Tin Pot Operation
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| Tin Pot Operation | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Also known as | TPO | |
| Origin | Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock, Punk rock | |
| Years active | 4 | |
| Website | TinPotOperation.com | |
| Members | ||
| Anto O'Kane (vox, guitar), Ray Lawlor (vox, guitar), Shaz Morgan (bass), Brian Steenson | ||
| Former members | ||
| Marty Malone (drums), MairtÃn Mag Uidhir (drums) | ||
The Tin Pot Operation or TPO are a indie-punk band originally from Belfast Northern Ireland, where they have a large local following.
They are notable for the political content of their music with songs about racism, media manipulation, war and so on.
They have released a 14 track album entitled Manufacturing Dissent (2005) and a 6-track EP called Here! It's the Tin Pot Operation. They most recently released a download only single "Blackeye" in December 2006.
The band were featured as part of a documentary on the music of Northern Ireland following The Troubles[1]. Also noted as being one of the few non-traditional bands to actively write and perform in the Irish Language. They have appeared live on BBC2 NI's Irish Language Music show "An Stuif Ceart"[2] and reached the final of the Irish Language band competition "Deis Roc" [3]
The political content of their music has also seen them listed at The Centre for Political Song at Glasgow Caledonian University [4]
