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Philip Wark photographs The Bathers in the second of two galleries at The Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh.
interviews |
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Interview with Chris Thomson (2024) |
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| Chris Thomson, the frontman with acclaimed Scottish act The Bathers, speaks to John Clarkson about their first album in 24 years,, 'Sirenesque'. |
| Interview (2022) |
| Interview (2020) |
profiles |
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With The Cowboy Mouth, Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh, 14/4/2023 (2023) |
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| We preview our gig with The Bathers and The Cowboy Mouth at The Wee Red Bar in Edinburgh on the 14th April. |
| With the black watch (acoustic solo) and Stephen McLaren, The Wee Red Bar, 25/3/2022 (2022) |
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(With Cowboy Mouth and Sugartown), Strathaven Hotel, Strathavan, 17/6/2022 |
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| John Clarkson enjoys sets from The Bathers, Cowboy Mouth and Sugartown in the unusual setting of the Strathaven Hotel in South Lanarkshire. |
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An Introduction and a Profile (2002) |
| In the first of a series of articles, John "Girder" Clarkson profiles some of the more misunderstood bands of recent years. Scotlands 'The Bathers' have often been labeled as pretentious and as a resu |
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Photoscapes 1 (2025) |
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| In the first of two galleries, Philip Wark takes photos of The Bathers with a strings section and trumpet player Colin Steele,. |
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