Music
One of the biggest producers of music
Throughout its history, the United Kingdom has been a major producer and source of musical creation, drawing its artistic basis from the history of the United Kingdom, from church music, Western culture, and the ancient and traditional folk music and instrumentation of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales.
For decades, British music has taken the world by storm. Artists like The Beatles, Queen, and Genesis entertain millions of people and their songs are still frequently played on the radio. Even in recent years, the number of musical talents coming from Great Britain shows no sign of slowing down with musicians such as Ed Sheeran, Adele and Calvin Harris dominating the pop music scene. For every music fan visiting Britain we have produced a music guide to some of the biggest cities, so you can get closer than ever to your favourite bands.
The beatles
The Beatles are the most admired and popular Manchester-born British rock and pop group of the 1960s and one of the most influential in the history of modern and English music. If the great Elvis Presley dominated the 50s as the king of rock and roll, it was up to The Beatles, to have great popularity in the following decade with a sophisticated range of styles, they expanded pop music to all audiences and their legacy continues to this day. from today.
Ed sheeran
Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran is a famous English singer and
songwriter, who has won the hearts of people all over the world with his
melodic voice. His
popularity increased especially after the release of his first album '+'
and after a guest appearance was made by him on Taylor Swift's fourth
studio album 'Red.' He began recording music in 2004. His first work
'Spinning Man' was released independently.
Queen
Queen is a British rock band that enjoyed great fame from the mid-seventies and throughout the eighties; the spectacularity and dynamism of his performances and the assimilation to rock of different tendencies were some of the keys to his success, so overwhelming that his albums were best sellers even after the death in 1991 of their leader, singer Freddie Mercury. Created in 1970, the group consisted of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon.
Adele
Adele is a British singer-songwriter who has sold millions of albums
worldwide and won a total of 15 Grammys as well as an Oscar. After becoming a mom in
2012, Adele returned to the charts with the ballad "Hello" in 2015, the
lead single from what was dubbed her comeback album 25. In 2017, she won
five Grammys for her work on 25, including album, record and song of
the year.
Calvin harris
Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, producer, singer, songwriter specialized in electronic music. It currently ranks # 19 in the annual survey of DJmag magazine, the leading electronic music magazine.
Their debut album, selected by the British Music Industry as one of the best, was released in 2007 and contained songs that entered the UK's Top 10.
Composed and produced for other artists such as Kylie Minogue, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Dizzee Rascal, Example and Rihanna
know more artists who are representative of the British
Get to know a bit of British musical history in the following video
Folklore
British folklore
English folklore has developed over many centuries. Some of the characters and stories are present throughout England, but most belong to specific regions.
During the High Middle Ages, stories from British traditions entered English folklore such as the well-known myth of King Arthur. These derive from Anglo-Norman, French, and Welsh Fountain legends, featuring King Arthur, Camelot, Excalibur, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table as well as Lancelot. where adventures of an imaginary kingdom where magic exists and knights fight for their kingdom, this together with Robin Hood is a primordial part of British folklore.
Many of the tales and imaginary stories, form a large part of the Literature of Great Britain, constitute a collection to share British folklore or traditions. Some popular figures are based on semi-real characters or figures or historical facts of people whose history has passed centuries, for
Other figures of the British foklore
From folklore or common tradition come the goblins, giants, trolls and dwarves. Although many legends and popular customs are believed to be ancient to this day, they are kept alive in the stories that are told.
From folklore or common tradition comes from the goblins, giants, coconuts, trolls and dwarves. While many popular legends and customs are believed to be ancient, for example, some tales tell of characters like Robin Hood and his Merry Men of Sherwood and their battles with the Sheriff of Nottingham.
