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Vinyl Limited to 500 CopiesFrancis Macdonald has plays drums with Teenage Fanclub and makes music for filmmakersTV. Other artists he has worked with include BMX Bandits, Alex Chilton, Belle amp Sebastian, The Pastels, Camera Obscura and The Vaselines. His album ldquoMusic For String, Quartet, Piano amp Celesterdquo 2015 was described as ldquoSublime, minimalist classical musicrdquo by Classic FM in the UK.Harry Pye is a Londonbased artist, once desribed by The Guardian newspaper as the master of lo fi British art. He won first prize in a competition to paint a portrait of Tony Blair, judged by Gilbert amp George. He edits The Rebel art webzine and has had exhibitions of his work in London, Denmark, Australia and Brazil. Collaborations with filmmaker Gordon Beswick have been screened at Tate Modern and Tate Britain in London.Harry and Francis began collaborating when Harry asked Francis to write about his favourite Elvis song for a fanzine. Then Harry invited Francis to add percussion to a song he was recording with Neil Innes ndash a version of Micke Nesmithrsquos Rio, in the run up to The 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Harry then began sending Francis song lyrics and Francis would write music.ldquoBonjourrdquo was produced by Francis and Harry and recorded at Francisrsquo home studio in Glasgow, Scotland. Francis Macdonald & Harry Pye LP is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £15