Since returning after a long hiatus, Scottish chamber pop outfiit The Bathers have become a regular live act again and have played over the last few months gigs in Glasgow, Edinburgh and London. to promote their 2023 album 'Sirenesque', their first studio album in over twenty years. On July 16th and 17th, The Bathers, which consists of Chris Thomson (vocals, acoustic guitar), Callum McNair (electric guitar), Nico Bruce (bass) and Hazel Morrison (drums, percussion), played two nights at The Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh at which they were joined on stage by strings players Fergus Heatherington and Gisele Hans, and for the latter gig by trumpet player Colin Steele. These photographs, which we are running over two galleries, were taken over the course of both evenings by Philip Wark
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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,.
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) |
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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 2 (2025) |
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| Philip Wark in the second of two galleries takes photos of The Bathers with a strings secrton and trumpet player Colin Steele,. |
| Photoscapes 1 (2024) |
| Photoscapes 2 (2024) |
| Photoscapes 2 (2023) |
| Photoscapes 1 (2023) |
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