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A Schlep from Strathbungo

by Ivor Kallin / John Bisset

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1.
Greesh 02:18
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2.
Banff 00:34
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3.
The Island 01:41
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4.
A Gee Gee 00:33
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5.
Pie, Beans and Chips 01:11
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6.
A Chuddering Wingspoon 00:35
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7.
Toilet Paper 01:04
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8.
Chootz n Belly Bean 00:58
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9.
Glasgow Streets 04:30
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10.
Porcelain Panties 00:55
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11.
Kropotkin 00:39
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12.
Chutz version 1 02:59
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13.
Isosceles Fish 01:30
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14.
Pants 00:24
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15.
Hector Plectrum 00:40
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16.
Pie, Beans and Chips/Conception 01:45
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17.
Chuddering Wingspoon (sad) 01:20
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18.
Festering Dagworth 01:18
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19.
Purple Poops 01:10
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In the Kridgeon of Blenkies 01:34
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21.
Chuddering Wingspoon 00:37
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22.
A Gee Gee 00:24
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23.
A Plunky Plunky Pie 00:20
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24.
Inflation 00:21
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Toberry 00:24
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26.
Djingery Wingpuss 01:11
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27.
Eagle, Tits and Lemon 01:14
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28.
Festering Dagworth (instrumental) 01:03
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29.
Rome 00:34
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30.
A Recipe (trad.) 00:51
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31.
Chootz n Belly Bean 01:09
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32.
E 01:05
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33.
Meaningless is Good 01:39
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about

Poems of Ivor Kallin with guitar by John Bisset
Site specific in Locations around Ivor’s home town of Glasgow
Botanic Gardens - tracks 1,2 & 3
The Kibble Palace - track 4
University Café, Byres Road - track 5
Kelvingrove Bandstand - track 6
Centre for Contemporary Arts W.C. - track 7 & 8
Bus number 66 - tracks 9 &10
Crosshill Shul - track 11
Queen's Park Station - track 12, 13 & 14
Hampden Park (Scottish Cup Final) - track 15 & 16
Pollokshaws East Railway Stn. - track 17, 18, 19 & 20
Studio London N16 - tracks 21 - 33

sleeve notes:
I returned to my home town, Glasgow in Spring 2004, to attend the stonesetting of my late uncle, Lionel Levy, husband of Hannah Frank (99).
John accompanied me to record some poems in situ around the city.
The train up was crowded with Celtic fans, and we realised that we were heading for Glasgow on the day of the Cup Final. ’Twas then the idea of recording at Hampden Park whilst the game was in progress, came to my head, my stupid head.
Staying in Kelvingrove, we headed off via the Botanic Gardens and Kelvingrove Park, down Byres Road to the University Café, then south to Govanhill where my granny used to live, to record outside what was Crosshill Shul (every week my granny would ask of my mum, “Where’s the boys?”), up to the Roman campsite at Queen’s Park, on through to Strathbungo, to Shawlands, land of the queer folk, lunch at the Minard Road Café, on up to the railway station by Pollok Football Club, where I spent many a Saturday afternoon in my youth (the football, not the station), and on to Hampden to catch the Cup Final as Dunfermline took the lead, short-lived, against Celtic.
Whilst out west, we popped into the Centre for Contemporary Arts on Sauchiehall Street, formerly the Third Eye Centre, to record in the toilet, when in walks Hugh Davies (former Stockhausen alumnus and member of Music Improvisation Company). We interrupted our recording of Toilet Paper to allow Hugh to relieve himself. No eyelids were batted.

At some point in the proceedings, we boarded a 66 bus and sat upstairs at the back, hoping not to attract much attention. We put paid to the old adage, ‘The back of the bus, they cannae sing’
It is not recommended that devotees of this project attempt to recreate this sojourn, especially if reciting the poetry. Firstly, the route is jumbled tae fuckerie, and secondly, we escaped injury and would feel guilty if your fate was less unscatheful.
Glasgow remains a source of great inspiration, and still to this day nobody else says nib, nib and shpuddy.
Thanks to Kate and Michael for the salubrious accommodation.
This is dedicated to the memory of Angela Brice, Hugh Davies and Karlheinz Stockhausen.
And well done to Jenny for reaching 50 just before me.
The second half of the CD was recorded in John’s home in Stoke Newington, and is slightly more composed.

Ivor Kallin February 2008

Cover photo: Queen’s Park railway station, Strathbungo, Glasgow c. 1900 (courtesy of Mitchell Library Archives)
Back cover photo: Natasha Tauber

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released November 22, 2021

Originally released February 2008

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