The Nyah Fearties

The Nyah Fearties - Composed by John C Grant (https://johncgrant.com). Traditional composer from Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.


“Nyah Fearties” were a Scottish music band from the village of Lugton, Scotland, that created a near-unique brand of anarchic modern folk between 1982 and 1995. Combining the rich traditional music and storytelling culture of its native Ayrshire, with a jarring punk ethos, madcap humour and improvised acoustic instrumentation (though usually amplified), the band made a significant contribution to the British folk-punk scene of the 1980s and 1990s.

During a 13-year career “Nyah Fearties” barely emerged from its underground roots, enjoying little or no commercial success while maintaining a loyal cult following. The band did, however, make a live appearance on primetime British television music programme “The Tube” and hosted a one-off “Lugton Loonie Show” for BBC Radio Scotland.

Following Nyah Fearties demise, David Wiseman went on to help found a new band ‘Dub Skelper’, while more recently the Wiseman brothers were reunited in yet another musical project, ‘Junkman’s Choir’.

https://nyahfearties.bandcamp.com

https://junkmanschoir.bandcamp.com

A demo recording of this can be found at Recordings.


The Nyah Fearties - Composed by John C Grant (https://johncgrant.com). Traditional composer from Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

A guide track for ‘The Nyah Fearties’ is available below for listening: -

'Hills o New Galloway' by The Nyah Fearties
You can download a PDF of the sheet music here - or braille format here.

The track is additionally available within the following collections and sets: -

Associated Collections: -
4/4 Musicians Reel The Kilmarnock Collection