Alasdair Roberts Archives - Backseat Mafia

Album review: Alasdair Roberts og Völvur – ‘The Old Fabled River’: Scots-Norwegian sextet debut a record of correspondences, life cycles and exploratory depth

HE’S GRACED us with a very Northern European and delicious take on introspective folk since that trio of lovely albums, The Rye Bears A Poison, Daylight Saving and The Night…

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See: Alasdair Roberts og Völvur lead you through the sombre, beautiful out-folk of ‘Nu Solen Går Ned’

WITH a rather gorgeous new record in cahoots with the Norwegian experimental folk collective Völvur just a little over a fortnight away now, our favourite Perthshire and formerly appendically removed…

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See: Alasdair Roberts gathers us round for a solo rendition of ‘Orison Of Union’, from next month’s album for Drag City

SERENDIPITY is such a lovely thing to encounter, especially when it leads to a joining of courses and like minds finding each other. Responding to the invitation of Norwegian fiddler Hans…

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See: The video for Alasdair Roberts og Völvur’s ‘The Green Chapel’: fine folk in Nordic collaboration heralds a new set for Drag City

HE’S GRACED us with a very Northern European and delicious take on introspective folk since that trio of lovely albums, The Rye Bears A Poison, Daylight Saving and The Night…

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Exclusive: Alasdair Roberts records ‘Seagulls, Belts’ for Backseat Mafia live in session

Nearly 20 years after dropping his Appendix Out moniker, the name he used for his early output that put him firmly on the Folk map, Alasdair Roberts revisited it for…

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SEE: Appendix back in: Alasdair Roberts revisits his roots

ACROSS a trio of albums for Drag City leading into the 21st century – The Rye Bears A Poison, Daylight SavIng and The Night Is Advancing, Callander’s Appendix Out made…

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Live: Three Queens in Mourning, Bishop’s House Sheffield 22.10.18

The Bishop’s House more usually hosts groups of schoolkids getting a bit of history lesson. But it’s an atmospheric place for an intimate gig celebrating the songs of Will Oldham…

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Album Review: Alasdair Roberts – Pangs

Authenticity is one of the great over-rated qualities in music. But there’s no harm in a bit of study and knowledge. Alasdair Roberts’ route into recording might have been through…

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