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Alistair Hulett Tribute - review

4663 days ago
Guardian Music — Celtic 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
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Alasdair Roberts Talks Archive Trails Tour

4766 days ago
The Quietus — The 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
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All my desk's a stage

5108 days ago
Guardian Music — Sessions 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
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Shirley Collins/Alasdair Roberts/Trembling Bells – review

5118 days ago
Guardian Music — Cecil 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
Alasdair Roberts Trembling Bells

This week's new live music

5198 days ago
Guardian Music — Hallogallo 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
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Alasdair Roberts & Friends: Too Long in This Condition | CD review

5199 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
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F&M playlist

5199 days ago
Guardian Music — Our 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
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CD review: Alasdair Roberts and Friends

5202 days ago
Scotsman.com — ALASDAIR ROBERTS & FRIENDS: TOO LONG IN THIS CONDITION NAVIGATOR RECORDS, £12.99 *** more info
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Alasdair Roberts: 'I've always been drawn to heavy, big old ballads' | Interview

5204 days ago
Guardian Music — Scottish 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
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Readers recommend: songs about old age

5206 days ago
Guardian Music — Last 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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