Violins and Tambourines

"Violins and Tambourines" is a song by Welsh rock band Stereophonics and the seventh track on their 2013 album Graffiti on the Train.

David Arnold assisted producers Kelly Jones and Jim Lowe in creating the orchestral arrangements.

[citation needed] The title references the lyrics of "The Last of the Unplucked Gems" by Canadian band The Tragically Hip, an important influence on Stereophonics.

[8] Stereophonics held a tour in March to support Graffiti on the Train[9] and the song was played at all the shows.

He praised the arrangement and last minute of the song but stated that "old problems re-surface ... it’s tautological clunkers like “everything is changing, nothing ever seems to stay the same" that stick most in the memory".