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A Fife band is dedicating its new album to guitarist Alan Cormie – the Godfather of the Kingdom’s punk scene - after his death.

The well known and much loved musician hailed from Glenrothes and lived in Kirkcaldy.

He played in many bands, and led punk outfit, Crimedesk, for over 40years, before joining The Aye Hobos.

With them he fulfilled a life long ambition by playing the same stage supporting one of his favourite bands, The Skids, at the Glen Pavilion in Dunfermline in 2019.

The Aye Hobos (Pic: Steve Gunn/shotbyagunn photography)

But the band was left devastated at his passing after a short illness.

Alan was a huge figure on the Kingdom’s live music scene, and was thrilled at the album finally going into production.

The band formed three years ago and its debut album, entitled ‘Cunk It Up’ came on the back of a successful online fundraising campaign set up by lead singer James Ward after finding out a brain aneurysm he’d suffered in 2011 had recurred.

He underwent surgery in March 2020, and set up the collection whilst awaiting his second round of surgery.

Alan Cormie, the godfather of the Fife punk scene (Pic: Steve Gunn/shotbyagunnphotography)

He said: “Finding out the aneurysm was still in my brain, growing, and that I needed surgery again was a worry.

“But I thought of the surgery as essential maintenance, like taking your car to the garage. It was nothing like the first aneurysm.

Concentrating on getting the album done was something to focus on instead of worrying about the surgery.

New album dedicated to memory of Alan Cormie - godfather of the Fife punk scene