Schofield, John orcid.org/0000-0001-6903-7395 and Wright, Ron (2021) Sonic Heritage, Identity and Music-making in Sheffield, ‘Steel City’. Heritage & Society. pp. 198-222. ISSN 2159-032X
Abstract
This paper examines the way pervasive influences within the built environment shape heritage and identity. With a focus on Sheffield, a northern English city strongly associated with a now largely defunct steel industry, the paper investigates how the city’s industrial past, its location and social fabric have shaped music-making, creating a distinctive scene that has become central to the city’s cultural identity. Using a combination of in-depth interviews and documentary analysis, Sheffield is presented from the mid-1970s as experiencing what can be referred to as a “sonic cycle” in which the city’s musicians refer to the sound of the drop-hammer in the steel forges being a backdrop to their childhood and a clear influence as they began their musical careers, and how the “industrial music” scene which they created has in turn shaped a new heritage identity. The paper concludes by promoting the idea that music created by local musicians forms a vital part of Sheffield’s character and is an essential ingredient for shaping alternative urban futures.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021, The Author(s). |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Archaeology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 16 Dec 2021 01:10 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 17:18 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/2159032X.2021.1968227 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/2159032X.2021.1968227 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:181649 |