alasdair roberts

Ahead of the release of their new album The Sovereign Self on 29th June Trembling Bells reveal their new video for ‘Sweet Death Polka’ and announce a Two Day London Residency featuring Alasdair Roberts, eclectic folk trio the Family Elan, Incredible String Band founder Mike Heron and legendary folk artist Martin Carthy and more.

Our Song of the Day comes by way of a new video from the gorgeously quirky Sound of Yell which is led by Stevie Jones. The track Crescent features on the debut album Brocken Spectre.

Our Song of the Day is a demo recording from Alasdair Roberts Hirta Songs (2013), a collaboration with poet Robin Robertson, a concept album of sorts that was inspired by the people, landscape and history of the remote Scottish archipelago of St Kilda, the most remote part of the British Isles.

The Unthanks are to headline and curate a one day festival in their native city of Newcastle featuring Rob Heron’s Tea Pad Orchestra, Alasdair Roberts, Twelfth Day, The Baghdaddies as well as 150 Unthanks Singing Weekenders and more.

We have some great nights coming up for The Levels Collective at Bridgwater Art Centre in Somerset with Alasdair Roberts & Kitty MacFarlane this month followed by Solarference and The Dead Rat Orchestra in April and a special event in May featuring Sam Lee & Friends. It’s all happening so try and come on down.

Alasdair has produced an album that conjures, through its own uniquely relaxed, quiet and inclusive intimacy, an earthly and worldly – and yet almost unearthly and otherworldly – magic, of a very special kind.

We have a particularly very fine Song of the Day from Scottish singer Alasdair Roberts who has just revealed his new video for In Dispraise of Hunger from his self-titled album out now on Drag City Records.

Green Man Festival have announced their first line up, we’ve picked through the first tranche and chosen our personal favourites for a FRUK video preview.

Secretly Canadian reveal previously unreleased track by Jason Molina written in response to the tragic events of 911 featuring Will Oldham and Alasdair Roberts.

Our Song of the Day comes from Alasdair Roberts and is taken from his forthcoming new album. It features the wonderful harmonies of The Crying Lion.

On January 27th, 2015 the world will see the release of Alasdair Roberts, the new self-titled solo record from the well-known Scottish songwriter, guitarist and singer.

A voice that sticks like velcro and seduces like silk…words used to describe Naomi Bedford’s singing voice…can it get much better? Yes it can, A History of Insolence is a sure winner.