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5th January 2026 – Riot Gail, REBELLION and please keep voting.
Gail has had a sucessful knee replacement, she is now recouperating. Now down to 1 crutch around the house.
We have just been announced for Rebellion Festival 2026, we are over the moon !!!!!!!!
We are currently number 2 in the Revival Chart from NEW DAWN FM, we would love to get to Number 1.
Please click HERE for the link and VOTE – The Puncturists – 55 – many thanks !!!!
15th December – PLEASE HELP WE NEED YOUR VOTE !!!!
We are currently number 5 in the Revival Chart from NEW DAWN FM, we would love to get to Number 1 for XMAS.
Please click HERE for the link and VOTE – The Puncturists – 55 – many thanks !!!!
1st November 2025 – The Album has DROPPED !!!!
It’s available from the usual online suspects and bandcamp, but it’s better for us if you come for the CD directly as previously stated, Please email; six67promo (@) hotmail . com (no gaps or brackets) or admin (@) puncturists . com (no gaps or brackets), this hopefully will stop a few BOTS plaguing our messages.
Click here for Dead Swan Records Bandcamp link
31st October 2025 – Rave Reviews for our single “55”
On Friday the 31st of October 2025, The Puncturists were played on New Dawn FM on the Jukebox Judgement Radio Show.
Our track “55” was played to a panel of of judges made up of producers; Dawn Parry, Steve Lillywhite, Barry Upton, Phill Brown, Luke Mornay and Steve ‘Smiley’ Barnard.
Here’s what these beautiful people said :
Dawn Parry (is not only the host but also a respected record producer, songwriter, musician, and broadcaster)
Dawn said, “That was fun, I couldn’t keep still.”
Steve ‘Smiley’ Barnard (musician, songwriter and music producer, best known as a drummer for The Mock Turtles, Robbie Williams, The Mescaleros, Archive, Holy Holy, From the Jam and The Alarm.)
Smiley said, “A lovely slab of 3 minute punk pop, the best thing I’ve heard all morning.”
Steve Lillywhite (credited on over 500 records, and has collaborated with a variety of musicians including new wave acts XTC, Big Country, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Simple Minds, Ultravox, the Psychedelic Furs, Beady Eye, Toyah, David Byrne, Talking Heads, and Kirsty MacColl, as well as U2, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, the Rolling Stones, the Pogues, Blue October, Steel Pulse, the La’s, Peter Gabriel, Morrissey, the Killers, Dave Matthews Band, Phish, Guster, Counting Crows, and Joan Armatrading.)
Steve said, “That was absolutely fantastic. Singing Johnny Rotten’s snarl without the snarl and that was really attractive. A beautiful record. Well Done! I loved the Puncturists.”
Luke Mornay (high-profile collaborations with artists such as Craig Armstrong, Robbie Williams, Amy Winehouse, Frou Frou, The Killers, Marianne Faithfull, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, and Axelle Red, to name just a few.)
Luke said, “Fantastic track. It was brilliant, I loved it, great energy, great musicians and performance as well. Well Done.”
Barry Upton (An original member of the Brotherhood Of Man, he went on to work with; The Nolans, Sonia, Steps, Dollar John Otway & The Cheeky Girls, to name but a few.)
Barry said, “That track was totally joyful. I would love to hear that on the radio, over and over again and it would make me smile every single time. A record that makes you feel good. It’s a great pop song.”
Phill Brown (his who he’s worked with reads like a who’s who of the music industry, including: Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Jimmy Cliff, Led Zeppelin, Cat Stevens, Jeff Beck, Bob Marley, Robert Palmer, Dire Straits, China Crisis, Talk Talk, Robert Plant, Faithless, Dido, Marti Pellow, Dave Gilmour, Zero 7, Jarvis Cocker, Laura Marling, Bombay Bicycle Club, David Gray, Maxi Jazz.)
Phill said, “I actually fell in love with it. I can totally hear it on the radio.”
To say we are blown away by these comments is an understatement.
Let us know what you think ?
55 is available from all the usual suspects and bandcamp – click here for the link.
25th October 2025 – Album News
Hi guys, the album is now completely mixed, the artwork is done and we have a title “I’m Not Alright”. We are looking for a mid November release date, this one will also be available at all the usual download sites. We encourage you to come directly to us please, you pay less fees and we get more of your payment. Please email; six67promo (@) hotmail . com (no gaps or brackets) or admin (@) puncturists . com (no gaps or brackets), this hopefully will stop a few BOTS plaguing our messages. Stay in touch, more news soon.
13th September 2025 – NEW SINGLE & VIDEO “55”
THE PUNCTURISTS, filmed a video recently (Sunday 7th September 2025) for our song “55” in the most glamorous location of Cleethorpes (a seaside town on the estuary of the Humber in North East Lincolnshire), our drummer Martin was working until 4pm and he lives local, so we cracked on as soon as he got there. It was a lot a fun, the weather was kind, the tide was against us, but we did it. Dale Farrow (our bass player) worked his bum off putting it together (editing and magic), he’s done an amazing job.
The single is available, download only at the moment via bandcamp link here – CLICK HERE
The song tells the story of Gail’s singing career, only starting within the past 2 and half years and people saying; why are you bothering?, you are way too old?, some people even saying she wasn’t good enough and she should be at home knitting etc. So we celebrate being too old and not giving a monkey’s !! Enjoy it people, life begins at 55 🙂
Video link here – CLICK HERE or see below
Our album has been delayed, we have 2 tracks remaining that need mixing, Steve from Orion Studios, has had to care for his father since his mother had a bad fall, we totally understand and we are so happy with what Steve has done, we will of course wait for him to complete the mixes. We wish his mum a speedy recovery.
1st July 2025 – Final Backing Vocals & Other Strange Noises.
Album update: final backing vocals and keyboard “noises” done by Dale plus Steve and Dale have been working on arrangements and pre-mixing titivating and it’s just about there.
It’s all very exciting!
23rd June 2025 – Main Vocals by Gail Townsend
Hello People,
It may seem like it’s a little quiet here at THE PUNCTURISTS, but in the background we are working on the debut long playing Studio album. So we now have; DRUMS, GUITARS, BASS & MAIN VOCALS.
Gail’s vocals, have been done in 3 visits (we didn’t want to blow Gail’s voice out in one day) at Orion Studio, Rotherham. The first visit was straight after Sleazy Live (27th May), an evening session, due to over indulgence at the weekend, this visit was short and sweet, but we came away with 2 complete vocals. The next visit was a full Sunday session (15th June) and Gail complete all but 2 songs, her throat was on fire, so we called it a day. Then the final visit was last Friday (20th June), where she complete all songs and all backing parts. They sounded sensational if we say so ourselves.
The next stage is some basic mixing and then Dale will return to do his Backing Vocals. Pat did his in-between Gail doing the songs. (Also Pat does 2 main vocals which he did a while back).
So it is coming together. We have obtained permission from the copyright holder to use an image for the cover of the album, we are keeping this under wraps for now. Stay tuned !!!!!!!!
21st May 2025 – Bass Parts & Other Creatures Added to The Album
It was Dale’s turn for a day in Orion Studio, Rotherham, laying down the bass parts for 10 of the 11 tracks for the album (one was already done) as well as a couple of guitar bits with the great Steve Ellis at the controls. 10 am start, 8-30 pm finish and now that’s 99.9% of the instruments done for the album. Only a few non-guitar bits to go on as far as the instruments are concerned and then the vocals but even at this un-mixed and incomplete stage, wow, it’s sounding good!
“You good people are in for a real treat and a few surprises when this is finished and released”, beamed Dale.
Orion Studio, Rotherham is a “No outdoor shoes” zone and Dale brought The Badgers! Now here’s a thought, who would win in a fight between a badger and a swan?
15th & 16th April 2025 – Guitars Go On The (forthcoming) Album
So, Dear Reader, if you have kept up with this recording, we aren’t sticking to any rules on this project, we aren’t even recording the Bass parts 2nd like most bands do in the process. So guitars, started on the Tuesday and Pat managed to do all the songs but just one part per song. Wednesday, he returns and does the whole lot of songs again, this time with a second guitar that’s slightly different to Tuesday’s parts, so now we have stereo guitars. Pat was extremely pleased with the session at Orion Studios in Rotherham, with Steve Ellis (who Pat first worked with 25 years ago, on his first band; King Palooka, which was subsequently played on BBC Radio1 by Steve Lamacq.)
27th March 2025 – We are in the Safety Pin Magazine – Spring 2025 Edition.
Interviews with MC16, The Wall, Instigators, Folk Devils, The Charlemagnes, Vicious Bishop, Los Chicos, Puncturists and more.
16th February 2025 – We Finally Start The First Full Length “Studio” Album.
New album recording, Day One: The Drums!
A chilly morning in Rotherham and the rhythm section, Martin and Dale are at The Chantry Brewery together with Chantry Brewery Tap sound engineer and producer of the album, Steve Ellis (Orion Studios).
Martin is here to lay down the drum parts to all 11 songs, using the click/guide tracks Dale had previously put together while Dale’s role was guidance, encouragement and provision of doughnuts!
It took over 2 hours to get the kit set up and the mics in place, 16 of them, one for each drum and cymbal (2 for the snare – top and bottom), 2 overheads and the rest dotted around the place to capture the fullest possible sound and get all the lovely ambience of the room.
This was the first time that Martin had recorded to a click before and it can be disconcerting but he took to it like a swan to water. Steve’s plan was to record 3 full takes of each song so that we could take the best one forward and then layer the guitars and vocals on at a later date.
Out of the 11 songs making up the album, title still to be confirmed but we have one or two strong contenders, 9 of them have been performed live, 8 of these will likely feature in the set list for our gig next Sunday in Pontefract. The other 2 are an instrumental and what will be the album closer and which may surprise a few people.
Once he’d got into his stride, Martin cracked on at pace and in just about 5 hours all 11 tracks were complete – I bet he’s feeling it today!
Having listened back to what was recorded, we’re absolutely delighted with the sound that Steve has got for the drums, pre-production and these will provide a stunning backbone for the rest of the instruments and vocals to go on. We’ve had to wait for Steve to become available to produce the album but already it’s safe to say that the wait will have been worth it – top bloke, Steve!
We’d also like to express huge thanks and appreciation to the good people at The Chantry Brewery for allowing us to use the Brewery Tap venue and facilities to record the drums yesterday.
There’s no official release date for the album as yet but with plenty of gigs and festival appearances in and around May we’re hopeful that it will be available by then. We’ll keep you all informed of progress.
Hope to see some of you at Frankie’s Bar next Sunday afternoon, Feb 23rd, when we’re supporting Wonk Unit and/or the following Friday 28th Feb at Vault 27 in Barnsley with our good friends Bones Park Rider.
Radio Interview on Safety Pins & Spitting (Date : Thursday 3rd October 2024)
Pat was interviewed by Andy Lunn & Spunk Volcano.
Click here to listen.
IT’S NEW ALBUM DAY!!!!! (Date : Friday 20th September 2024)
“Foxed As A Newt”, our new live album is now available to download via the Dead Swan Records Bandcamp site . The CDs are here, you can order from Bandcamp or direct from us to save on fees, please email – six67promo@hotmail.com
“Foxed As A Newt” was recorded at The Fox And Newt in Leeds on 06/09/24 as part of an 01977 Punk Club event put on by our good friend Alan Walton to whom we are extremely grateful.
*BRAND NEW T SHIRT*
Special Thanks to Phil from The Kingcrows, for designing our new t shirt, we love it !!!!!!
*WE HAVE A NEW DRUMMER*
Hello Puncs !!!
We have a New Drummer, Please Welcome, Martin ‘Disco’ Gregory.
So we have a little break in our gig schedule, we are now working on writing the remaining songs for the debut album – we have around 8 or 9 written, we need maybe another 2 or 3 then it’s full steam ahead. (The last recording session has been deleted, we go again fresh as soon as we can fit it in.)
Here’s our next gig – Tram Sunday Punk
Here’s a review by Emma Penfold, from our last gig at the Adelphi Club, Hull with The Nanobots & Zero Cost. – for full review click here.
“The Puncturists proved that by packing a right good punch to the heart. I almost forgot I had a heart. Their lyrics, their tone, their crowd work, their variety – not – too shabby – not too shabby at all. They give you life-lessons this band. They’re from Barnsley… I think, they’re worth a listen… for the education. They have a song with a head nod or two to historical feats of literature, about the royally protected creature, swans… they ‘can break your arm’. The band are quite clear-cut on how they feel about establishments that aggravate them too, with a song entitled ‘Pissing me off’, repeated… a lot. Feeling is something they like to linger… along with false finishes… and that’s the power of punk there, to unseat you, to shake you up; it works, it really works.”
