Lone Pigeon

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Lone Pigeon is the working name of Gordon Anderson, a Scottish musician now recording as The Aliens with John Maclean and Robin Jones from The Beta Band (which was formerly known as The Pigeons).

Gordon has written over 10,000 songs and ditties.^{[citation needed]}.

His earliest albums - 28 Secret Tracks, Moses, Auckley Craw and Honda Hedge - were released by himself and on Fence Records and are no longer for sale, but Concubine Rice and Schoozzzmmii are available worldwide from Domino Records and (Lone Pigeon's own label) Whizzkidzz respectively.

The 'Honda Hedge' album, which was available only by mailorder, contains early versions of several of the songs later to appear on The Aliens' 'Astronomy for Dogs' (see below), including 'Robotman', 'Tomorrow', 'Only Waiting' and 'Honest Again'.

After Gordon broke his shoulder falling out of a tree, he re-recorded Robot Man as Robust Man.

In May 2006 an EP entitled Alienoid Starmonica was released, a collaboration with ex-Beta Band members John Maclean and Robin Jones under the name The Aliens. The Aliens have gone on to release two more singles: The Happy Song and Setting Sun. Their debut album, Astronomy for Dogs was released on 19 March 2007, published by EMI.

Gordon is a firm favourite enthusiast of the Fife Hills Running Club and can often be seen running up the Fife Hills.

Gordon currently lives in Markinch and is recording his follow up to the Aliens album, which is provisionally titled "me on toast".