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  • NEW TRACK - 'Sue Says'

    NEW TRACK - 'Sue Says'

    'Sue Says' is a new song collaboration between Willie Dowling and Steve White & The Protest Family. The song is a reaction to the Sue Gray report. I can only be heard on SMR - EP144 - FOR F**K'S SAKE, FLUSH!, which is available to listen to for free on Mixcloud.

  • BE THERE – The Dowling Poole

    BE THERE – The Dowling Poole

    Hello Everyone,

    Our new single 'Be There’ is released today, Friday the 7th of May, for Bandcamp Friday, when the music platform waive their fees and all revenue goes straight to the artists.
    'Be There' features guest appearances from long time collaborator Andy Lewis (Jackdaw4, Sugar Plum Fairies, Jocasta), on bass. Darby Todd guests on drums. Darby has recently played with Martin Barr

  • This video is about the Tory party

    This video is about the Tory party

    This video is about the Tory party Their lies Their corruption Their cronyism Their law breaking And now their authoritarian attempt to crush all dissent with Priti Patel’s Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

  • Interviews & radio - The Dowling Poole

    Interviews & radio - The Dowling Poole

    Our new song 'Slow Genocide' was released last week via Bandcamp. The song features special guests Tony Wright on vocals and Darby Todd on drums.

    The song has been well received so far, and we’ve seen a few write-ups and reviews, including PRM Music online, Steve Swift's Rambling Reviews and Spanish music blog Patty To.
    Radio plays include Noise Radio, Eddie Carter's Attention Please,

  • The Dowling Poole (feat. Tony Wright) - 'Slow Genocide'

    The Dowling Poole (feat. Tony Wright) - 'Slow Genocide'

    A quick reminder:

    'Slow Genocide' feat. Tony Wright on guest vocals is out today on Bandcamp Friday, when 100% of sales goes to the bands.
    It's only £1 and we fully expect it to bring down the government within a fortnight.
    Darby Todd is guesting on drums.
    Here’s a link to the track on our Bandcamp page, which we ask you please to share liberally on your social media pages.
    “If

  • The Dowling Poole (feat. Tony Wright)  -  'Slow Genocide'

    The Dowling Poole (feat. Tony Wright) - 'Slow Genocide'

    The Dowling Poole release a new song on Friday the 5th of March for Bandcamp Friday. 'Slow Genocide' features special guest vocalist Tony Wright (Terrorvision, Laika Dog and his highly regarded solo albums) with Darby Todd (The Darkness, Kee Marcello and Martin Barr) guesting on drums.

  • Bandcamp Friday - The Dowling Poole

    Bandcamp Friday - The Dowling Poole

    Bandcamp Friday is back - today, Friday 5th of February. On Bandcamp Friday, the online music service waive their fees and all revenue goes to the artists. It’s a great time to explore all the amazing music available on Bandcamp, from your favourite bands.
    Our three albums are all on Bandcamp: Bleak Strategies, One Hyde Park and See You See Me.
    Available to download for FREE are the followin

  • The Trump Chronicles - The Dowling Poole

    The Trump Chronicles - The Dowling Poole

    To mark a welcome end to an era The Dowling Poole are releasing a five track EP of downloadable tracks. As the title suggests, The Trump Chronicles are all songs on the subject of the idiot tyrant Donald Trump, that stretch from a time predating Trump’s initial run for President, right up until today. All five tracks for just £1.
    1) Empires Buildings & Acquisitions - (Bleak Strategies 2014)

  • Fuck You Goodbye - The Dowling Poole

    Fuck You Goodbye - The Dowling Poole

    We know many of you will have already have this song, but never has Fuck You Goodbye felt more appropriate than now.
    God knows he's likely not finished trying to fuck us all over just yet, but you have to take your adolescent joy where you can find it.
    With a brand new cover, designed by the talented Sarah Baxter, we've made sure that the song is available for FREE on Bandcamp.
    There is n

  • We Are The Noise - The Dowling Poole

    We Are The Noise - The Dowling Poole

    It's Bandcamp Friday, and we'd like to remind you that our new song 'We Are The Noise' is available exclusively on BandCamp and it’s absolutely FREE, no strings attached. Please download, copy and share the song with everyone you know!

    'We Are The Noise' was recorded in multiple locations during lockdown and features long-time collaborator and Sugar Plum Fairies/Jackdaw 4/The Dowling Poole

  • We Are The Noise – The Dowling Poole

    We Are The Noise – The Dowling Poole

    Our brand new song 'We Are The Noise' is released today, exclusively on BandCamp and it’s absolutely free, no strings attached.
    When you’ve downloaded the song, we urge you to copy it and send it to absolutely anyone and everyone you know. And please send it to all of our American friends who have a hugely important job to do next week. The world is depending on you.
    The song was recorded in

  • All our lyrics now on Bandcamp!

    All our lyrics now on Bandcamp!

    ​Bandcamp Day is here again! It's a good time to check out lots of existing music, from your favourite bands and new and upcoming artists. And don't forget to download our songs 'Deep Breath' and 'Fuck You Goodbye' for free while you're there! We've received several requests for lyrics, so on Bandcamp we've now added the lyrics to the songs for all three of our albums.

  • 'Deep Breath' - a protest song from The Dowling Poole

    'Deep Breath' - a protest song from The Dowling Poole

    'Deep Breath' is the new single from British band The Dowling Poole, made up by multi instrumentalists, songwriters and producers Willie Dowling and Jon Poole. 'Deep Breath' is released free on Bandcamp on Friday 5th of June.

  • UPDATE

    UPDATE

    We'd like to start this weeks newsletter by saying a big ‘thank you’ to the radio shows that have played songs from our new album 'See You See Me' over the past couple of weeks, including Bob Fischer on BBC Radio Tees, Tom Robinson on BBC 6 Music, It's Only Rock n' Roll on Fab Radio International and Attention Please on Nova Radio NE. (Follow the highlighted links to listen to the shows.) 
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