Grab your headphones! A free guided audio tour of Hull’s incredible music history, narrated by comedian Lucy Beaumont, is now live.
‘Diamond Life’ offers over 60 minutes of discovery into Hull’s rich music past, guided and narrated through iconic sites, including Humber Street and Queen Victoria Square, by well-loved Hull comedian and actor Lucy Beaumont.
The work includes many of Hull’s legendary voices talking about life in the city, including some of Hull’s finest musicians such as Roland Gift (Fine Young Cannibals); folk legends Eliza and Martin Carthy; and industrial music pioneer Cosey Fanni Tutti, with a strong focus on women in music.
In addition to the trail, the Reveal Hull website includes the full interviews and biographies with each artist featured on ‘Diamond Life’.
Along the walk, listeners are encouraged to look out for the 10 orange ‘Reveal Hull Way Points’ with bonus content, such as original artwork, depicting historical moments from Hull’s history, just a QR code-scan away.
As well as Diamond Life, listeners can also listen to the full interviews with all the musicians from the comfort of their own front room.
Diamond Life also includes an archive interview with Mick Ronson, the guitarist known for working with David Bowie on Ziggy Stardust. There are also interviews with Cosey Fanni Tutti, the musician in the avant-garde group Throbbing Gristle who lived in a squat on Prince Street, and:
- Roland Gift from rock group Fine Young Cannibals
- Folk stars Martin Carthy and Eliza Carthy, who talk about the iconic Blue Bell pub
- Electronica group Fila Brazillia on making club night history in Hull
- Lynda Harrison from one of the original girl groups, Mandy and The Girlfriends
- Up and coming Hull musicians Jodie Langford, a spoken word artist, and young garage / punk group Wench.
