Brown can also be found on Twitter: ellrbrown

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Stephen Giles Music & musicians
27 Jun 2019 - Stephen Giles
Gallery

Black Sabbath Bridge, Birmingham

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Black Sabbath Bridge, Birmingham






‘Black Sabbath Bridge’ is now officially a Birmingham landmark.

Two founding members of the Brummie mega group yesterday attended the public event at the road bridge which crosses the canal on Broad Street.

Watched on by hundreds of Sabbath fans eager to catch a glimpse of two Brummie icons, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler arrived in true Birmingham style, travelling by narrowboat to unveil the new bridge signage from the canal below.

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/BlackSabbathbridge11 (2).jpg" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/antcrutch.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Pictures by Antony Crutch

As well as the new bridge name, a ‘heavy metal bench’ incorporating images of the band’s original four members is now permanently based on the bridge, which is expected to draw hundreds and thousands of tourists to the city and the canal network.

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/BlackSabbathbridge11 (3).jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Picture by Darren Quinton

The bench is inscribed "Geezer. Ozzy. Tony. Bill. Made in Birmingham 1968'.

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dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/BlackSabbathbridge2.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Photos by Darren Quinton

Renowned tribute band Sabbra Cadabra had provided the entertainment beforehand, belting out hit after hit from the canal island opposite the National Sea Life Centre.

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/BlackSabbathbridge11 (4).jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Photo by Darren Quinton

After the presentation, Butler and Iommi were only too eager to say thank you to the fans who had attended, before going on an autograph spree.

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/BlackSabbathbridge11 (6).jpg" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/BlackSabbathbridge11 (1).jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Photos by Darren Quinton

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Black Sabbath Bridge martreynolds_.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Photo by Marty Reynolds

Sabbath will also get their own Birmingham Walk of Stars, with plans to also give drummer Bill Ward one, before realigning them into the shape of a cross in front of the bench. 

The unveiling coincides with a major Home Of Metal exhibition celebrating Black Sabbath and the band's legacy called "Black Sabbath 50 Years". It runs until September 29 at Birmingham Museum And Art Gallery.

Be sure to check it out!

Website: https://homeofmetal.com/ 

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Tom Bradshaw Music & musicians
08 Feb 2018 - Tom Bradshaw
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Ed Geater - Steady Strides

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Tom Bradshaw Music & musicians
08 Feb 2018 - Tom Bradshaw
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Ed Geater - Rainbow Round The Sun - Live Scratch session

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Tom Bradshaw Music & musicians
06 Feb 2018 - Tom Bradshaw
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Symmetry - the official video from Ed Geater

Ed Geater, inspirational singer-songwriter and musician, was bought up in Birmingham.  Here is Ed's official video of his excellent recording - Symmetry.

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