The Penny Black Remedy is a London-based band playing a mix of country, ska, folk and punk. The band’s name refers to a pub in Edinburgh called The Penny Black, which opened at the unusually early time of 5am. The band's line-up has broad international origins; the nucleus of the band consisting of songwriter Keith M Thomson from Scotland on vocals and guitar and Croatian vocalist and percussionist Marijana Hajdarhodzić. The band's extended line up includes Jeremy Mendonca, from California, on vocals and bass guitar and Barbara Bartz from Poland on violin. Live, the line-up sometimes includes guests musicians; including Jamie Shaw and Mason Larkin sharing drum duties, and founding member of punk band U.K. Subs, Paul Slack, on bass. The Penny Black Remedy received the Gibson Guitar Best Alternative Act award at the 2008 UK Indy Awards. They released their first album No One's Fault But Your Own in Spring 2009. The album was recorded in Zagreb, Croatia. They announced a global distribution deal with Cadiz Music in November 2009. They released their second album Inhale... Exhale... OK, Now You Can Panic! on 15 July 2013. Both albums were produced by Croatian producer, Robi Nappholz. Performers on both albums include Keith M Thomson on lead vocals, guitars, banjo and harmonica, Marijana Hajdarhodzić on lead vocals, Wilco van Eijk on drums, backing vocals and percussion and Steve Nelson on bass and backing vocals. No One's Fault But Your Own also featured guest musician Dzemo Cakić on trumpet. Inhale... Exhale... OK, Now You Can Panic! featured a cast of guest musicians also from Croatia, including Andrej Jakuš on trumpet, Ozren Žnidarić on saxophone, Luka Žuzic on trombone, Dzemo Cakić on trumpet, Ante Beno on clarinet, Borna Šercar on percussion and Ivor Plužarić and Robi Nappholz, both on backing vocals. Sometimes referred to as TPBR, they released their third album Maintaining Dignity In Awkward Situations on 24 November 2017. The album was co-produced by Boz Boorer (guitarist and co-songwriter with Morrissey and The Polecats). Performers on the album include Keith M Thomson on lead vocals, guitars, banjo, bass, mandolin and percussion, Marijana Hajdarhodzić on vocals, Basia Bartz on violin, Jeremy Mendonca on acoustic guitar and backing vocals, Paul Slack on bass and backing vocals, Jamie Shaw on drums and Peter Radcliffe on drums and backing vocals. The album also featured guest musicians Teo Martinović from Croatia on hammond, and Londoners Graham Murphy,