Bury, Greater Manchester The 2008 Mercury Music Prize winning group "Elbow", fronted by Guy Garvey, hails from Bury and in 2009 the group was awarded the Freedom of the Borough after their 2008 classic album "Seldom Seen Kid" won several accolades including a Brit Award and Mercury Prize. Bury hosts several music festivals yearly, including the 'Glaston-Bury' festival on the August bank holiday weekend, and the Ramsbottom Music Festival, closing the festival season in mid September. While Glaston-Bury hosts mainly local/upcoming bands, Ramsbottom Music Festival hosts a wider range of talent, including bands such as "Soul 2 Soul" and "The Proclaimers". The festival
The Big Prize of this album, the band won the Juno Award for "Group of the Year" and was also nominated for "Album of the Year" in 1986. In a 2008 interview, Honeymoon Suite's guitarist Derry Grehan said "I think our best record was "The Big Prize"." Following the success of their debut album and a subsequent two-year tour, Honeymoon Suite wrote much of their next album on the road. "The Big Prize" was produced by Bruce Fairbairn with assistance from fellow Canadian Bob Rock and featured the trademark 80s sound of rock guitars interlaced with keyboards. The first single "Bad Attitude" was