TroubleSongs

Music & Conflict in Northern Ireland. Released May 11

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Trouble Songs has been restocked and is back on sale: https://t.co/EmPJr8X2Em

[Stuart Bailie @stu_bailie]

Terri Hooley on the radio now. Theming his show around the @TroubleSongs book playlist. Listen online: https://t.co/isDcqjd5XV

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@Traaec Yes. https://t.co/EmPJr8X2Em

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New stock of Trouble Songs books just arrived. For sale at the usual online places. For signed copies, buy from the author here: https://t.co/EmPJr8X2Em

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RIP Anthony O’Shaughnessey, who became the focal image of the first Dexys Midnight Runners LP. Here is the back story to the iconic picture. Featured on the @dig_with_it blog. Extracted from @TroubleSongs.
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[Stuart Bailie @stu_bailie]

Starting Friday Dec 18. The Van Delivery Service. Copies of @75VanSongs, @TroubleSongs & @dig_with_it magazine - free, hand delivery on orders over £40, Greater Belfast.
3 books for £40 and 4 for £50. Signed, inscribed, personalised. [email protected] for details. Vantabulous!

[Jim Wirth @jim_wirth]

Reading @TroubleSongs a genuine revelation. These four records were all released on the same Belfast-based label.

[Stuart Bailie @stu_bailie]

Hey, @75VanSongs and @TroubleSongs are available now at @NOALIBISBOOKS, @LittleAcornsBks, @wstonesbelfast, @BridgeBooksDro1, @Thesecretbooks1. Also online, Music Glue (https://t.co/qkHlvabb45). Coming up - special delivery service in Greater Belfast for multiple orders, TBA.

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See also the covers of 'Dweeb King' and 'Seven Sisters'.

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It's the centenary of the formation of the Ulster Special Constabulary, aka the 'B' Specials. There's a wry musical footnote in the title of the 1996 Joyrider album, 'Be Special'. Just one of a series of seditious gestures from @philwoolsey.

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The author of @TroubleSongs is @stu_bailie. he has a new book out in October, called @75VanSongs. He's writing up the best of Van Morrison in a landmark year. Be a supporter on Kickstarter and chose special rewards. https://t.co/mpBvjpkQqO

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John Hume, Bono, Trimble, Ash and the ‘Yes’ Gig, 1998. An extract from the @TroubleSongs book. #U2
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Trouble Songs back in stock at @NOALIBISBOOKS, Belfast.

[Dave Haslam @Mr_Dave_Haslam]

List of 50+ ace music books #TimsTwitterListeningParty & a directory of independent bookshops. For your non-Amazon book purchases!

Among the recommends; Stuart Bailie's book about the music that soundtracked the Troubles in N.Ireland

The full list >https://t.co/P8Cm1fg8np

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Dexys Midnight Runners, Internment and Ardoyne, 1971. The story behind the album cover of Searching for the Young Soul Rebels. The subject of TimsTwitterListeningParty tonight at 9pm.
https://t.co/JS4nEj4vbB

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The Undertones, Bobby Sands and Top of The Pops, 5 May, 1981. Two of the Undertones disagree on the narrative. The full story is covered in the book, Trouble Songs.
https://t.co/6QVpN9oxBk

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@badassmudder @johnharris1969 @StuartMaconie @freyamcc @freshnet @ACNIWriting @EastSideArtsBel @BCouncil_NI @IrishTimesBooks @IrishTimesCultr @KeithCameron2 Yes, lots of Feargal and Undertones.

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Trouble Songs on Kindle for the first time
“A cracking book" Stuart Maconie
“Brilliant” John Harris, Guardian
“Courageous” Freya McClements, Irish Times
“A gobsmacking history” Tom Robinson
"Terrific" Graeme Thomson, Uncut
"Important" Keith Cameron, Mojo
https://t.co/TP1PmYmC4w

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"La música salvó vidas en Irlanda del Norte y también almas. Literalmente, cambió la vida de mucha gente”.

@TroubleSongs in the Spanish newspaper El Salto. https://t.co/wOUE5IgTvD

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Only 40 copies of Trouble Songs remaining. Great, rolling interest. There's going to be an exciting announcement in 2020. Thanks all.
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