Alasdair Roberts
SPOILS (LP)
Drag City 39083921
Drag City
39083921
Format:
12 INCH
Import: GER RELEASE
GTIN: 781484039211 sb_folk/blues
Tracklist:
1
the flyting of grief & joy
2
you muses assist
3
so bored was i (dark triad)
4
unyoked oxen turn
5
the book of doves
6
ned ludds rant (for a world rebarbarised)
7
hazel forks
8
under no enchantment (but my own)
Info:
Alasdair Roberts Spoils Album Features Alasdairs Old Hands From Appendix Out (tom Crossley And Gareth Eggie) As Well As Free Percussionist Xtraordinaire Alex Nielson, Noted Baroque Guitarist Gordon Ferries, Emily Maclaren, Niko Matti Ahti (of Finnish Free Pop Duo Kiila), And David Mcguinness And Alison Mcgillivray (both Of Scotlands Concerto Caledonia), Bringing A Loose And Lively Mixture Of Drums, Bass, Piano, Flute, Glockenspiel, Harpsichord, Harmonium, Viola, Synthesizer, Dulcimer, Psaltery, Hurdy Gurdy, Fiddle, And Of Course Guitars And Voices. Spoils Has A Lot On Deck, But Its Meted Out Evenly And With An Intense Energy, Always In Service Of The Songs, Which Are Marked With Some Of Alasdairs Finest Melodies. Additionally, Spoils Ingratiates New Compositions In A Deeply Personal Manner With The World Of Traditional Music That Has Sunk Beyond The Horizon For Too Many Of Us. It Is A Gift To These Latter Days That A Man Like Roberts Exists, To Sing Us Back To Our Ancient Home.