"Well, I think that the Anachronims combine a remarkable grasp of folk tradition with rock and elements of the classical tradition, which is really quite remarkable. " - Professor Peregrine ("Putcha") Shirton-Backwards, upon being asked what he thought is the significance of the Anachronisms (from Songs from a Bowele)

"Well, as I 'ave always thought, the Anachronisms represent p'haps the culmination of the trend which we find in the evolution of the form of singin' we call Building Trade Singin'." - Professor Higgenbotham, upon being asked, at the time of the release of Songs from a Bowele, what he thought of this new development in the repertoire of the Anachronisms.