track listing personnel stuart murdoch - vocals , guitar , keyboard stuart david - bass , vocals isobel campbell - cello , vocals , guitar chris geddes - keyboards , piano richard colburn - drums stevie jackson - guitar , vocals sarah martin - violin mick cooke - trumpet ian mackay - bagpipes on '' sleep the clock around '' appearances in film the instrumental of the title track '' the boy with the arab strap '' was later used as the theme tune for the television show teachers .