![]() ![]() Released in 1978, “Alternative Ulster” was an insistent, yet catchy plea for plea for a united Ireland. The band’s second single became their biggest hit. “Suspect Device” was packaged to look like a bomb, but a copy managed to find its way to legendary BBC DJ and underground music champion John Peel, who played the song endlessly. ![]() Teaming with Ogilvie to write about their native land’s current violent political climate, the Fingers recorded their first single. After replacing their bass player and swapping guitar solos for gnarled sneers, the quartet rechristened themselves after their new favorite song, the Vibrators’ “Stiff Little Fingers.”Īfter playing a show at the Glenmachan Hotel, the CBGB’s of the Irish punk scene, Stiff Little Fingers, or SLF, singer Jake Burns introduced the band to a couple of his pen pals, journalists Gordon Ogilvie and Colin McClelland. The Belfast, punk group formed in the late-‘70s as a cover act with a moniker nicked from one of their favorite songs – “Highway Star.” It wasn’t long, however, until the punk bug that had been sweeping England infiltrated Ireland. The original incarnation of Stiff Little Fingers wasn’t around very long, but during their five-year tenure they were the best band to call Ireland home. This live footage of “Alternative Ulster” from 1979 features scrolling lyrics so fans can sing along. (Above: The Stiff Little Fingers in all their glory.
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