Lone Pigeon

Gordon Anderson, also known by his stage name Lone Pigeon, is a Scottish musician. A co-founder of the Beta Band, he left the band due to ill health soon after formation. After the Beta Band's split in 2004, Anderson formed the Aliens with Beta Band members John Maclean and Robin Jones. Ill-health forced him to leave the band and return to Scotland, and he began to record solo under the name Lone Pigeon in 1997.

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 (described by Allmusic as "an astonishing debut album") and Schoozzzmmii (described as "a zany but sunny folk-rock record") 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 Anderson 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.

Discography Moses (1997), Fence 28 Secret Tracks (2000), Fence Auckley Craw (2000), Fence Touched by Tomoko EP (2001), Bad Jazz/Fence Rocks EP (2001), Bad Jazz/Fence - split with James Yorkston & the Athletes Concubine Rice (2002), Fence/Domino Schoozzzmmii (2004) The Whizz Kiddzz Records "Alienoid Starmonica" (2006) The Aliens, EMI "Astronomy For Dogs" (2007) The Aliens, EMI "Luna" (2008) The Aliens, Petrock Records "Time Capsule 001-010" (7-CD Boxset 2011), Domino