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band originally from

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, Northern Ireland, where they have a large local following. They are notorious for the political content of their music with songs about

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and war. The band have also played support to

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and

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and, most recently, were picked by The Damned to play as part of their Twisted Cabaret show in Belfast. They have released a fourteen track album entitled ''Manufacturing Dissent'' (2005) and a six-track EP called ''Here! It's the Tin Pot Operation.'', along with a stand-alone

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"Blackeye" in December 2006. The band were featured as part of a documentary on the music of Northern Ireland following

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They are noted as being one of the few non-traditional bands to actively write and perform in the

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. They have appeared live on

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Northern Ireland's Irish Language music show, ''An Stuif Ceart'', and reached the final of the Irish Language band competition, "Deis Roc", judged by

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member Jim Lockhart. They appeared alongside

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, David Holmes and

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at the 2008 New Year's Eve celebrations in Belfast. The political content of their music has also seen them listed at The Centre for Political Song at Glasgow Caledonian University. The band have released ''Human Resources'' on the band's own

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Nought Percent Records (a play on the fact that it was funded with a "0% for 6 months" credit card deal). The first single from the new album was "Sitting There", which was released as a free download. The album was initially released in download only form in March 2009.

Releases

*''Manufacturing Dissent'' - album (2005) *''Here! It's the Tin Pot Operation'' - EP (2006) *"Blackeye" - single (2006) *"Sitting There" - single (2008) *''Human Resources'' - album (2009)

References

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External links

Tinpotoperation.comMyspace.com/tinpotoperation
Punk rock groups from Northern Ireland Indie rock groups from Northern Ireland Musical groups from Belfast