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MAN OF STEEL

Richard Hawley’s songs bring real heart and wisdom to Ridley. But the Sheffield singer wasn’t keen at first to let Adrian Dunbar sing them. And like Ridley, his heart also belongs to a local music venue – the under-threat Leadmill in Sheffield.

Yeah, I basically said fuck off at first. I’ve got quite a cinematic head, if you know what I mean? With my songs, I imagine little films in my head. I’m not a stranger to the concept of

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