Butcher Boy

**FESTIVE WISHES!**

We've put together a special Christmas video - please cut and paste the following link into your browser:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I259anvTokk

The films were shot by Robert's dad, Alexander Ogilvie Spark, in 1961 and the music is a piece called Every Other Saturday we've demoed for our next album. We start recording that in the summer!

With best wishes for the holiday season - we can't thank you enough for your support in 2009.

Butcher Boy

*THE TIMES TOP 100 ALBUMS OF THE 2000s***

We're delighted, stunned and, it must be said, a little bemused to report that React Or Die has made number 93 in the Times' list of the Top 100 albums of the 2000s. The full list is here:-

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6922991.ece

Goodness knows what the Red Hot Chili Peppers (number 98) make of it all!

**THE FFS SCHMERCURY SHORTLIST!**

We mightn't have made the Mercurys, but the good people at For Folks Sake have been kind enough to shortlist us for their Schmercury Prize! You can see the full line up (and vote!) here:-

http://forfolkssake.com/articles/385

Polls close Monday 8 September!

**PLAY SOME POOL, SKIP SOME SCHOOL, ACT REAL COOL**

Last year we were flattered to be asked to contribute to a Bruce Sprinsteen tribute album, and we recorded a version of The Streets of Philadelphia for inclusion over the weekend of 20 and 21 September 2008.

The album, Play Some Pool, Skip Some School, Act Real Cool was finally released on Monday 10 August 2009 on Where It's At Is Where You Are (WIAIWYA). We're alongside acts such as The Wave Pictures, The School and Darren Hayman and the record is a great listen!

It's available in good record shops and online - check www.amazon.co.uk for details.

**GFT THANKS!**

Thank you to everyone who came out to our show at the Glasgow Film Theatre - as a band, we're pretty much agreed it was the highlight of everything we've ever done together.

We are also very grateful to Barney and John for their technical help in the theatre, to Michael and John for helping us get such a great sound, to Mitch for the introduction, and to all of the staff at the GFT for their grace and help.

Thank you!

**WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS FOR OUR GLASGOW FILM THEATRE SHOW!**

We have two tickets to give away to our show at the GFT this Sunday, 14 June. Doors are at 8pm and the tickets will be available for collection on the night. To enter, please just email:-

band@butcher-boy.co.uk

With GFT COMPETITION in the subject line. Closing time for submissions is 6pm on Friday 12 June, and we'll contact the winner by email immediately after the close.

Good luck!

**NEW INTERVIEW NOW ONLINE**

John has been speaking to the people at For Folks Sake about Enrico Cocozza, the GFT show and React Or Die. The interview is at:-

http://www.forfolkssake.com/articles/325

**RADIO SCOTLAND'S CHICK DAY PIECE NOW ONLINE**

You can hear John and Mitch Miller discussing the upcoming GFT show by pasting the following link in your browser:-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ksfmf/The_Movie_Cafe_04_06_2009/

The show will be online until Thursday 11 June.

**BUTCHER BOY ON THE MOVIE CAFE, RADIO SCOTLAND**

John from the band, along with critic and Enrico Cocozza authority Mitch Miller, will be on Janice Forsyth's Movie Cafe show on Radio Scotland on Thursday 4 June to talk about Cocozza and our upcoming show at the Glasgow Film Theatre. The programme starts at 1:15pm and you can tune in on 92-95FM or on 810 MW. More information on the show at:-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland/

**NEW INTERVIEW NOW ONLINE**

Ahead of our show in July, Basil has been speaking to the good folks at Indietracks about the band, trains, and music hall.

http://indietracksblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/indietracks-interview-6-butcher-boy.html

**BUTCHER BOY AT THE GFT**

We are very proud to announce a unique show at the Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB
on Sunday 14 June at 8pm, when will perform a live and original score to Enrico Cocozza's Chick's Day before a full band performance.

Enrico Cocozza (1921 - 1997) was a filmmaker born out of time, a Scots-Italian David Lynch who left a body of work as hilarious and eccentric as it was frightening and stylish. His 1951 film Chick’s Day is true cinema - a fable of bruised Wishaw skies, delinquency and murder that caused considerable controversy on its release.

Cocozza's movies portray a Scotland that's perhaps more familiar and genuine than the works of other more lauded Scottish filmmakers. His films can be violent and genuinely shocking, but they are also often laugh out-loud funny - and they excel in depicting the specific combination of brutality and poetry that exists on the west coast.

The programme also features Cocozza’s classic short Smart Boy Wanted, and is introduced by critic Mitch Miller.

Tickets are £6.50/£5 (concs.) and are available in advance online (www.gft.org.uk), by phone (0141 332 6535) or in person from the GFT box office.

**REACT OR DIE NOW STREAMING IN FULL**

If you visit our Myspace address you can hear our latest record in full! Please visit at:-