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Peter Cruickshank is an interdisciplinary researcher based within the Centre for Social Informatics in the School of Computing at Edinburgh Napier University. He has an...
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- Background
- “Shake It”
- Herbal Mixture
- Scratchin’ The Surface
- Blues Obituary
- Thank Christ For The Bomb
- Split
- Who Will Save The World? The Mighty Groundhogs
- Hogwash
- Solid
The Groundhogs originated from pre-beatsters The Dollar Bills, formed in 1962 New Cross, London, by bassist Peter Cruickshank (b. 1943) and his singing brother John Cruickshank (b. 1945). Within months, they were joined by guitarist Tony McPhee (b. 1944), who steered them toward blues-rock and suggested they rename their band after the song “Ground...
In 1964, The Groundhogs backed Hooker on his UK tour. This was followed by backing gigs behind fellow visiting bluesmen Little Walter and Jimmy Reed. McPhee assumed the mic from a departed John Cruickshank and the band issued their first single, “Shake It” (b/w “Rock Me”), on Interphon Records in January 1965. Soon thereafter, Boorman cleared way f...
In 1966, McPhee and Peter Cruickshank cut two singles as Herbal Mixture with drummer Mike Meekham. (Further recordings under this name were issued 30 years later on the Distortions Records compilation Please Leave My Mind.) The guitarist also issued two blues originals, “Someone to Love Me” (b/w “Ain’t Gonna Cry No Mo”’), under the nickname T. S. M...
The Groundhogs released their debut album, Scratchin’ the Surface, in November 1968 on Liberty. Musically, the album plies Chicago-style blues with adaptations of songs by Rosco Gordon (“No More Doggin”’), Willie Cobbs (“You Don’t Love Me”), and Muddy Waters (“Still a Fool”). Scratchin’ the Surface is the only Groundhogs album with harpist and sing...
The Groundhogs released their second album, Blues Obituary, in September 1969 on Liberty. Here, they embrace a looser, more jam-based style. Blues Obituary features six McPhee originals, including “Mistreated,” “B.D.D.,” and “Daze of the Weak,” plus their own arrangement of the traditional “Natchez Burning.” 1. “B.D.D.” (4:00) 2. “Daze of the Weak”...
The Groundhogs released their third album, Thank Christ for the Bomb, in May 1970 on Liberty. 1. “Strange Town” (4:16) 2. “Darkness Is No Friend” (2:43) 3. “Soldier” (4:51) 4. “Thank Christ for the Bomb” (7:15) 5. “Ship on the Ocean” (3:27) 6. “Garden” (5:19) 7. “Status People” (3:32) 8. “Rich Man, Poor Man” (3:25) 9. “Eccentric Man” (4:53)
The Groundhogs released their fourth album, Split, in March 1971 on Liberty. 1. “Split – Part One” (4:25) 2. “Split – Part Two” (5:10) 3. “Split – Part Three” (4:25) 4. “Split – Part Four” (5:38) 5. “Cherry Red” (5:40) 6. “A Year in the Life” (3:07) 7. “Junkman” (4:52) 8. “Groundhog” (5:35)
The Groundhogs released their fifth album, Who Will Save the World? The Mighty Groundhogs, in March 1972 on United Artists. 1. “Earth Is Not Room Enough” (4:45) 2. “Wages of Peace” (4:33) 3. “Body in Mind” (3:45) 4. “Music is the Food of Thought” (4:30) 5. “Bog Roll Blues” (3:02) 6. “Death of the Sun” (3:40) 7. “Amazing Grace” (Traditional) (2:20) ...
The Groundhogs released their sixth album, Hogwash, in November 1972 on United Artists. 1. “I Love Miss Ogyny” (5:20) 2. “You Had a Lesson” (5:45) 3. “The Ringmaster” (1:25) 4. “3744 James Road” (7:15) 5. “Sad is the Hunter” (5:15) 6. “S’One Song” (3:40) 7. “Earth Shanty” (6:50) 8. “Mr Hooker, Sir John” (3:34)
The Groundhogs released their seventh album, Solid, in June 1974 on WWA. 1. “Light My Light” (6:23) 2. “Free from All Alarm” (5:14) 3. “Sins of the Father” (5:29) 4. “Sad Go Round” (2:55) 5. “Corn Cob” (5:36) 6. “Plea Sing, Plea Song” (3:00) 7. “Snow Storm” (3:28) 8. “Joker’s Grave” (8:41)
Dr Peter Cruickshank. Associate Professor. 0131 455 2309. P.Cruickshank@napier.ac.uk. About me. Activity. Outputs. Projects. Post Grad. Biography. Peter's main research area is information practices associated with engagement with digital systems.
Associate Professor. Jun 2021 - Present 2 years 11 months. Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. Working on our teaching portfolio to meet the increasing demand for skilled graduates and...
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Peter's main research area is information practices associated with engagement with digital systems. In particular, he has an active interest in issues around information literacy, and identity and trust in using online systems.
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