The Lancashire Hotpots (band)

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The Lancashire Hotpots is a comedy folk band from St Helens, England, formed in December 2006.[1] The members are Bernard Thresher (vocals, guitar), Dickie Ticker (accordion, hand percussion), Bob Wriggles (bass, acoustic bass) and Willie Eckerslike (drums). Their songs make use of Lancashire dialect.

The Lancashire Hotpots record songs about Lancashire and other British culture (e.g. "Chippy Tea", "He's Turned Emo", "eBay Eck").[2] Their first single, "He's Turned Emo", gained over 230,000 plays on MySpace (as of 17th March 2008) and was featured on BBC Radio One by Colin Murray,[3] and they had a small hit with their debut album, Never Mind The Hotpots, which reached number one comedy album in the UK (on iTunes)[4] and number two in the BBC 6 Music Album Charts.

The band have appeared on several TV and radio stations, including 97.4 Rock FM and Channel M.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Aitch, Iain. "Masters of parody", The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 2007-05-19. Retrieved on 2008-03-01. 
  2. ^ Westcott, Matt. "Never Mind The Hotspots – The Lancashire Hotpots", The Northern Echo, Newsquest Media, 2007-07-26. Retrieved on 2008-03-01. 
  3. ^ Taylor, Paul. "Folk's t'internet sensations", Manchester Evening News, M.E.N. Media, 2007-08-07. Retrieved on 2008-03-01. 
  4. ^ Dobson, Jemma. "Interview: The Lancashire Hotpots", The Blackpool Citizen, Newsquest Media Group, 2008-02-25. Retrieved on 2008-03-01. 

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