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I'd be grateful for a paragraph about the guitars he's played. Thanks, Maikel (talk) 11:00, 8 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-06-08T11:00:00.000Z","author":"Maikel","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Maikel-2013-06-08T11:00:00.000Z-Guitars","replies":["c-Mr_Larrington-20220902203600-Maikel-2013-06-08T11:00:00.000Z"]}}-->
He seems particularly keen on a Burns with “horns” on the headstock, which he described as “ideal for taking the wheel nuts off the van” at a gig at the Clapham Grand a few years ago. Mr Larrington (talk) 20:36, 2 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20220902203600","author":"Mr Larrington","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Mr_Larrington-20220902203600-Maikel-2013-06-08T11:00:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->
How many millions has socialist Billy Bragg accumulated? 92.3.77.242 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 13:29, 5 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2017-02-05T13:29:00.000Z","author":"92.3.77.242","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-92.3.77.242-2017-02-05T13:29:00.000Z-Wealth","replies":["c-Martinevans123-2017-02-08T14:23:00.000Z-92.3.77.242-2017-02-05T13:29:00.000Z"]}}-->
This source says 5. But not sure if it's reliable. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:23, 8 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2017-02-08T14:23:00.000Z","author":"Martinevans123","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Martinevans123-2017-02-08T14:23:00.000Z-92.3.77.242-2017-02-05T13:29:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->
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I used to work near Barking, and worked with people from Barking, but none of them sounded like Mr. Bragg. His accent does not correspond to an Estuary English accent either. I have lived and worked in many places around most regions of England, but I am unable to match his accent to any local accent. This article used to say that he lives in south-western England - his accent does not match that area either. Is his accent a theatrical accent? 92.3.49.47 (talk) 15:31, 9 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2017-07-09T15:31:00.000Z","author":"92.3.49.47","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-92.3.49.47-2017-07-09T15:31:00.000Z-Origins_of_his_accent","replies":["c-Martinevans123-2017-07-09T16:54:00.000Z-92.3.49.47-2017-07-09T15:31:00.000Z"]}}-->
British people's accents often change as a result of where they live and have lived. It may be partly "theatrical", since although he's primarily "a singer" he is well used to public speaking. We'd need a reliable source to add anything. I see that The Independent said here that he is "well-known for singing in a raw London accent" while The Guardian says he has a "disguised Essex accent." I've always thought that "Sexuality" sounded a bit Brummie. But I agree with your descriptions. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:54, 9 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2017-07-09T16:54:00.000Z","author":"Martinevans123","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Martinevans123-2017-07-09T16:54:00.000Z-92.3.49.47-2017-07-09T15:31:00.000Z","replies":["c-2.31.164.116-2021-07-27T22:58:00.000Z-Martinevans123-2017-07-09T16:54:00.000Z"]}}-->
Listening to him on Mastertapes the B side (extensive interview on BVBC Radio 4) it's clearly an east/sotuheast London accent, not a single hint of south-west England in it. 2.31.164.116 (talk) 22:58, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2021-07-27T22:58:00.000Z","author":"2.31.164.116","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-2.31.164.116-2021-07-27T22:58:00.000Z-Martinevans123-2017-07-09T16:54:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->
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