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What does the phrase as northern as killing your brothers kestrel mean?
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∙ 12y ago
This is a phrase used to describe the Wakefield band The Cribs. It refers to the film "Kes" which is about a Yorkshire boy and his pet kestrel.
In the story the boy's brother kills his kestrel after the boy fails to put a bet on some horses that subsequently win.
The film is considered very "Yorkshire" and therefore very "Northern".
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