Alasdair Roberts

Màiri Morrison & Alasdair Roberts “Remembered in Exile: Songs and Ballads From Nova Scotia”

April 25, 2025 Paul Kerr 0

Traditional transatlantic folk songs spring to life on this splendid collection of bloody tales. Drag city isn’t a label you’d immediately associate with traditional Scottish folk songs but when Alasdair Roberts pressed a demo of his […]

Live Review: Musics From Summerisle, The Barbican, London – 24th June 2023

July 5, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

“Welcome Fool!” Lord Summerisle declared as Edward Woodward stared in shock at his fate – the hunter become the hunted, the reward of purity being eligibility for sacrifice. It’s a moment of inversion in British Horror, […]

Alasdair Roberts “The Bonny Moorhen” – that’s the bird for me…

May 18, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Alasdair Roberts has what is simply one of the finest of folk voices, an unaffected delivery which is totally in the service of whatever song he is singing. And ‘The Bonny Moorhen‘ from his latest album […]

Bonnie Prince Billy and Bill Calahan announce new album – new song out now

November 8, 2021 Emily Dongray 0

Bill Calahan and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy are releasing ‘The Blind Date Party’ on December 10th. The album is the culmination of half a year of collaborations online and will be released on 2xLP/2xCD/2xCS. The tracks feature […]

Alasdair Roberts “The Fiery Margin” (Drag City Records, 2019)

September 4, 2019 Mike Elliott 0

Alasdair Roberts continues his exploration of traditional song structures, melodies, and instrumentation with a foot – and an ear – in the present with his latest, ‘The Fiery Margin.’ Joined again by bassist Stevie Jones and […]