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3 January 2003
 
Exclusive only to this web site!!!!!!!!!!!
A free MP3 download of a bit of a track from the forthcoming 'Bod Strummer and the Dun Guireaneros Pronounced Roddy Huggan' album. Chust look under 'Documents' and lo it shalt be there for ye to hear. 
 
28 December 2002
 
Dun Ringular boys in new supergroup interface with the Guirean coves!!!
 
Knock Studios reverberated with the sounds of AGOFR's finest talentless nobodies getting their stuff together man at the recent colaboration between the DR's and the Guireans. Check out the Guireans site (once Deadollac gets back from Fort William for all the gorry details)
 
29 December 2002
 
Robin records another keyboard track for new album and takes away a CD of more music with which to add music too, shock horror probe!!!!!!!
 
 
11 December 2002
 
Sheep Purple fotos added.
 
6th December 2002
 
New album 'almost ready' shock horror exclusive!!!!
 
Rumours were blocking up the whole intercreel yesterday as reports started filtering out from Grimersta Studios that the new DR's album was almost ready. Wattie and Jason are said to have completed all the vocals except for a few wee backing vocals and the mastering process is whispered to have begun. Despite repeated power surges, the gallant minstrels completed the album with only a chicken tikka hoagie from Engies to sustain them (plus 6 cups of tea.) Other trials and tribulation included neither of the coves wanting (or been able to sing more like) the song about valleys and water and ending up having to splice the two lead vocals together which miraculously produced some hitherto unbeknownst harmonies. Songs completed are (all provisional song titles)
 Rampant Thrust
Thurso Pie
Glen valtos By train
thevalley one
Deadollac, Roddy and Roddy
beyond a joke
Girraffic Park
Stevie Wonder funky clav song
Accoustic ditty thing with no vocals
and theres a few other I've forgotten about.
 
 
 
29 November 2002
 
The Tape Records Corporation urges you all to rush headlong to the Guireans site and order a copy of the Guireans fine new CD, Alastair MacKay Is God (Sorry Bod). Dunky is taking orders now!!!!!!!!!
It's a fine album and features many of your favourite Dun Ringles. (Well, Jason and Wattie)
 
6 November 2002
 
Representatives of both Tape Records and Plook Records are in a tense bidding war over who gets to release the new concept e.p. from Sheep Purple, the new AGOFR 'superlager' group. After a succesful recording seshion at Knock Studios the band were happy to report the completion of a three track e.p. based around a concept certain to rival Genesis's 'The Lamb Lies Down in Charlie Barleys yard' or even Marillions 'Misplaced Talent'.
 Inside gossip reveals the tracks to be Black Flight, Smoke on the Runway and 'Cheap Flight In Time'.
The band used an array of instruments to create this fine meisterwerks and had to contend with a number fo technical difficulties including finding out that none of the tape recorders in Watties house had a microphone; not been able to find thon wee adapter that fits over the end of a proper microphone lead to allow it to be plugged into the back of the soundcard and two small kids running around shouting, screaming, de-tuning guitars and generally getting in the way.
Still, the band persevered and the E.p. should be ready for human consumption shortly.
 
November 4 2002
 
Unconfirmed reports are flooding in that an earth shattering combined effort by various secretive Guireans (Deadollac) and Dun Ringles (Wattie and Jason) who wish to remain anonimouse is about to take place in Knock Studios. An insider stated that a 'concept' ep of at least one song will shortly be recorded. Rumours abound that the new 'supergroup' are to be called Sheep Purple and intend to record an ep of Deep Purple songs to make a concept about Sunday flights. So far 'Black Flight' has been written and reports state that 'Church In Time' and 'Sundaypaperbringer' are also almost ready. A spokesman for the FP's said the band 'deserved a good kicking' and 'once the location of Knock Studios is uncovered they'd better watch out!'
 
'Black Flight, Black Flight,
Sunday flyings, not right......'
 
Oktober 15th 2002
 
Un-Ringled!
 
The world of AGOFR was rocked to its foundations (well, it's damp proof course at least) at news that three of the Dun Ringles had performed an akoustic cham down in darkest Cnoc. Playing a selection of their least crap choons, the three DR's, namely Jason on acoustic geetar, Robin on Mandolin and Wattie on accoustic bass (electric bass turned down really low) and rythym mandolin, stunned the assembled fans (Dougie aged 6, Jamie aged 3) with renditions of Cromwell St Congegration, I dont like Sheep, Bee without a Bumble, Un-hilted, and Hermits Homely hut, plus attempts at nearly every other song which ended when they realised they couldn't remember them. (prawn? The grey tower looms from the mist? etc) The band also performed the usual covers such as Don't Fear The Reaper , Weather With You, Valtos Blues, plus most of Jethro Tulls back catalogue. The band declined to play Smoke on the Water.
Plans are affot for another acoustica at Xmas time, with perhaps a recording been made?
 
Quick!! Rush along to the Guireans web site and order a copy of their fab new CD Alastair MacKay is God (Sorry Bod)
which is available now. Because why? Well, because Jason and Wattie feature on it, thats why!!!! Hurry now or Dunky wont have any spare copies left
Oktober 15th 2002
 
Un-Ringled!
 
The world of AGOFR was rocked to its foundations (well, it's damp proof course at least) at news that three of the Dun Ringles had performed an akoustic cham down in darkest Cnoc. Playing a selection of their least crap choons, the three DR's, namely Jason on acoustic geetar, Robin on Mandolin and Wattie on accoustic bass (electric bass turned down really low) and rythym mandolin, stunned the assembled fans (Dougie aged 6, Jamie aged 3) with renditions of Cromwell St Congegration, I dont like Sheep, Bee without a Bumble, Un-hilted, and Hermits Homely hut, plus attempts at nearly every other song which ended when they realised they couldn't remember them. (prawn? The grey tower looms from the mist? etc) The band also performed the usual covers such as Don't Fear The Reaper , Weather With You, Valtos Blues, plus most of Jethro Tulls back catalogue. The band declined to play Smoke on the Water.
Plans are affot for another acoustica at Xmas time, with perhaps a recording been made?
 
Quick!! Rush along to the Guireans web site and order a copy of their fab new CD Alastair MacKay is God (Sorry Bod)
which is available now. Because why? Well, because Jason and Wattie feature on it, thats why!!!! Hurry now or Dunky wont have any spare copies left
 
 
8 September 2002
 
Zing Pop! update!!!!!
 
The eagerly awaited Zing Pop remaster of The Lord of the Zings is nearly ready. All the tracks have been digitised in to computerese whith greatful thanks to Mr Deadollac of the Guireans. The remastering process is almost complete and the dance remixes are almost done. Some historic photos of Zing Pop have also been posted and some more gubbins about them stuck in hte Zing Pop section. Advance orders now been taken,
 
 
 
 21 August 2002
 
'The Lord of the Dun Ringles', top award winning Foolitzer Prize winning novel type thing now available for download in acrobat pdf format from the 'Documents' section!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
13 August 2002
 
 
 
AGOFR Get Together in Clydebank!!!!!!!!
 
Not since the Guireans/Dun Ringles drinking competition last new year in the Crown have so many AGOFR 'stars' been seen in the one place. Oh yus, at the recent celebrity wedding of Grassy, well known front man of many AGOFR bands and latterly managerof the Dun Ringles, fans were astounded to see several AGOFR bands reunited (although thankfully not performing)
Firstly, the great Rab Kuartski appeared and spent the evening reminising of his sterling performance at the MOR 83. And with the presence of Jason, Robin and Grassy this meant it was the first time Andromeda Crisis had been seen together since the mid 80's.
Lovable balding tops the Dun Ringles were also seen together as well as the Jam Sciences, most of Heironomous Bosch and loads more. To end it all, the stars all got up to do a rousing renditon of Calum B Sound. However, Streetcar, the wedding band, didn't know it and plaed Johnny B Goode instead. Never the less, the line up of this stunning performance was Robin on keyboards, Jon on guitar, Jason on guitar, Streetcar on backing duties and Grassy, Rab and Wattie on 'drunken wedding guest dancing'
 
 
ZING POP Update
 
10 songs remastered and 2 songs given dance remix 'treatments' Expect the launch in September. Orders already coming in from USA!!!!!!!!