Mull Historical Society Reveals "Where Are The Heroes?" | Ahead of New Album - out 22 May

MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY AKA Colin Macintyre teams up with author DAN RICHARDS on his latest single: “Where are the Heroes?”. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE

Plucked from ‘In My Mind There’s A Photograph’ (due for release on 29 May via LFNG), the 10th studio record features lyrical contributions from a panoply of world-leading authors, all of whom were asked to reflect on a single significant photo to them.

This latest glimpse into the upcoming album finds Colin putting music to the reflections of the Scottish-based, Welsh-born nature/travel writer & journalist Dan Richards (‘Holloway’, ‘The Beechwood Airship Interviews’).

Inspired by a vintage photograph of his grandfather, Bob, who worked on the Great Western Travelling Post Office between Bristol Temple Meads and Plymouth, “Where are the Heroes?” finds Dan stepping into his shoes to imagine the kind of life he had. Known as the B&P TPO, Bob served on its trains from 1949 until the service closed in 1972. He can be seen pictured, at work, in the single artwork included below.

Imagining the breathless pace of the role, Dan Richards provided a vivid account of how he imagined day-to-day life, with an extract as follows:

“Racing to sort mail by set times and locations so it could be wrapped up and dropped at speed – pouched mails off, pouched mails on – the bang and whip of the spring-loaded nets scooping leather bags in passing and bouncing them into the carriage... The beat of the loco, rhythm of the track. Mails off, mails on. Hatch open, bags set, mail out, mail in. And on.”

Capturing the essence of these words, Colin MacIntyre then did what he does best, and worked them into song. As Colin explains:

“Where Are The Heroes? pictures Dan’s grandfather as hero, he was a postal (ghostal) train night worker. I feel given the disheartening way the world is being led right now, we need a few genuine heroes.”

Set to be the opening track of the upcoming ‘In My Mind There’s A Photograph’ album, an official video for the new single features Colin’s fascination since childhood with the silent film era heroes and, appropriately, their various exploits with trains - it can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/QTdv08kpSbU