Oi Polloi
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Oi Polloi are an anarcho-punk
band from Scotland
that formed around 1981. Starting as an Oi!
band, they are generally associated more with the anarcho-punk
genre
. More recently the band have become notable for their contributions to the Scottish Gaelic punk
subgenre. Their name is a pun
on the English
loan of the Greek
phrase hoi polloi
(Greek
: ) which literally means "the many", but is extended to mean "the masses" or "the common people".
The band has gone through about 50 members since their formation, and their only permanent member has been vocalist Deek Allen who has also been involved in Gaelic television and has appeared as Moses on a Gaelic comedy programme. The band has included punks and skinhead
s. The members have been supporters of Anti-Fascist Action
and Earth First!
, and they use the motto "No Compromise in Defence of Our Earth," which is an adaptation of Earth First!'s motto. They support direct action
in defence of the environment, hunt sabotage
, and resistance against racism
, sexism
, homophobia
, fascism
and imperialism
.
After numerous gigs in the Edinburgh area and the recording of the group's self-recorded first cassette demo, Last of the Mohicans, drummer Stu "Doccy" Dunn left to become a karate instructor and was replaced by Muz, who later recorded with the Apostles. Oi Polloi's first studio recording was the demo Destroi the System, which was released in 1984 or 1985. After Sounds
magazine gave their previous home-recorded demo a favourable review, demand increased for gigs. A second studio demo, Green Anarchoi followed before the release of the first vinyl EP, Resist the Atomic Menace.
, The Exploited
, Kling Klang
, Aberfeldy
, Bus Station Loonies
, Gin Goblins, Newtown Grunts, Divide & Conquer, Moniack, In Decades Decline, Rocka Ragnarok, Firestone: Legend of the Hawk and Austin Lucas
's band The Pressmen. Drummer Murray Briggs, who played on several of the band's 7" records, as well as the Fuaim Catha LP, now plays in Scottish indie pop band Aberfeldy
along with brother Riley, who had a brief spell as Oi Polloi's guitarist in the 1990s.
Brian Tipa was instrumental in writing a great deal of material for the band in the mid 1990s including the FUAIM CATHA L.P. which was co written with CALUM MACKENZIE two weeks before it was recorded.. He was a member of some small unnoteable american bands, and now plays in Robotnicka. David 'Rat' Connolly was the guitarist through much of the early years, playing his last gig and album in 1991. Connolly wrote the music for songs such as "Pigs for Slaughter" and "Boot Down The Door", and he went on to become an archaeologist
and Middle Eastern adventurer. Former bass player Calum Mackenzie (1992–99) relocated to the United States and now plays in the New York City
-based thrash/punk band Death Mold,KRAUT,FINAL CONFLICT and PHOBIA.. On the "Omnicide" 7", bass and some vocals were by Morag Cruickshank from the Aberdeen grindcore band Grunge. Guitarist
Ricky Olsen first appeared on 1999's THC
7", having replaced Matt "Keith Chugwin" Finch in 1997. Olsen was replaced in 1999 by Ethan Buck (later of Dread 101, Guided Cradle & Hellshock, and then by Yaga who left to join Disorder
with now husband The Love Doctor.
Olsen later rejoined the band & a stable line-up has existed since 2001, with the exception of Calum Nicolson's replacement on bass in 2006 - Deek "Ruairidh" Allan on vocals, Cameron Tongs on drums, Oigridh on Basses & Olsen on guitars.
in 1996, recording the Carson?
EP, (released 2003), then recording & releasing the full length LP "Ar Ceòl Ar Cànan Ar-A-Mach
" in 2006. They use the language in day-to-day communications. They see the use of Gaelic and other endangered languages as important to maintaining the biocultural diversity of life. They toured Europe with Seattle-based punk band Mill a h-Uile Rud
, who sing only in Scottish Gaelic, and Les Ramoneurs de menhirs
, who mostly sing in Breton
. The band are currently in the process of finishing their second full-length Gaelic LP Duisg!, set to be released on Mayday 2012.
Anarcho-punk
Anarcho-punk is punk rock that promotes anarchism. The term anarcho-punk is sometimes applied exclusively to bands that were part of the original anarcho-punk movement in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and early 1980s...
band from Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
that formed around 1981. Starting as an Oi!
Oi!
Oi! is a working class subgenre of punk rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The music and its associated subculture had the goal of bringing together punks, skinheads and other working-class youths ....
band, they are generally associated more with the anarcho-punk
Anarcho-punk
Anarcho-punk is punk rock that promotes anarchism. The term anarcho-punk is sometimes applied exclusively to bands that were part of the original anarcho-punk movement in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and early 1980s...
genre
Genre
Genre , Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time...
. More recently the band have become notable for their contributions to the Scottish Gaelic punk
Scottish Gaelic punk
Scottish Gaelic Punk is a subgenre of punk rock in which bands sing some or all of their music in Scottish Gaelic. The Gaelic punk scene is, in part, an affirmation of the value of minority languages and cultures...
subgenre. Their name is a pun
Pun
The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use and abuse of homophonic,...
on the English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
loan of the Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
phrase hoi polloi
Hoi polloi
Hoi polloi , an expression meaning "the many", or in the strictest sense, "the majority" in Greek, is used in English to denote "the masses" or "the people", usually in a derogatory sense. Synonyms for "hoi polloi" include ".....
(Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
: ) which literally means "the many", but is extended to mean "the masses" or "the common people".
The band has gone through about 50 members since their formation, and their only permanent member has been vocalist Deek Allen who has also been involved in Gaelic television and has appeared as Moses on a Gaelic comedy programme. The band has included punks and skinhead
Skinhead
A skinhead is a member of a subculture that originated among working class youths in the United Kingdom in the 1960s, and then spread to other parts of the world. Named for their close-cropped or shaven heads, the first skinheads were greatly influenced by West Indian rude boys and British mods,...
s. The members have been supporters of Anti-Fascist Action
Anti-Fascist Action
Anti-Fascist Action was a militant anti-fascist organization founded by members of Red Action and other left-wing groups in the United Kingdom in 1985....
and Earth First!
Earth First!
Earth First! is a radical environmental advocacy group that emerged in the Southwestern United States in 1979. It was co-founded on April 4th, 1980 by Dave Foreman, Mike Roselle, Howie Wolke, and less directly, Bart Koehler and Ron Kezar....
, and they use the motto "No Compromise in Defence of Our Earth," which is an adaptation of Earth First!'s motto. They support direct action
Direct action
Direct action is activity undertaken by individuals, groups, or governments to achieve political, economic, or social goals outside of normal social/political channels. This can include nonviolent and violent activities which target persons, groups, or property deemed offensive to the direct action...
in defence of the environment, hunt sabotage
Hunt Saboteurs Association
The Hunt Saboteurs Association is a worldwide organization using direct action to stop the hunting of animals. HSA activists use a model of leaderless resistance and have been using the same basic tactics since their inception in 1963; the underlying principle being to directly intervene in a...
, and resistance against racism
Racism
Racism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. In the modern English language, the term "racism" is used predominantly as a pejorative epithet. It is applied especially to the practice or advocacy of racial discrimination of a pernicious nature...
, sexism
Sexism
Sexism, also known as gender discrimination or sex discrimination, is the application of the belief or attitude that there are characteristics implicit to one's gender that indirectly affect one's abilities in unrelated areas...
, homophobia
Homophobia
Homophobia is a term used to refer to a range of negative attitudes and feelings towards lesbian, gay and in some cases bisexual, transgender people and behavior, although these are usually covered under other terms such as biphobia and transphobia. Definitions refer to irrational fear, with the...
, fascism
Fascism
Fascism is a radical authoritarian nationalist political ideology. Fascists seek to rejuvenate their nation based on commitment to the national community as an organic entity, in which individuals are bound together in national identity by suprapersonal connections of ancestry, culture, and blood...
and imperialism
Imperialism
Imperialism, as defined by Dictionary of Human Geography, is "the creation and/or maintenance of an unequal economic, cultural, and territorial relationships, usually between states and often in the form of an empire, based on domination and subordination." The imperialism of the last 500 years,...
.
Career
Sounds (magazine)
Sounds was a long-term British music paper, published weekly from 10 October 1970 – 6 April 1991. It was produced by Spotlight Publications , which was set up by Jack Hutton and Peter Wilkinson, who left "Melody Maker" to start their own company...
magazine gave their previous home-recorded demo a favourable review, demand increased for gigs. A second studio demo, Green Anarchoi followed before the release of the first vinyl EP, Resist the Atomic Menace.
Ex Members
Apostles and Political Asylum original drummer Chris Low also did a stint for a time while various other one members went on to play in such varied bands as British Standard, DisorderDisorder (band)
Disorder are a hardcore punk band that formed in the Bristol area of the United Kingdom in 1980, and has existed with varying line-ups to this day. Faithful to anarcho-punk ethics, Disorder are a band who aligned with politically-charged punk bands like Crass and Conflict.-History:Disorder formed...
, The Exploited
The Exploited
The Exploited are a Scottish punk band from the second wave of UK punk, formed in 1979. Originally a street punk band, they transformed into a faster hardcore punk band with a heavy political influence. From about 1987 on they changed into a crossover thrash band...
, Kling Klang
Kling Klang (band)
Kling Klang are a five-piece experimental rock band from Liverpool consisting of four synth players and a drummer. The band formed in mid 1999 as a three-piece. They used cheap synths and old drum machines...
, Aberfeldy
Aberfeldy (band)
Aberfeldy are a band formed by the singer-songwriter Riley Briggs in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2002. The band is named after the Scottish town.-History:...
, Bus Station Loonies
Bus Station Loonies
The Bus Station Loonies are a 'cabaret punk' band from Plymouth, England. They have been described as a cross between Dead Kennedys, Undertones, Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band....
, Gin Goblins, Newtown Grunts, Divide & Conquer, Moniack, In Decades Decline, Rocka Ragnarok, Firestone: Legend of the Hawk and Austin Lucas
Austin Lucas
-Early years:Austin grew up in Bloomington, IN the United States, but moved to the Czech Republic in 2003. In 2008, Austin relocated back to the United States. Contrary to some uninformed sources, Austin was never a Czech citizen. He is the son of Bob Lucas who is a producer/songwriter best known...
's band The Pressmen. Drummer Murray Briggs, who played on several of the band's 7" records, as well as the Fuaim Catha LP, now plays in Scottish indie pop band Aberfeldy
Aberfeldy (band)
Aberfeldy are a band formed by the singer-songwriter Riley Briggs in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2002. The band is named after the Scottish town.-History:...
along with brother Riley, who had a brief spell as Oi Polloi's guitarist in the 1990s.
Brian Tipa was instrumental in writing a great deal of material for the band in the mid 1990s including the FUAIM CATHA L.P. which was co written with CALUM MACKENZIE two weeks before it was recorded.. He was a member of some small unnoteable american bands, and now plays in Robotnicka. David 'Rat' Connolly was the guitarist through much of the early years, playing his last gig and album in 1991. Connolly wrote the music for songs such as "Pigs for Slaughter" and "Boot Down The Door", and he went on to become an archaeologist
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
and Middle Eastern adventurer. Former bass player Calum Mackenzie (1992–99) relocated to the United States and now plays in the New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
-based thrash/punk band Death Mold,KRAUT,FINAL CONFLICT and PHOBIA.. On the "Omnicide" 7", bass and some vocals were by Morag Cruickshank from the Aberdeen grindcore band Grunge. Guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Ricky Olsen first appeared on 1999's THC
THC
THC commonly refers to tetrahydrocannabinol, the main active chemical compound in Cannabis.THC may also refer to:* Tan Holdings Corporation...
7", having replaced Matt "Keith Chugwin" Finch in 1997. Olsen was replaced in 1999 by Ethan Buck (later of Dread 101, Guided Cradle & Hellshock, and then by Yaga who left to join Disorder
Disorder
Disorder may refer to :* Chaos, unpredictability and in the metaphysical sense, it is the opposite of law and order* Civil disorder, one or more forms of disturbance caused by a group of people...
with now husband The Love Doctor.
Olsen later rejoined the band & a stable line-up has existed since 2001, with the exception of Calum Nicolson's replacement on bass in 2006 - Deek "Ruairidh" Allan on vocals, Cameron Tongs on drums, Oigridh on Basses & Olsen on guitars.
Gaelic
Oi Polloi started singing in Scottish GaelicScottish Gaelic language
Scottish Gaelic is a Celtic language native to Scotland. A member of the Goidelic branch of the Celtic languages, Scottish Gaelic, like Modern Irish and Manx, developed out of Middle Irish, and thus descends ultimately from Primitive Irish....
in 1996, recording the Carson?
Carson?
Carson? is an EP-length vinyl record by the Gaelic punk group Oi Polloi. This release is significant as it is the first album of all-original rock songs in Scottish Gaelic, beating the EP CD, Ceàrr, by Mill a h-Uile Rud, to release by one month. Runrig's first album, Play Gaelic, was also all in...
EP, (released 2003), then recording & releasing the full length LP "Ar Ceòl Ar Cànan Ar-A-Mach
Ar Ceòl Ar Cànan Ar-A-Mach
Ar Ceòl Ar Cànan Ar-A-Mach is an anarcho-punk album, by the band Oi Polloi. It was released in 2006 on Skuld Records. The entire release is written and in the Scottish Gaelic language.-Track listing:# Ar Ceòl's Ar Cànan# Brosnachadh Catha...
" in 2006. They use the language in day-to-day communications. They see the use of Gaelic and other endangered languages as important to maintaining the biocultural diversity of life. They toured Europe with Seattle-based punk band Mill a h-Uile Rud
Mill a h-Uile Rud
Mill a h-Uile Rud is a Seattle-based band who sing in Scots Gaelic.-The band:The name translates as 'Destroy Everything' though the band only uses the Gaelic original...
, who sing only in Scottish Gaelic, and Les Ramoneurs de menhirs
Les Ramoneurs de menhirs
Les Ramoneurs de menhirs is a Breton celtic punk group formed in 2006. Its members include Éric Gorce on the bombardon, Richard Bévillon on the bagpipes, the traditional vannetais singer Maurice Jouanno and Loran, guitarist from the group Bérurier Noir. They play concerts at fest noz as well as...
, who mostly sing in Breton
Breton language
Breton is a Celtic language spoken in Brittany , France. Breton is a Brythonic language, descended from the Celtic British language brought from Great Britain to Armorica by migrating Britons during the Early Middle Ages. Like the other Brythonic languages, Welsh and Cornish, it is classified as...
. The band are currently in the process of finishing their second full-length Gaelic LP Duisg!, set to be released on Mayday 2012.
7" EPs
- Resist the Atomic MenaceResist The Atomic MenaceResist The Atomic Menace is an anarcho-punk EP, by the band Oi Polloi. It was released in 1986 and then Re-released in 1994 by Campary Records.-Track listing:# "Hands Off Nicaragua"# "Scum"# "They Shoot Children, Don't They?"...
1986 (re-released 1994) - OutrageOutrage (album)Outrage is an anarcho-punk EP by the band Oi Polloi. It was released in 1988.-Track listing:# "Outrage"# "Thugs In Uniform"# "Resist The Atomic Menace"# "Death By Night"...
1988 - OmnicideOmnicide (album)Omnicide is an anarcho-punk 7" EP, by the band Oi Polloi. It was released in 1991 by Words of Warning Records. The initial run of the record sold out and was never re-released...
1991 (Words of Warning Records) - Guilty (Ruptured Ambitions RecordsRuptured Ambitions RecordsRuptured Ambitions Records first began life as a 'do-it-yourself' promotional outfit for punk, and punk-related independent musical ensembles based in the Plymouth and West Devon areas of the UK....
) 1993 - Oi Polloi / Blownapart BastardsOi Polloi / Blownapart BastardsOi Polloi / Blownapart Bastards is an anarcho-punk split-album, by the band Oi Polloi and Blownapart Bastards. It was released in 1994 on Unite & Fight Records. Oi Polloi is a long-time band of Scotland who shared a member with Blownapart Bastards...
(Split) 1994 - Oi Polloi - s/tOi Polloi - s/tOi Polloi - S/t is an anarcho-punk album, by the band Oi Polloi. It was released in 1994 by the polish record label .-Track listing:# "The Only Release"# "The Right to Choose"# "When Two Men Kiss"# "Victims of a Gas Attack"...
(Nikt Nic Nie Wie) - Bare Faced Hypocrisy Sells Records The Anti-ChumbawambaChumbawambaChumbawamba is a British musical group who have, over a career spanning nearly three decades, played punk rock, pop-influenced music, world music, and folk music...
EP w/Riot/CloneRiot/CloneRiot/Clone was a punk band often associated with the anarcho-punk scene, active from 1979–1983 and then revived in the early 90's until they split up again in 2005. The band were originally known as Riot but the name became Riot/Clone after two members of the original lineup wanted the band's name...
, The Bus Station LooniesBus Station LooniesThe Bus Station Loonies are a 'cabaret punk' band from Plymouth, England. They have been described as a cross between Dead Kennedys, Undertones, Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band....
, Anxiety Society, The Chineapple Punks, Love Chips and Peas, and Wat TylerWat TylerWalter "Wat" Tyler was a leader of the English Peasants' Revolt of 1381.-Early life:Knowledge of Tyler's early life is very limited, and derives mostly through the records of his enemies. Historians believe he was born in Essex, but are not sure why he crossed the Thames Estuary to Kent...
1998 (Ruptured Ambitions RecordsRuptured Ambitions RecordsRuptured Ambitions Records first began life as a 'do-it-yourself' promotional outfit for punk, and punk-related independent musical ensembles based in the Plymouth and West Devon areas of the UK....
) - THC (Campary Rec.) 1998
- Let the Boots Do the TalkingLet The Boots Do The TalkingLet the Boots Do the Talking is an anarcho-punk album, by the band Oi Polloi. It was released in 1999 on Campary Records.-Track listing:# "It Doesn't Have to Be Like This"# "Let the Boots Do the Talking"# "Stay Alert"# "Fuck the National Lottery"...
(Ruptured Ambitions RecordsRuptured Ambitions RecordsRuptured Ambitions Records first began life as a 'do-it-yourself' promotional outfit for punk, and punk-related independent musical ensembles based in the Plymouth and West Devon areas of the UK....
) 1999 - Carson?Carson?Carson? is an EP-length vinyl record by the Gaelic punk group Oi Polloi. This release is significant as it is the first album of all-original rock songs in Scottish Gaelic, beating the EP CD, Ceàrr, by Mill a h-Uile Rud, to release by one month. Runrig's first album, Play Gaelic, was also all in...
(Nikt Nic Nie Wie) 2003 - Ceòl Gàidhlig mar Sgian nad Amhaich (compilation with Mill a h-uile rud, Atomgevitter and Nad Aislingean) (Problem Records) 2005
- Mind the BollocksMind the BollocksMind the Bollocks is an anarcho-punk EP, by the band Oi Polloi. It was released in 2007 by Kämäset Levyt Records. The title refers to the practice of male circumcision, and the topic is covered in track 3 "Mutilation Of The Innocent"....
(Kämäset Levyt Records) 2007 - Cyklopen split EP with Kansalaistottelemattomuus 2010
- Split EP with Appalachian Terror Unit rofane Existence (US)/NNNW (Europe)] 2011
12" LPs
- Skins 'N' Punks Volume TwoSkins 'N' Punks Volume TwoSkins 'N' Punks Volume Two is a Oi!/punk rock split album, by the band Oi Polloi and Betrayed. It was released in autumn 1986 by Oi! Records...
(Split w Betrayed) 1986 - Unlimited GenocideUnlimited GenocideUnlimited Genocide is an anarcho-punk split-album, by the band Oi Polloi and A.O.A.. It was released in 1986 on .-Track listing:Oi Polloi Side#"Go Green"#"You Cough/They Profit"#"Punx Or Mice?"#"Nuclear Waste"#"The Only Release?"...
(Split w A.O.A.) 1986 - Mad As...Mad As...Mad As... is an anarcho-punk split-album, by the band Oi Polloi and Toxik Ephex. It was released in 1987 on .-Track listing:Oi Polloi Side# Go Green# Scum# Minority Authority# They Shoot Children, Don't They?...
(Split w Toxik Ephex) 1987 - Unite And WinUnite and WinUnite and Win is an Oi!/anarcho-punk album by the band Oi Polloi. It was originally released in 1987 on , and re-released in 2001 on Step 1 Records with eight extra songs....
(Oi! Records) 1987 - In Defence Of Our EarthIn Defence of Our EarthIn Defence Of Our Earth is an anarcho-punk album, by the band Oi Polloi. It was released in 1990 on Words Of Warning Records.-Track listing:# Thin Green Line# 23 Hours# When Two Men Kiss# Whale Song# What Have We Done?...
(Words Of Warning Records) 1990 - You've Heard It All Before Track on The CrassCrassCrass are an English punk rock band that was formed in 1977, which promoted anarchism as a political ideology, way of living, and as a resistance movement. Crass popularised the seminal anarcho-punk movement of the punk subculture, and advocated direct action, animal rights, and environmentalism...
Covers Compilation album (Ruptured Ambitions RecordsRuptured Ambitions RecordsRuptured Ambitions Records first began life as a 'do-it-yourself' promotional outfit for punk, and punk-related independent musical ensembles based in the Plymouth and West Devon areas of the UK....
) 1993 - Fight Back!Fight Back!Fight Back! is an anarcho-punk collection album, by the band Oi Polloi, with the Oi Polloi songs from the old splits with A.O.A. and Betrayed. This 1994 LP was released as a re-release of the old splits, but only with the Oi Polloi material.-Track listing:...
(Re-Release Of Old Split Material) 1994 - Total AnarchoiTotal AnarchoiTotal Anarchoi is an anarcho-punk album, by the band Oi Polloi. It was released in 1996 both on CD and LP.-Track listing:#"Nuclear Waste"#"Boot Down The Door"#"Pigs For Slaughter"#"Scum"#"Thrown On The Scrap Heap"...
(Live/Studio Collection - CD/LP) 1996 - Fuaim CathaFuaim CathaFuaim Catha is an anarcho-punk album, by the band Oi Polloi. It was released in 1999 on Skuld Records. Fuaim Catha means 'Sound of Battle' in the Scottish Gaelic language.-Track listing:# The Earth Is Our Mother# Terra-Ist# Take Back The Land...
(Skuld Records) 1999 - Outraged By The System (Step-1 Music) 2002
- Heavenly Peace (Split 12" EP w Nikmat Olalim, Campari Records) 2006
- Ar Ceòl Ar Cànan Ar-A-MachAr Ceòl Ar Cànan Ar-A-MachAr Ceòl Ar Cànan Ar-A-Mach is an anarcho-punk album, by the band Oi Polloi. It was released in 2006 on Skuld Records. The entire release is written and in the Scottish Gaelic language.-Track listing:# Ar Ceòl's Ar Cànan# Brosnachadh Catha...
(Nikt Nic Nie Wie) 2006 - Gaidhlig na LasairGàidhlig na LasairGàidhlig na Lasair is an alternative rock and punk compilation album, by the bands Oi Polloi, Mill a h-Uile Rud, Atomgevitter, Nad Aislingean and The Thing Upstairs. It was released in 2006 by Problem Records...
' (compilation of underground gaelic punk and techno)(Problem? Records) 2006 - Total Resistance to the Fucking System (Plastic Bomb) 2008
- SS PoliticianSS Politician (album)SS Politician is a compilation album, by the band Oi Polloi. It was released in 2010 on Skuld Records. Parts of the release are written in the Scottish Gaelic language...
(Chaosrurale Records/Active Rebellion) 2010 - Duisg! (scheduled for release on Mayday 2012)
DVD
- [Oi Polloi - Documentary 2 hours of footage and much more ] (scheduled for release 2011) http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Oi-Polloi-The-Movie/144648902243448
External links
- http://louderthanwar.com/featured/oi-polloi-live-reviewLive review by John RobbJohn RobbJohn Robb is a Codhead vocalist in the punk rock band Goldblade. Based in Manchester, he has also written several books on music and frequently appears as a journalist/commentator on documentary/light entertainment music shows.-Early life:Robb was born in Fleetwood and grew up in suburban Blackpool...
, Manchester July 2011] - Article on Gaelic punk in The Scotsman newspaper
- Article in the Scotsman's Gaelic page on Oi Polloi and their Ar Cànan, Ar Ceòl, Ar-a-mach LP
- BBC Radio nan Gaidheal Rapal session February 2008 with 3 Gaelic tracks