alasdair roberts

Our Song of the Day comes from Alasdair Robert’s with his new single, The Lichtbob’s Lassie, taken from his forthcoming traditional folk album ‘Grief in the Kitchen and Mirth in the Hall’.

Glasgow-based singer and guitarist Alasdair Roberts has shared his latest single, ‘Eppie Morrie’, taken from his forthcoming new album Grief in the Kitchen and Mirth in the Hall, his fifth full-length collection of traditional folk songs.

Watch Scottish musician Alasdair Roberts and Irish musician Brigid Mae Power performing ‘The Blacksmith’ for the Museum of Literature Ireland as part of their Myth, Story, Song series.

Alasdair Roberts and Völvur’s “The Old Fabled River” is full of subtle mirrors, the dualism and continuity of life, pairs and opposites…a satisfyingly literary accomplishment, but also humane and wild and as vividly detailed as we’ve come to expect from anything Roberts is involved in.

Taken from Alasdair Roberts and Völvur’s collaborative album “The Old Fabled River”, watch Völvur’s solo rendition of their arrangement of “Nu solen går ned”, a Norwegian spiritual and an ancient traditional melody.

On 23 July, Drag City will release ‘The Old Fabled River’, a collaboration between Alasdair Roberts and the Norwegian group Völvur…a melding of Celtic and Scandinavian intuitions of culture and music. Taken from the album, listen to the new album single Orison of Union and also watch Alasdair perform a solo rendition.

Our Song of the Day is “The Green Chapel”, the first single from ‘The Old Fabled River’, the forthcoming new album from Alasdair Roberts og Völvur, the initiative of Norweigian fiddler Hans Kjorstad which features five additional Scandinavian musicians.

Taken from one of our all-time favourite albums and also our Song of the Day, watch the new video for Brave Marin, performed by Alasdair Roberts, Neil McDermott, Tartine de Clous.

On Fretted And Indebted, Alasdair Roberts brings focus to the traditional songs and singers that have inspired him and also illuminates some of his own considerable talents.

For their third cover single, Bill Callahan, and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy are joined by Alasdair Roberts for their unique reimagining of Dave Rich’s Nashville gospel number “I’ve Made Up My Mind”.

While this won’t be the only album of reworked material recorded in 2020, the strength of Alasdair Roberts early work means it will certainly be one of the best.

Christmas has come early, courtesy of Alasdair Roberts…Alasdair Roberts revisits his early Appendix Out days on new album The Songs of My Boyhood. Watch him performing Ice Age, our Song of the Day.