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===Music=== *[https://nottsmusicarchive.com/ned-ludd/ Ned Ludd] was a Nottingham based blues rock band circa 1974/77 featuring Ian Belton (Guitar/Vocals), Chris Syson (Bass), Paul βBeanoβ Summers (Keyboards) Vince Noonan (Drums) later Billy Hammond (Drums). *The character of Ned Ludd is commemorated in the folk ballad "The Triumph of General Ludd". [[Chumbawamba]] recorded a version of this song on their 2003 album, ''[[English Rebel Songs 1381β1984]]''. * [[The Fall (band)|The Fall]]'s song "Ludd Gang" (the B-side to "The Man Whose Head Expanded") is about Ned Ludd. *[[Robert Calvert]] wrote and recorded another song "Ned Ludd", which appeared on his 1985 album ''[[Freq (album)|Freq]]''; which includes the lyrics: <blockquote>They said Ned Ludd was an idiot boy<br />That all he could do was wreck and destroy, and<br />He turned to his workmates and said: Death to Machines<br />They tread on our future and they stamp on our dreams.</blockquote> *[[Steeleye Span]]'s 2006 album ''[[Bloody Men]]'' has a five-part section on the subject of Ned Ludd. *The [[Heaven Shall Burn]] song "The Final March" has a direct reference to Captain Ludd. *[[Alt-country]] band [[the Gourds]] affectionately refer to Ned Ludd as "Uncle Ned" in the song "Luddite Juice" from their 2009 album, ''Haymaker!''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Coe|first=Jonathan|date=20 January 2009|title=The Gourds |url=http://media.www.dailygamecock.com/media/storage/paper247/news/2009/01/20/TheMix/The-Gourds-3589038.shtml |newspaper=[[The Daily Gamecock]]}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> *The Scottish folk musician [[Alasdair Roberts (musician)|Alasdair Roberts]] sings of Ned Ludd in his song "Ned Ludd's Rant (For World Rebarbarised)" on his 2009 album, ''Spoils''. *San Diego punk band [[the Night Marchers]] included a song called "Ned Lud" on their 2013 album ''Allez! Allez!''. *[[Neil Hannon]] of [[The Divine Comedy (band)|the Divine Comedy]] references Ned Ludd in the song "You'll Never Work in This Town Again" on their 2019 album, ''[[Office Politics (album)|Office Politics]]''. *Italian Hardcore punk band based in Rome [[Ludd Rising!]] <ref>{{cite web|title=Ludd Rising |url=https://www.discogs.com/it/artist/2675157-Ludd-Rising}}</ref>
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