Grandadbob

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Grandadbob
Origin United Kingdom
Genres Trip hop, dance, electronic
Years active2000–present
Labels Southern Fried Records
MembersVanessa Robinson
Dave Johnson

Grandadbob are Vanessa Robinson and Dave Johnson, from Sheffield, UK. [1] [2] Their music consists of electronic house, pop and trip hop. The name Grandadbob comes from Vanessa's grandfather, Robert Porter, who pronounces himself at the end of the track "Monster" on Waltzes for Weirdoes as "The real Grandad Bob". They recorded a radio session for Sheffield's Radio2XS in 2004,[ citation needed ] and a session for BBC Radio 6 in 2003 which was also broadcast in 2012. [3]

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