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‘I just let it rip!’: jumbo amateur rock band bangs the drum for Brum

Brum Rocks, born out of community musical groups, will bring together dozens of performers to play a new anthem for Birmingham

Last Thursday evening, dozens of musicians playing instruments ranging from drums and guitar, to ukulele and harp, gathered to rehearse the song that will form the centrepiece of the concert in July. Written by Birmingham’s poet laureate, Jasmine Gardosi, Brummie Steel is designed to be a new anthem for the city referencing its industrial heritage and status as the birthplace of heavy metal music. Photograph: Fabio De Paola/The Guardian“We found that they were so accessible to people who maybe wouldn’t call themselves a musician or a singer, but they would sing in the shower or had a guitar in their cupboard,” said Rosie Penny, development manager at Misfits Music.

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