Alasdair Roberts

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Alasdair Roberts is a Glasgow-based musician – primarily a singer and guitarist – born in Germany and raised in central Scotland. Acclaimed by Folk Radio UK as 'one of our most talented, important and relevant songwriters and song-adapters', he has released several critically acclaimed albums of his music via Drag City Records since the late nineties.

Alasdair is known for his own idiosyncratic and evocative compositions and songs, as well as for his fresh interpretations of traditional songs and narrative ballads from Scotland and beyond. He enjoys a wide range of collaborations with fellow musicians, as well as with artists from other disciplines. He plays in the groups Furrow Collective and Current 93 and has toured extensively in Scotland and worldwide, both solo and with various musical companions.

Alasdair’s most recent solo album, Grief in the Kitchen and Mirth in the Hall, is a collection of traditional songs arranged for acoustic guitar, piano. Remembered in Exile: Songs and Ballads from Nova Scotia, a new album recorded in collaboration with Lewis-born Gaelic singer Màiri Morrison and Canadian producer/arranger Pete Johnston, will be released in April 2025 on Drag City Records.

"If he isn’t already, Roberts is fast becoming one of the cornerstones that UK folk” - The Quietus

“an uncommon tenderness and simplicity of vision..” - Pitchfork

“a true original” - The Guardian