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    The themes on Not Marked on the Ordnance Map include family breakdown and things falling apart. There's only one love song ... and it's for a horse. The songs don't sound sad; the guitars jangle, there's old-fashioned beaty drums, Ruth warbles, and only if you listen carefully can you tell if a song is about feeling awkward amongst posh boys, moral dilemmas or fantasy murder. The album - written entirely by a female songwriter and produced by amateurs on a shoestring - has its flaws but it is intriguing, charming and very English.

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Old ladies tend to have a quiet wisdom. This song is about the reality of no-nonsense Grandmas who have seen it all, lived through the most difficult times but don't know how to deal with modern problems of break-up, divorce and helping their grandchildren through it.

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I remember a plastic mac
Grandma made me wear and tied the rainmate on in spite of my protests.
You couldn’t argue with four foot ten
Of older generation wisdom
Post-war utility and common-sense.

And I know you can’t tell her
And I know you can’t tell him.
I’ll be with you when it goes.
I’ll be with you when it goes.

I remember your underwear,
Pink and wonderful that smelt like the rubber straps on our best chair.
Counting out in your dressing gown,
Eleven pills to make
Your heart, your bones, your head feel like a new Grandma.

And I know you can’t tell her
And I know you can’t tell him.
I’ll be with you when it goes.
I’ll be with you when it goes.

credits

from Not Marked on the Ordnance Map - 17 song album, track released January 29, 1996
song written by Ruth Miller
Recorded and mixed at White House Studio, Syston, Leicester 1995
Drums - Paul Knight
Guitars, Bass- Terri Lowe
Singing, Guitar - Ruth Miller

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PO! Leicester, UK

Ruth Po! set up her own record company and writes incisive songs from an ordinary female perspective. Themes are often dark yet the tunes are singable, jangly and very English-sounding.First formed in 1987 with punk roots and an indie-pop style, PO! is not a typical band. After a Peel session and an NME single of the week, Ruth gave it all up 1999-2016 but the band are back with new songs! ... more

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