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Alistair Hulett Tribute - review

4680 days ago
Guardian MusicCeltic Connections festival, GlasgowAlistair Hulett never won (nor wanted) fame or fortune, and neither did he change the world – though he definitely wanted that. Yet the legacy of the socialist singer-songwriter who died of cancer two years ago i... more info

Alasdair Roberts Talks Archive Trails Tour

4783 days ago
The QuietusThe Archive Trails Tour, featuring Drew Wright, Alasdair Roberts and Aileen Campbell, is currently touring the UK. Frances Morgan speaks to Roberts to find out a little more about his contribution. more info

All my desk's a stage

5124 days ago
Guardian MusicSessions in odd locations – at desks and in sheds – are bringing out musicians' different sidesSince the beginning of 2008, the BBC's American equivalent, NPR (National Public Radio), has invited acts into its offices to perform songs squeezed b... more info

Shirley Collins/Alasdair Roberts/Trembling Bells – review

5134 days ago
Guardian MusicCecil Sharp House, LondonIt's Halloween weekend in Camden, north London, and ghosts are rising at Cecil Sharp House. Tonight is a celebration of folk songs old and new; of people long-dead who collected and sang them; and of the new generation wakin... more info

This week's new live music

5214 days ago
Guardian MusicHallogallo Neu! 2010, EdinburghBeneath the serene pulses of their motorik beats and the glacial reverb of their guitar, the relationship between Neu! founder members Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother was not always placid. Together for three essential ... more info

Alasdair Roberts & Friends: Too Long in This Condition | CD review

5215 days ago
Guardian Music(Navigator/Drag City)Scotsman Alasdair Roberts is a cult hero thanks to his highly individual, bleak or quirky songs – with influences that range from ancient Celtic ballads to Robin Williamson – and to his equally original treatment of tradition... more info

F&M playlist

5215 days ago
Guardian MusicOur music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offUnderworld Always Loved a Film Karl Hyde and co's new album, Barking, was constantly in the car CD player on my holiday to Norfolk. This track particularly sums up the surre... more info

CD review: Alasdair Roberts and Friends

5218 days ago
Scotsman.comALASDAIR ROBERTS & FRIENDS: TOO LONG IN THIS CONDITION NAVIGATOR RECORDS, £12.99 *** more info

Alasdair Roberts: 'I've always been drawn to heavy, big old ballads' | Interview

5220 days ago
Guardian MusicScottish folk musician Alasdair Roberts finds catharsis in the darkest songs, he tells Tim AdamsAlasdair Roberts is an angular, tentative presence, thin as twigs and full of caveats and quiet amusement, but the cerebral star of what he would never ca... more info

Readers recommend: songs about old age

5222 days ago
Guardian MusicLast week was all about the thrill of the hunt. Now we want songs that rage against the dying of the lightGreetings, wrinklies. Now, don't get me wrong, I know that those wrinkles are not a sign of age, merely a result of a brow furrowed in scepticis... more info

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