Tin Pot Operation

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The Tin Pot Operation or TPO are a indie-punk band originally from Belfast Northern Ireland, where they have a large local following.

They are notable for the political content of their music with songs about racism, media manipulation, war and so on.

They have released a 14 track album entitled Manufacturing Dissent (2005) and a 6-track EP called Here! It's the Tin Pot Operation. They most recently released a download only single "Blackeye" in Dec 06.

The band were featured as part of a documentary on the music of Northern Ireland following The Troubles [1]. Also noted as being one of the few non-traditional bands to actively write and perform in the Irish Language. They have appeared live on BBC2 NI's Irish Language Music show "An Stuif Ceart"[2] and reached the final of the Irish Language competition "Deis Roc" [3]

The political content of their music has also seen them listed at The Centre for Political Song at Glasgow Caledonian University [4]

More information can be found at the bands website and Myspace