The Housemartins were an English Alternative rock band that was active in the 1980s; their name is evidently taken from the name of this bird.
Now That's What I Call Quite Good was the post-breakup greatest hits album from The Housemartins.
It was scripted by Stan Culimore and Michael Wright and voiced by Stan Cullimore from 80's UK band The Housemartins.
A notable former member of the Blades Business Crew is former Housemartins and Beautiful South front man, Paul Heaton.
There Is Always Something There to Remind Me is the last single released by British Indie rock band The Housemartins.
The CD release also contains a 32-page booklet which, in addition to liner notes and lyrics, also includes drawings and poems from Jason Lytle of Grandaddy, Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu, Zac Pennington of Parenthetical Girls, Brent Knopf of Menomena and Ramona Falls, and Paul Heaton of The Housemartins and The Beautiful South, among others.
After the Housemartins disbanded, he and Housemartins founder Paul Heaton put together the Beautiful South from its ashes, featuring roadie and bassist Sean Welch.
Out of the blue Westlake received a telephone call from Hugh Whitaker, drummer with chart-stars the Housemartins.
When he heard John Peel play "Flag Day" on the radio, he wrote to the Housemartins to ask them if they would play in Norfolk.