News
Clear spells in Govan, with scattered showers
Hullo Folks, we’re playing an acoustic session tonight on Sunny Govan Radio between 6-7 on the New Music City Radio show with Jim McMillan. In the interests of trading standards it’s only fair to say that it won’t be all sunshine in Govan tonight. Scattered showers are forecast, with occasional clear spells. It’s better than dreich. -http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/g51 You can listen… Read more →
Show!
Ladies and Gentlemen, We are proud to present our biggest show to date on Saturday October 3rd at the Centre of Contemporary Art, Glasgow. We’ll be playing “Come to the Fabulon” and giving you a sneaky peek at some new songs we’re working on for the next album. Support comes from the extraordinary Les Johnson and Me. Tickets cost £5 +… Read more →
Kim Philby
Show this Friday at the Seven Song Club@ the Tron Theatre, Glasgow, featuring the band debut of new song, “Kim Philby”. Our friend Rachel McCrum sent me this fascinating article below on Philby if you’d like some further reading- http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/07/28/philby … It looks like the show is sold out so sorry if you’ll miss this one. We’ll have more gig… Read more →
Once upon a time in the revolution
Friends, we bring to you a gift. Our good friend and co-conspirator, Ally Kerr, made a film for us and we would like to share it. Plenty to go around. Thanks to Ally and to The People’s Navy of the USSR. You can follow this link to youtube, or go on over to our video page and watch it right here.… Read more →
Radio session
Hullo Folks, We’re excited to say that this afternoon (Thursday 12th March) we’ll be playing a live acoustic session on Janice Forsyth’s The Culture Studio on BBC Scotland. The show begins at 2.05pm and we’ll be on around 3pm, featuring a couple of live tunes, a bit of chat and a song from the album. You can listen live or on… Read more →
The Conspirators
We are delighted to announce the forging of a new alliance. We raise a glass to our fellow conspirator and now Manager, Lewis Jamieson. To life, love, peace and revolution. Let’s do some damage together.x Read more →
13. Come the Revolution
13. Come the revolution – Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht rewrite Les Miserables. Anti-everything, beginning with God, King, Queen, country and whatever else you’ve got. Music to whip up a lynch mob and man the barricades to. Heads on poles, it’s ho, ho, ho, on we jolly well go, laughing all the way to the guillotine. A jaunty number to… Read more →
12. When I walked the world
12. When I walked the world – Part sea shanty, part drinking song. I was trying to learn the lovely old Italian anarchist song “Addio Lugano Bella” on the accordion when I found my fingers playing something rather different (I do not play the accordion well although, in my defence, I play it… Read more →
11. Tenterhooks
As a countdown to the official release of “Come to the Fabulon” on March 9th 2015 we continue with a daily track by track listing with brief liner notes. 11. Tenterhooks – This song is for Jari Haapalainen who taught us how to play it. http://anewinternational.tumblr.com/post/90147837540/pages-from-we-come-here-to-break-your-heart Read more →