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Alasdair Roberts Gig @ Timespan

Alasdair Roberts is a Scottish singer, guitarist, interpreter of traditional songs and writer of new songs based in Glasgow, Scotland. We are delighted to welcome him to Timespan to perform a gig drawing on traditional local songs and original material.

Acoustic, live and in the gallery - where he will be surrounded by works by Edwyn Collins and Edward Summerton - who just designed the cover of his new album!

Since 1996 Alasdair has worked with Drag City Records of Chicago - home of the likes of Joanna Newson and Bonnie "Prince" Billy - releasing three albums of original material under the name Appendix Out as well as five albums under his own name, featuring both original and traditional material.
In terms of traditional material, Roberts has a predilection for song and, in particular, the kind of narrative ballads which feature on the album 'No Earthly Man' Drag City, 2005) and the forthcoming album 'Too Long In This Condition' (Drag City/Navigator, 2010). His own song material, such as can be heard in his work as Appendix Out and on the albums 'Farewell Sorrow' (Drag City/Rough Trade, 2003), 'The Amber Gatherers' (Drag City, 2007) and 'Spoils' (Drag City, 2009), draws on traditional material in various melodic and lyrical ways. With a background in English and Scottish literature, he has a recurrent interest in themes mythopoeic, metaphysical, naturalistic, historical and folkloric.

"Part-Incredible String Band, part-Lal Waterson, but mostly magnificently unique." The BBC

11th August, 7.30pm
£8/6 - book by calling 01431 821327
 
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www.alasdairroberts.com
http://www.ayrtime.org/roberts.html - FREE download
 
Nicola Henderson | Development Director
Timespan Museum and Arts Centre
Dunrobin Street, Helmsdale, KW8 6JX
director@timespan.org.uk
www.timespan.org.uk
+44 (0)1431 821327
 
Charity registered in Scotland no:SC009796
 
  

Published on Monday 8 November 2010 by David Mason
Last edited on Saturday 24 July 2010 by David Mason