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Glasgow, Scotland
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   National Park: General Info
Member Since10/15/2005
Band Websitenationalparksite.com
Band MembersJohn Hogarty - Guitar and Vocals
Simon Shaw - Bass Guitar
Gerard Love - Guitar
Eilidh Rodgers - Drums

Thanks to Katrina Mitchell for drumming when Eilidh broke her collarbone.

New single also has Michael McGaughrin - Drums, Bill Wells - Piano, Sarah Martin - Flute and Mick Cooke - Horn.

InfluencesMaybe some of the people we've played with will give you an idea where we're at:

Gigs with
The Pastels
Appendix Out
International Airport
Movietone
The Styrenes
Acid Mothers Temple
Richard Youngs
Lucky Luke
Music and Movement
Elliot Smith
Jad Fair
Future Pilot AKA
Belle and Sebastian
Empress
Tape
Tenniscoats
Bill Wells' National Jazz Trio of Scotland
Phantom Engineer

This is a very eclectic list for a band with such a monomaniac sound.

Sounds LikeLoose, ten-minutes-long, tape hiss, folky, warm, a bit like the Velvets, lonesome, a stripped-down (musically!) Galaxie 500/ Yo La Tengo, slightly blurred, like it's raining, snowing, really sunny, somewhere between the visceral and the whistleable.
Record LabelVarious
Type of LabelIndie




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   About National Park
Formed by John Hogarty and Scott Walker (guitar), Simon Shaw and Michael McGaughrin joined when forced into becoming a real band after being offered a gig at the Pastels' club Illumination with Future Pilot AKA. After nine under-achieving years and seven records, the lineup is now John, Simon, Gerard Love playing guitar and the incredible Eilidh Rodgers on drums. With John moonlighting earlier in the year for Simon's band (Lucky Luke) and lately Music and Movement, plans are afoot for some new National Park shows/ recordings.

More tracks can be heard at: nationalparksite.com

and you can see National Park videos on http://www.youtube.com/yieldrecordings.

Discography
(1998) Great Western 10"
(1999) National Park vs. Future Pilot AKA 7"
(2000) Sterling, on Future Pilot AKA vs. a Galaxy of Sound
(2001) No More Rides, on Geographic Japanese compilation
(2002) No More Rides, on Geographic comp for rest of world
(2003) Secret Songs 7"
(2005) The Only Stars, on Crunk Into Up Vol. 3
(2006) The Only Stars/ La Solara 7" - out 24/7/06
(2006) National Park 7" - forthcoming

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Chiaroscuro





Jun 3 2008 11:23 AM

Good to see the Park is still operating and hope you'll be live this summer.
Hope all's well.
AP
A Band Called Quinn





Jun 2 2008 10:52 AM

On this Friday... cheap booze and flock wallpaper - should be great!
Tracer Trails Present:





May 17 2008 4:26 PM

Friday, May 23rd,

The Declining Winter
7VWWVW
& Doogie Paul

@ Stills Gallery (Cockburn Street)
from 7pm
tickets £4 on the door / cheap beer!

The Declining Winter is a new musical project led by Richard Vincent Adams, co-founder of leftfield musical pioneers Hood - influenced by Low, The Durutti Column and York City FC.

Skip your tea for the magnificent, synth-laden 7VWWVW (aka MAMMAL), and Doogie Paul of James Yorkston and the Athletes upright bass infamy.
laki mera





May 2 2008 4:32 AM

PAUL HAIG + LAKI MERA
Sun 4th May
King Tut's, Glasgow
8pm £10

www.lakimera.com
Mike Truscott





Apr 12 2008 1:07 PM

hi john! i was guided here by andy! really liking ur songs!
Jarprocess





Apr 1 2008 6:55 AM

Hi John

Would love to use, Sterling if possible, absolutely love it. Will have to get it from you though, unless I can buy it somewhere. Thanks for the Magic Markers CD too. Excellent.

Hope you're doing okay

James
POP NOISE RECORDS





Apr 1 2008 1:20 AM

THANKS FOR THE SINGLE IT'S STUNNING!!!.(SIMON)
A Band Called Quinn





Mar 2 2008 2:20 AM

..
Teimer





Feb 16 2008 4:28 AM

thanks for accepting.
very, very nice music. i like it a lot.

++ greetings from northern germany ++
beatkoenig





Jan 31 2008 7:08 AM

The Only Stars is pure magic.
The Neo- Synthetics





Jan 20 2008 7:59 AM

Further developments on my search for this rare electro minimalist masterpeice that is The Synthetics E.P, Scene 5 check the blog.

Any new releases pending?
A Band Called Quinn





Jan 20 2008 1:14 AM

..
The Neo- Synthetics





Jan 11 2008 2:04 AM

Hey there National Park, Norman Dolph's Money is such a great track.

Follow me on my quest to find a rare piece of vinyl, an electro minimalist ep by the Synthetics, called Scene5.
Alistair





Jan 9 2008 3:53 AM

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eheart





Jan 6 2008 1:59 AM

new year's greetings from shanghai china
Barn Owl





Dec 25 2007 7:59 AM

hello, national park.

have a nice christmas.

pil pil.
dave black - session drummer





Dec 25 2007 6:08 AM

hey guys, happy christmas! hope to see ye on the road again soon :D xdx
The Neo- Synthetics





Dec 10 2007 2:16 PM

Thanks for the add. You guys are great. Great gig the other week.
macca





Dec 8 2007 6:46 AM

Thoroughly enjoyed Wednesday's set, fittin end to Cottiers sessions ... it really was excellent. Thank you ...
The Daisy Park





Dec 8 2007 1:45 AM

Enjoyed the gig in Cottiers please play again soon.
BMX Bandits





Dec 5 2007 11:55 PM

Sorry I missed the show. I was all bunged up and in bed with the cold and had the Winter blues.
Devotchik





Nov 18 2007 3:28 AM

Thanx for the add!

I still remember the gig you guys played at the arts centre down here in London a few years back with Music & Movement. Top nite and I've been a fan ever since! ;)

Album? :)

Tat :)
Paula





Nov 6 2007 7:30 AM

Thanks for add request - I really like The Only Stars.
Majutsu no Niwa/OVERHANG PARTY





Nov 3 2007 11:33 PM

Thank you for the request.
JG





Oct 22 2007 5:01 AM

great to hear you again. National Park really should gig more often
Cynthia Dall





Oct 13 2007 2:23 PM

- Thank you -
Real Wood Records





Oct 2 2007 3:34 PM

Thanks for the request. Sounds good stuff.
The Owl Service





Sep 25 2007 6:41 AM

I bought your debut 10" on Earworm and I think I saw you live too (Shepherd's Bush Empire, around 1998, can't remember who you were supporting - Belle & Seb?).

Nice to find you here, still doing the good stuff.

Steven
x
D-69 (NEW SONG UP!)





Sep 24 2007 5:22 AM

Thanx a lot!
cheers
On Volcano





Sep 23 2007 4:22 AM

Hello

Thanks for adding us! Fantastic music! Thanks for that too.

-Lars, onvolcano
The Mode





Sep 17 2007 7:24 AM

Hi John

hows things?

James
Here Hare Here





Aug 18 2007 9:08 AM

It is very lovely x
Eerie





Aug 13 2007 1:38 PM

Thank you friend..
A Band Called Quinn





Jul 20 2007 1:45 AM

Hope you can make it - it's gonna be a good 'un!
shiu-yeung





Jul 16 2007 4:03 AM

hi and thank you for add. you can find my other space at: www.myspace.com/londonhasletmedown

s
nalle





Jun 18 2007 5:23 PM

Doing anything this Tuesday? (probably tonight if you're reading this in time) Why not come to the 13th Note on King Street!!! The Good Anna invite you to enter the drums and guitar maelstrom, expect everything from drowning bears to brave young sailors. Master Japanese percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani joins Glasgow improv heavyweights Davidson/Nicholson (AKA Age of Wire and String) hot on the heels of a blistering UK tour with Raymond MacDonald. There will be support from the still nameless new project featuring Chris Hladowski, Hanna Tuulikki, Ben Reynolds with special guest Patrick Farmer, and also Nalle DJs. 8pm. 4 pounds.
ORANGE lem





May 30 2007 12:48 AM

many many thanks or the add!
Alistair





May 25 2007 3:39 PM

Thank you, hope to catch you in mono some day. all the best to you and yours and please release much more!
4 bonjour's parties





May 22 2007 10:23 AM

Hello National Park!
We released our debut album from & records in Japan!And we will release it from Mush records in U.S.A on July!Check it out!
You can get it this website "www.lostinfound.com"here or some store in Japan!

Thank you very much heartly!!
AYUMU
Eva





May 16 2007 4:47 AM

Thanks, it's lovely ...