Luke Haines

THE NORTH SEA SCROLLS
A conceptual album and academic lecture by Luke Haines and Cathal Coughlan.
With narrations by Andrew Mueller

LTD 2 x CD Digi Pack ORDER NOW
DIGITAL DOWNLOAD iTUNES

THE North Sea Scrolls have long been a bone of contention amongst historians, theologians and people shouting at bins in car parks. TheScrolls are believed, in certain quarters, to record a parallel, semi-hidden history of these islands. Now, a triumvirate of unlikely questers has at last pinned down the full story of these legendary documents. They are; Luke Haines, Cathal Coughlan, and Andrew Mueller. This dauntless trio are now ready to share the terrible knowledge they have disinterred. In song.

The parchments reached the hands of messrs Haines, Coughlan and Mueller by means which need not trouble us, and have been meticulously distilled and tactfully rewritten into thirteen new songs by Mr Haines and Mr Coughlan, to be performed on guitar and piano, and accompanied by the cello stylings of Audrey Riley. The songs will be linked by explanatory footnotes read by Mr Mueller. The truths contained in the scrolls are at once profoundly disturbing and peculiarly reassuring. Certainly, they answer many long-pressing questions. How did a Dublin criminal overlord become an imperial viceroy? Is England really just two counties – Northshire and Southshire? Could it be that the guttering violence of Northern Ireland is caused by terrorist tribute acts from Australia? Who is Tony Allen? How did Tim Hardin end up commanding a nationalist militia in Cornwall? Can it be true that Morris Men, far from the prancing buffoons of popular repute, are murderous vigilantes – a Cotswoldian thugee cult? How in the name of the Seven Christs did Enoch Powell end up joining Gong. Was Chris Evans really burnt at the stake? If not, why not? Is Jim Corr actually right about everything?

Headphones on. Trip. The. Fuck. Out. Brothers and sisters, it's the Scrolls, and the Scrolls have the answer. Listen...they speak.

Luke Haines has recorded loads of albums over the last twenty years.

Cathal Coughlan has recorded loads of albums over the last twenty years.

Andrew Mueller has written loads of words over the last twenty years.

Links

www.lukehaines.co.uk www.facebook.com/lukehaines
www.twitter.com/lukehaines

 

Image(s)

ART WILL SAVE THE WORLD - A FILM ABOUT LUKE
HAINES - PREVIEWING AT FILM FESTIVALS

 

 

Luke Haines Catalogue

 

The North Sea Scrolls
CD/digital
View in Shop →
Luke Haines
Luke Haines
21st Century Man
CD/digital
View in Shop →
Luke Haines
Luke Haines
Love Letter To London
Digital
View in Shop →
Luke Haines
Luke Haines
Nine And A Half Psychedelic Meditations On British Wrestling Of The 1970's and early 80's"
CD/Digital
View in Shop →
Luke Haines
Luke Haines
Nine And A Half Psychedelic Meditations On British Wrestling Of The 1970's and early 80's"
VINYL LP exclusive for Record Store Day 2012
Luke Haines
Luke Haines
Leeds United EP"
Digital
View in Shop →
Luke Haines
Off My Rocker At The Art School Bop"
DIGITAL