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  • North Coast 500

    North Coast 500

    I’ve chosen North Coast 500 as my song to introduce for May. In case you don’t know, the North Coast 500 is a popular campervan/driving route around the north of Scotland’s mainland. It’s an incredibly beautiful route, but there’s been some controversy around it due to the infrastructure being inadequate for the number of vehicles…

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  • Bouley Bashers

    Bouley Bashers

    Each month, I’m posting something about a different song from Virtual Virgins. For April I’m going to introduce Bouley Bashers, the penultimate song on the album. This song’s already been getting a bit of radio play (especially from Jim Gellatly on Amazing Radio) so it seems like a good one to write about. Bouley Bashers…

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  • Looking Through A Telescope Backwards

    Looking Through A Telescope Backwards

    Every month, I’m going to introduce a different song from the album, probably in the order of the tracklisting. The rationale is that I don’t see much need to release digital ‘singles’ (I don’t plan on releasing CDs or vinyl mainly due to the unnecessary plastic) but, at the same time, I’d like to give…

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  • Virtual Video

    Virtual Video

    Given how easy it is to film and edit videos these days (not saying it’s easy to make a good one!) I thought I’d have a shot doing a video for Virtual Virgins, the title track from my debut album. Here it is on youtube.

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  • Virtual Virgins

    Virtual Virgins

    Debut album released on 1st February 2024. Digital release only (for now). Will be available on most streaming platforms. All songs written, played and recorded by Pat’s Alternative Bus Tour. Mastered at Chem19 Recording Studios. Cover photograph by Katie Paterson.

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