With 14 yrs of disastrous Tory rule hopefully about to end, here's a reminder of the impact of their vile austerity program from the Cameron/Osborne years - 'Riot', inspired by the draconian response to riots following the police execution of Mark Duggan thefourfathers.bandcamp.com/track/riot-2

85 months since the #Grenfell Tower fire. For all but the last ten days, the Tories were in charge & did nothing to hold anyone accountable. Will this change under Labour? We will continue to call for justice. thefourfathers.bandcamp.com/track/grenfell

Our lead singer Andy Worthington with the test pressing of our new album, 'Songs of Loss & Resistance', recorded sporadically from 2018 to 2024 with the great Charlie Hart & available soon on CD or as a download. Its 10 original protest songs have a lovely, coherent, organic vibe!

As white fascists riot across England, it's worth remembering just what it was that brought racism and xenophobia so belligerently back into the mainstream - Brexit, as we've been singing about for the last eight years thefourfathers.bandcamp.com/track/i-want-m…

Photos and Review: This Year’s Glorious Sunny WOMAD Festival Once More Confirms Music As One of Humanity’s Greatest Gifts - my photos & report, inc. Palestinian hip-hop group DAM (inc. Tamer Nafar, pictured), Nana Benz du Togo and Baaba Maal andyworthington.co.uk/2024/08/01/pho…

The great Palestinian rapper Tamer Nafar, from Lyd (Lod) in Israel, reflects on the meaning of his music while a genocide is taking place just miles away.

86 months since #Grenfell & 3 weeks until the report of the official inquiry is released. We're still calling for justice, with survivors & the families of the bereaved, & will do so until the demands are met. thefourfathers.bandcamp.com/track/grenfell

NEW RELEASE: 'Warriors (Freedom Version), a tweaked version of our song 'Warriors', about Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning, with new lyrics marking 50 days since Julian returned to Australia as a free man. Thanks to Stella for sharing the photo. thefourfathers.bandcamp.com/track/warriors…

Today The Four Fathers released 'Warriors (Freedom Version)', an amended version of 'Warriors', the song I wrote about Julian Assange & Chelsea Manning, with the last verse changed to mark 50 days since Julian arrived back in Australia as a free man thefourfathers.bandcamp.com/track/warriors…

The Four Fathers Release ‘Warriors (Freedom Version)’, Marking Julian Assange’s 50 Days as a Free Man The Four Fathers andyworthington.co.uk/2024/08/18/the… Listen here: thefourfathers.bandcamp.com/track/warriors…

It's 6 years since the occupation of the Old Tidemill Wildlife Garden in Deptford began, an effort - ultimately unsuccessful - to save this wonderful green space from an unnecessary housing development. Listen to our memories here: thefourfathers.bandcamp.com/track/tidemill

IT’S HERE! Our new album, 'Songs of Loss and Resistance', featuring songs about the climate crisis, #Guantanamo, Julian Assange, #Grenfell & much more, has just been released on bandcamp, to download, or as a limited edition CD. Check it out! thefourfathers.bandcamp.com/album/songs-of…

OUT NOW! The new The Four Fathers album, featuring ten original protest songs, nine by me, about the climate crisis, #Guantanamo, Julian Assange, #Grenfell & much more. Recorded sporadically between 2018 & 2024 with the great Charlie Hart thefourfathers.bandcamp.com/album/songs-of…

Sunday listening. Check out our new album of mostly original protest music, 'Songs of Loss and Resistance' - songs of sorrow and focused indignation about the climate crisis, #Grenfell, #Guantanamo, Julian Assange & more thefourfathers.bandcamp.com/album/songs-of…

Wow, FB just removed a post of mine, from my website, promoting the new album by The Four Fathers, on the spurious basis of "cybersecurity." Here's the post: andyworthington.co.uk/2024/09/22/the… and here's the album: thefourfathers.bandcamp.com/album/songs-of… Are we now a banned band?

Check out 'All About Love', the opening track on the The Four Fathers new album, 'Songs of Loss and Resistance' - my bouncy eco-song about the supremacy of love over money thefourfathers.bandcamp.com/track/all-abou…

From The Four Fathers just released new album, 'Songs of Loss and Resistance', check out our guitarist Richard Clare's haunting song, 'When You're Gone.' Great cover image by our drummer Brendan Horstead. thefourfathers.bandcamp.com/track/when-you…

Delighted that The Four Fathers new album 'Songs of Loss and Resistance', which we released a week ago, is the top-seller in the "protest music" category on Bandcamp. Check it out here, where you can buy it as a CD or as a download: thefourfathers.bandcamp.com/album/songs-of…