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His unique blend of traditional folk elements combined with contemporary influences sets him apart from other musicians in the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCollaborating with renowned artists like Cian Nugent and Bonnie Prince Billy has further solidified Roberts' place within the folk music community. Fans of Nic Jones, P.G. Six,Sarabeth Tucek will appreciate his distinct sound.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"twa-brothers","title":"Twa Brothers","description":"\u003cp\u003e50 million years later . . . following an eternity of random mutations and confabulations of atoms, dust and light, Jimmy Cauty and Jem Finer found themselves in a field in Sussex, wrangling a prone twelve-ton hunk of slate into an upright position . . . The Gurdy Stone . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a recent hiatus from megalith building they have founded a new band, The Standing Stones. Their first release sees them joined by the extraordinary Scottish folk singer, Alasdair Roberts, to record a version of the age-old ballad Twa Brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpic in length, clocking in at just over 10 minutes, \u003ci\u003eTwa Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e collides traditional Scottish folk singing with hip hop 808s and sirens, police radio traffic and NYC radio news broadcasts to create a hyper-quantised dystopio-folk-horror soundscape, blurring the temporal zones of the songs’ ancient origins with the near future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJem Finer’s hurdy-gurdy shredding and Alasdair Roberts’ vocals are combined to great effect by Jimmy Cauty’s mashup production style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecorded at Finer’s London studio (Local Sound) and mixed at Cauty’s mountaintop production facility (The Big Omaha) the record is released on the newly formed L-13 Light Industrial Recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"L-13 Light Industrial Workshop","offers":[{"title":"Black 12\" | Signed Copy | Rough Trade Exclusive - 2211236","offer_id":50380088475979,"sku":"2211236","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Screenshot_2024-07-17_at_13.16.57_0d9e938d_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1726206831"},{"product_id":"spoils-1","title":"Spoils","description":"\u003cp\u003ereturned from his voyages of discovery around the globe, alasdair roberts has brought a sack of assorted goods for you merchants, eight epic new songs' 'spoils'. alasdair roberts is one of scotland's best young singers and songwriters, and as the years pass, his artistry borrows more and more from centuries before. on his fourth solo album, alasdair brings with him a crew working with ancient instruments while supporting an album that is meted out evenly with an intense energy always in service of alasdair's finest melodies. on board are alasdair's old hands from appendix out (tom crossley and gareth eggie) as well as free percussionist extraordinaire alex nielson, noted baroque guitarist gordon ferries, emily maclaren, niko-matti ahti (of finnish free-pop duo kiila), and david mcguinness and alison mcgillivray (both of scotland's concerto caledonia), bringing a loose and lively mixture of drums, bass, piano, flute, glockenspiel, harpsichord, harmonium, viol, synthesizer, dulcimer, psaltery, hurdy gurdy, fiddle, and of course guitars and voices. 'spoils' ingratiates new compositions in a deeply personal manner with the world of traditional music that has sunk beyond the horizon for too many of us. it is a gift to these latter days that a man like roberts exists, to sing us back to our ancient home. on drag city.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50409855058251,"sku":"312331","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/82155542-62da-4c6e-adb1-d1f4728b4e23_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726630244"},{"product_id":"alasdair-roberts","title":"Alasdair Roberts","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlasdair's traveling mostly solo this time - but the solo performances are augmented in passing moments. As given to a set of traditional songs as a collection of his own originals, Alasdair has rightly chosen original songs for his self-titled effort. The ten songs of this new album feel very close to his heart, and are rendered almost tenderly. With the sheer number of songs from centuries past in his head, it isn't unusual for Ali to launch his melodies from one of the auld songs - and in the case of 'Artless One,' the starting point is 'The Rigs of Rye'. Unlike the syncretic epics of his previous album, 'A Wonder Working Stone', the songs of Alasdair Roberts use the melodies to explore inner terrain with soulful brevity. As with 'Artless One,' arrangements for the rest of the album emerge from the rich resonance of Alasdair's guitar with the magic that only acoustic instruments can bring. 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Following the acoustic austerity of his self-titled 2015 release, Alasdair's applied himself to electric guitar and band once again for his ninth album, \u003ci\u003ePangs\u003c\/i\u003e. Alasdair Roberts and Friends were deep within the epic song approaches of the widely-acclaimed \u003ci\u003eA Wonder Working Stone\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) when last heard creating music of such scope. While similarly broad in range, \u003ci\u003ePangs\u003c\/i\u003e brings different forms of song-craft and modes of collaboration again. Throughout his career, Alasdair has deftly woven his own songwriting with traditional song melodies to create original and personal music. \u003ci\u003ePangs\u003c\/i\u003e finds Alasdair in a power trio with his long-time musical partners Alex Neilson and Stevie Jones, and along with guests Debbie Armour, Tom Crossley, Rafe Fitzpatrick and Jessica Kerr, they summon up a powerful - and powerfully gorgeous - storm over ten new songs. With swift drums, sharp and spirited fiddle, electric guitar and even a synthesizer played by Ali, \u003ci\u003eThe Downward Road\u003c\/i\u003e is a boisterous introduction to all that Pangs offers! It's one of his most driving pieces of music ever - dare we say, it rocks! Alasdair's roots run deep and his sound is conversant with the many iterations of the music from the past, but it is simultaneous present and active in our contemporary milieu. 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Down the years, he has devoted himself to the history of traditional songs, playing them forward into our ever-evolving world as their meanings continue to evolve within him. Whether singing the auld songs, using inspiration from a line of text, or taking a time-honoured air as as a starting point to a new song, he has pushed the tradition ahead in ways that few other singers have approached. Recorded at Anchor Lane Studios in Glasgow his new album, \u003ci\u003eThe Fiery Margin\u003c\/i\u003e, has the distinction of being an exceptional recital whose origins could be ascribed to traditional Scottish, English and Irish music, not to mention the sounds of the world beyond. 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