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Bellshill, Glasgow, United Kingdom (1989 – present)

Teenage Fanclub are an band from Bellshill, Scotland near Glasgow, formed in 1989, and were formerly known as The Boy Hairdressers. They have two generally known humorous nicknames “The Fannies” and “The Bellshill Beach Boys

Teenage Fanclub are revered for their devotion to chiming, Byrds-esque guitars and harmony vocals. Songwriting duties are shared between the three permanent members of the band, Norman Blake, Raymond McGinley, and Gerard Love.

In 2006, the band held two special concerts in London and Glasgow, playing their 1991 masterpiece Bandwagonesque in its entirety.

There have been a succession of drummers, including:

- Francis MacDonald (a prime-mover in the C86 scene, later of the BMX Bandits), the drummer in the original lineup, and in a later period
- Brendan O’Hare (later of Telstar Ponies, Thrapple , Mogwai and Macrocosmica)

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- Paul Quinn (later of The Primary 5), who was later replaced by the returning Francis MacDonald.

Keyboardist Finlay MacDonald (no relation to Francis MacDonald) has also been a member.
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  • JeremyAce4

    Solid.

    Friday afternoon
  • Aartmusic

    this band reminds me of Travis

    12 days ago
  • andreainatutu

    tal vez hoy me muera de gozo, sólo por y para ustedes chicos

    20 days ago
  • thib2703

    Thanks to Young Adult for making me discover this very cool band!

    last month
  • Wurzelchen

    Come on! 6 more plays and it is 5 million!

    last month
  • HankMulder

    Heard them from Young Adult.

    last month
  • dec30

    Not fucking shy of a quality harmony!

    March 2012
  • mattmacneil

    this band is the shit

    March 2012
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Snowgoose debut LP Harmony Springs released on vinyl on Record Store Day, April 21…

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Featuring Raymond McGinley and Dave McGowan from Teenage Fanclub in addition to Jim McCulloch, Anna Sheard and Stuart Kidd, the Snowgoose debut LP Harmony Springs will be released on vinyl …

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