MERCURY Music Prize winners Elbow have vowed to use their triumph to promote the music of a south Manchester singer-songwriter - after toasting the award in Chorlton.

The band, which features Chorlton bassist Pete Turner, have paid tribute to Bryan Glancy, whose death in 2006 inspired their victorious album The Seldom Seen Kid.

He said that a group of musicians were now planning to release a posthumous album of his friend’s songs, none of which saw the light during Bryan’s lifetime.

Singer Guy Garvey said: "Bryan had an influence on everything that came out of Manchester.

"He introduced everyone to each other and had a huge influence on all the bands that have come out over recent years.

"He never released anything while he was alive but he’s got a vast archive of home recordings and demos that we’re going to compile. It’s a big job, there are about 30 of us involved in the project, but I’m determined it will happen."

The guitar band which formed as students at Bury College have dedicated the coveted Nationwide Mercury Prize to Bryan Glancy and said they would give the trophy to his mother Mandy Glancy.

Their hugely successful album beat 11 others to win the title and £20,000 at a ceremony in London and the award is now expected to boost their album sales five fold.

The single One Day Like This has already become this summer's anthem and was used as a backing track for much of the Olympic coverage.

Bryan, who died two years ago aged 39, was a popular figure on the south Manchester music scene.

He emerged as a singer/songwriter in the 1980s and went on to tour as part of David Gray’s band.

He was also best man to the Babylon singer’s wedding and was big pals with Damon Gough and Stephen Fretwell.

Mum Mandy, from Prestwich, was working as a volunteer at North Manchester General - having been woken up with the news Guy was going to give her the Mercury award.

She plans to clear a space for it on her mantelpiece next to her favourite picture of Bryan, who met Guy as a teenager through their shared love of music.

She said the news has left her stunned, initially making her cry but she is thrilled for Guy and the band.

She said: "I was so surprised; it is an incredibly generous thing to do, but so like the boys. It has given me real mixed emotions because I wish he could have been here to celebrate with them he would have been so pleased for them.

"Guy is such a lovely, caring person, he was like a brother to Bryan, always looking out for him. I am overwhelmed by what they have done and said and Bryan would be so chuffed.

"I was watching last night and I was delighted. I sent Guy a text to say good luck before hand; he has always kept in touch with me.

"They are all so genuine and they love their music - no one deserves it more than them, everyone is thrilled for them."

Members of Elbow have been toasting their success in Chorlton.

Guy and Pete were spotted enjoying a bottle of champagne with folk star Stephen Fretwell in the Horse and Jockey on Chorlton Green - a favoured local with another Mercury Music prize winning artist Damon Gough - the day after the band’s triumph.

And fans will be able to see Pete in action when he performs a DJ set at Escape Bar on Wilmslow Road on September 27.

He will be one of seven DJ's performing at a special charity show.

James Harrington, who has organised the event, said: "Pete lives locally and everybody is really pleased for Elbow and what they've achieved.

"Pete is a fantastic guy and for him to be here will be amazing."

Mercury Music winners factfile:

• The band formed in 1990 when guitarist Mark Potter met lead singer Guy Garvey at Bury College when they were both 16. Bassist Pete Turner, drummer Richard Jupp and keyboardist Craig Potter completed the line up. Together they former Mr Soft but later changed the name to Soft.
• They became Elbow in 1997 after taking the name from a line in the BBC TV series the SInging Detective, which says that the word ‘elbow’ is the most sensuous word in the English language, not for its definition, but for how it feels to say it.
• Acclaimed for their innovative sound and front-man Guy Garvey’s candid, evocative lyrics, Elbow have received vast critical acclaim and been endorsed by major artists Blur, R.E.M. and U2. The Velvet Underground’s co-founder John Cale selected Elbow’s Switching Off as one of his eight chosen records on the BBC’s "Desert Island Discs" radio programme.
• Their debut album, Asleep in the Back, released on V2 in 2001, also earned them a Mercury Music Prize nomination and a BRIT Award nomination. Their other albums are Cast of Thousands (2003), Leaders of the Free World (2005) and The Seldom Seen Kid (March 17).
• Their song, One Day Like, This has been used in sport coverage for both ITV and BBC. The song was also used during the final of Big Brother 9, highlighting the series’s best bits.
• They have stayed true to their Bury roots supporting the campaign fighting threats to close Prestwich Arts Centre, Bury Met arts centre and the maternity unit at Fairfield Hospital where Guy was born prematurely.
• Craig and Guy have revealed plans to write new material with supergroup The Last Shadow Puppets, formed by Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys and Miles Kane of The Rascals.