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Nothing Beats Being There, so explore Britain’s musical roots when you travel by train
Find out everything from the origins of genres to the artists who defined them with our fantastic audio guides.
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Despite Britain having produced many of the world’s most famous musicians and recording artists, many Brits remain unaware about the origins of our favourite bands, songs, and genres.
To help you explore Britain’s musical roots, we’ve teamed up with national broadcaster and DJ, Jo Whiley, to narrate a series of short audio guides telling the stories of British music scenes past and present.
You can listen to the audio guides on Spotify(external link, opens in a new tab), or by clicking on the links below.
Jo Whiley’s introduction to Musical Routes (mp3, 862kb)
You can also read or download a transcript of the audio guides (PDF, 264kb).
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