A shorter post

As soon as they hear my accent, many fellow competitors automatically chirp up with, "where you from? Australia?"
To which I politely reply, "Gosh no, dear chap, England. It's a little island in the North sea."
Well this is always greeted with a confused look, but most of them catch on in the end.
The next two questions are always, "do you support Manchester? And who are the new bands on the scene?"
I suppose there could be worse things for our country to be famous for amongst our American cousins, and I'm not about to start explaining that there are more than two football teams in Manchester. It would better to be famous for amazing history and fine cheeses but anyhow, I digress.

Whilst I wouldn't necessarily say that I am a music guru, I have been known to growl along to Shaggy, or tweak my whiskers to the spice girls in my time. I have found a band, kind of a 'folk rock' if you like. They might be a smite too 'gospel-y' but they get the thumbs up from Lord F!
Give them a try, 'Dry the river'

Be lucky