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Harajuku Punks

from Howdy Honcho by Martin Stephenson

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    New Daintee’s album: Howdy Honcho
    Sleeve design by Phoebe Stephenson
    Will now be available as a pre-order only on both cd & vinyl from today being August 6th, 2021 which is ‘Bandcamp Friday, where Bandcamp waive their taxes on musicians for 24 hours, this has been a huge help to the musical community throughout the lockdown.
    This is a corker of an album and we shot a wee fun video of one of the tracks ‘Harmonica Man’ recently with a few friends

    Musicians:
    Martin Stephenson: Acoustic & electric guitars, dobro, bass track 8, piano,
    Lead vocals except track 9, BV’s tracks 1,2,4,5,
    Chris Mordey: Electric bass, all tracks except 5 & 8
    Gary Dunn: Lead guitar tracks 1, 6, 7, 9 & 11
    Charlie Smith: Drums & percussion, all tracks except 4 & 10
    Anna Lavigne: Backing vocals tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8
    Angie McLaughlin: Backing vocals tracks 7 & 8
    Susanna Wolfe: Backing vocals tracks 3 & 9
    Gavin Sutherland: Guest lead vocals track 9
    Bruce Michie: All things Brass and woodwind tracks 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9
    Steve Lamb: Lead guitar track 3
    Graham Anderson: Double bass track 5
    Spider MacKenzie: Harmonica tracks 1 & 2
    Sam Cowan: Drums track 4
    Edmund John Sloggie: Accordion track 11

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    New Daintee’s album: Howdy Honcho
    Sleeve design by Phoebe Stephenson
    Will now be available as a pre-order only on both cd & vinyl from today being August 6th, 2021 which is ‘Bandcamp Friday, where Bandcamp waive their taxes on musicians for 24 hours, this has been a huge help to the musical community throughout the lockdown.
    This is a corker of an album and we shot a wee fun video of one of the tracks ‘Harmonica Man’ recently with a few friends

    Musicians:
    Martin Stephenson: Acoustic & electric guitars, dobro, bass track 8, piano,
    Lead vocals except track 9, BV’s tracks 1,2,4,5,
    Chris Mordey: Electric bass, all tracks except 5 & 8
    Gary Dunn: Lead guitar tracks 1, 6, 7, 9 & 11
    Charlie Smith: Drums & percussion, all tracks except 4 & 10
    Anna Lavigne: Backing vocals tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8
    Angie McLaughlin: Backing vocals tracks 7 & 8
    Susanna Wolfe: Backing vocals tracks 3 & 9
    Gavin Sutherland: Guest lead vocals track 9
    Bruce Michie: All things Brass and woodwind tracks 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9
    Steve Lamb: Lead guitar track 3
    Graham Anderson: Double bass track 5
    Spider MacKenzie: Harmonica tracks 1 & 2
    Sam Cowan: Drums track 4
    Edmund John Sloggie: Accordion track 11
    We will be making one of the songs free as a download with the pre-order

    Includes unlimited streaming of Howdy Honcho via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ... more
    ships out within 28 days
    Purchasable with gift card

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Lyric by Anna Lavigne about her time in Japan with Lindsay Kemp, Carlos Miranda and blind trapeze artist Jack

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Harajuku Punks
Out in Japan it feels so strange
Where pollenated cultures are all the rage
See seventy seven revived again
In a far off corner in a Japanese den

With the ancient gardens oozing out zen
That were manicured by quiet men
But those wondrous temples graced by the monks
Are a zillion miles apart from the city street punks

In Tokyo Shibuya at any time of day
Trip down Takeshita street you’ll see out on display
The punks of Harajuku the brave ones who dare
Ride the Kinki Nippon Railway as the old codgers stare

The punks of Harajuku have found their own kind
Gathering outsiders with the blues far behind
Dressed in chains and leathers feeding upon the shock
Housing all the misfits in this park of the old punk rock

In Tokyo, Shibuya at any time of day
Trip down Takeshita street you’ll see out on display
The punks of Harajuku the brave ones who dare
Ride the Kinki Nippon Railway while old codgers stare


Written by Anna Lavigne/Martin Stephenson

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from Howdy Honcho, released August 1, 2021
Martin Stephenson: Electric lead & rhythm guitars, lead and backing vocals
Anna Lavigne: Backing vocals
Christopher Mordey: Electric bass
Sam Cowan: Drums

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Born Durham 27th July 1961

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