The Fields by Napier's Bones

The twenty five years of Napoleonic Wars were followed by a time of sweeping political upheaval and accelerated industrialisation.
Crippling debt, rampant inflation, falling wages, and famine were inescapable facts of life.
Emergency legislation saw military barracks extended and standing armies increased, along with the suppression of political societies and 'seditious assembly' in all its forms. The government pursued its zero tolerance policies in the belief that any concessions to reform would open the floodgates of revolution and trigger a British equivalent of 'The Terror'.

Reformers organised a mass meeting for 16th August 1819 on St Peter's Fields outside Manchester, to campaign peacefully for freedom of the press, the right of assembly, and a limited extension of voting rights.
In excess of 60,000 men, women, and children assembled, hoping to hear rousing speeches from leading radicals, including the charismatic Henry Hunt.
They were confronted by a cavalry of Hussars and Yeomanry, organised in advance by Manchester magistrates.

The rest is history.
The rest happens on the fields.
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Napier's Bones are a UK band steeped in classic prog and using it as a foundation for their own take on long-form progressive rock music.

The focus is firmly on dramatic storytelling with subjects capable of resonating with today's listeners. Music that references the past but is very much of the here and now.

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