Lone Pigeon is the working name of Gordon Anderson, a Scottish musician and co-founder of

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(which was formerly known as The Pigeons).Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Lone Pigeon", in ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 838-9 Later he was a member of The Aliens with John Maclean and Robin Jones from The Beta Band.

Career

Anderson was a founding member of The Beta Band and co-wrote several of their early songs including "Dry the Rain" and "Dog's Got a Bone".Sharp, Johnny (2007)
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'', 24 March 2007, retrieved 2010-11-06Haywood, Brad (2002)
Lone Pigeon ''Concubine Rice''
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, 21 October 2002, retrieved 2010-11-06 Ill-health forced him to leave the band and return to Scotland, and he began to record solo under the name Lone Pigeon in 1997.Klunk, Christine (2004)
Lone Pigeon ''Schoozzzmmii''
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, 22 March 2004, retrieved 2010-11-06 His earliest albums - ''28 Secret Tracks'', ''Moses'', ''Auckley Craw'' and ''Honda Hedge'' - were released by himself and on

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and are no longer for sale, but ''Concubine Rice'' (described by

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as "an astonishing debut album")Marshall, Kingsley " ''Concubine Rice'' Review,

, retrieved 2010-11-06 and ''Schoozzzmmii'' (described as "a zany but sunny folk-rock record")Spano, Charles " ''Schoozzzmmii'' Review,

, retrieved 2010-11-06 are available worldwide from Domino Records and (Lone Pigeon's own label) Whizzkidzz respectively. The 'Honda Hedge' album, which was available only by mailorder, contains early versions of several of the songs later to appear on The Aliens' ' Astronomy for Dogs' (see below), including "Robotman", "Tomorrow", "Only Waiting" and "Honest Again". After Anderson broke his shoulder falling out of a tree, he re-recorded "Robot Man" as "Robust Man". In May 2006 an EP entitled ''

Alienoid Starmonica ''Alienoid Starmonica'' was the first release for The Aliens, a band hailing from Fife, Scotland. It is an EP, released on 8 May 2006. Background The Aliens formed from remnants of The Beta Band in 2005, reuniting Robin Jones and John Maclea ...

'' was released, a collaboration with ex-Beta Band members John Maclean and Robin Jones under the name The Aliens. The Aliens have gone on to release two more singles: ''The Happy Song'' and '' Setting Sun''. Their debut album, '' Astronomy for Dogs'' was released on 19 March 2007, published by EMI. Since the release, the band have parted company with EMI and released a new album ''

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'' on 29 September 2008, to critical acclaim. He released a seven-disc box set entitled "Time Capsule" in 2011. In 2015 Anderson wrote and performed "Aeolian Arietta", a track on Beta Band co-founder John Maclean's feature film debut, ''

Slow West ''Slow West'' is a 2015 Revisionist Western, revisionist Western film written and directed by John Maclean (film director), John Maclean in his List of directorial debuts, directorial debut. It stars Kodi Smit-McPhee as a young Scotsman searchin ...

''. In 2016 Anderson co-produced

Malcolm Middleton Malcolm Bruce Middleton (born 31 December 1973) is a Scottish musician and member of indie band Arab Strap. He has also released seven solo studio albums and three albums performing under the pseudonym Human Don't Be Angry. Early life Middlet ...

's first solo album in seven years, ''Summer of '13''.

Personal life

He is the brother of Kenny Anderson, aka

King Creosote Kenny Anderson (born January 1967), known primarily by his stage name King Creosote, is an independent singer-songwriter from Fife, Scotland. To date, Anderson has released over forty albums, with his latest full length, '' I DES'', released in ...

Discography

*''Moses'' (1997), Fence *''28 Secret Tracks'' (2000), Fence *''Auckley Craw'' (2000), Fence *''Touched by Tomoko'' EP (2001), Bad Jazz/Fence *''Rocks'' EP (2001), Bad Jazz/Fence - split with

James Yorkston James Yorkston (born James Patrick Yorkston Wright; 21 December 1971) is a Scottish folk musician, singer-songwriter and author from the village of Kingsbarns, Fife. He has been releasing music since 2001. As well as recording as a solo artist ...

& the Athletes *''Concubine Rice'' (2002), Fence/

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*''Schoozzzmmii'' (2004) The Whizz Kiddzz Records *"Alienoid Starmonica" (2006) The Aliens,

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*"Astronomy For Dogs" (2007) The Aliens, EMI *"Luna" (2008) The Aliens, Petrock Records *"Time Capsule 001-010" (7-CD Boxset 2011), Domino

References

External links

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2007 interview with ''The Guardian''

Artist page on Domino Records website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lone Pigeon Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Scottish folk musicians Scottish male guitarists Scottish pop musicians British indie pop musicians