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Depiction of a larrikin, from Nelson P. Whitelocke's book A Walk in Sydney Streets on the Shady Side (1885). Larrikin is an Australian English term meaning "a mischievous young person, an uncultivated, rowdy but good-hearted person", or "a person who acts with apparent disregard for social or political conventions".
A reviewer in The Maitland Daily Mercury found some problems with the novel and noted: "This is Ethel Turner's most ambitious work so far; it is much more elaborate than any other of her books; it is not a atory for children or mainly of a child; but, instead of being a well constructed novel for adult reading, it is a series of episodes — doubtless interesting enough in themselves ...
Larrikin started as an independent label and was sold in 1995 to Festival Records. [ 1 ] Artists who have released albums on Larrikin include Eric Bogle , Sirocco , Mike and Michelle Jackson , Bobby McLeod , Kev Carmody , Flying Emus , Robyn Archer , Redgum , Margret RoadKnight , Jeannie Lewis , Mark Atkins , Renée Geyer , Rank Strangers , The ...
"Downing Street Kindling" was the second single to be taken from Larrikin Love's debut album, The Freedom Spark, and their first release to enter the UK Top 40, charting at number 35. In the song, Larrikin voices his discontent with England, culminating with the proclamation that " I think that it is hell ".
"Edwould" was the third single from Larrikin Love, and the first to be taken from their debut album The Freedom Spark. It was also the band's first major label release and the first to receive full distribution, and subsequently reached number 49 on the UK charts.
After Larrikin Love's split, Larkin moved to Los Angeles to work with former Hole frontwoman, Courtney Love. Mairead Nash, manager of indie pop groups, Florence + the Machine, and Queens of Noize recommended Larkin to Love in June 2007, [2] and after his audition became lead guitarist of Love's solo group, unofficially titled The Courtney Love Band.
The term larrikin originated in the "Black Country" dialect found in the area near Birmingham, the English West Midland councils of Sandwell, Dudley and Walsall. The term larrikin originally meant the tongue; calling someone a larrikin implied they were using their tongue, or were "gobby"- mouthy.
Larrikin Love. Edward Larrikin; Micko Larkin; Alfie Ambrose; Cathal Kerrigan; Guest musicians. Rob Skipper – tracks 2, 3, 5, 7 & 10; Patrick Wolf – tracks 7 & 9; Jamie T – track 8; Lauren Doss – co-lead vocals on track 8; Airhammer – track 1; Mark Rudland – tracks 6 & 11; Henry Clark – tracks 6 & 11; Tom Gorbutt – tracks 6 & 11 ...