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November 2013 sees the release of the eighth studio album from Alasdair Roberts entitled Hirta Songs. A collaboration with Scottish poet Robin Robertson, Hirta Songs is a concept album of sorts, inspired by the people, landscape and history of the remote Scottish archipelago of St Kilda**. The seed of the record lies in Robertson’s 2007 visit to the islands; upon returning back in the Hebrides he wrote two poems inspired by St Kilda, The Well of Youth and Leaving St Kilda, but he knew that the islands weren’t finished with him and, 6 years later, Hirta Songs is the result.
Most of the album’s 10 tracks sit in familiar Alasdair Roberts territory; exquisite contemporary folksong with a traditional slant which has Alasdair’s distinctive voice and deft guitar picking at the forefront, but the weight of Robertson’s words adds a new dimension, and the fascinating stories behind the music make for quite a journey.
The supporting cast includes regular members of Alasdair’s live and studio ensemble Tom Crossley, Rafe Fitzpatrick and Stevie Jones as well as guest appearances from Robin Williamson (Incredible String Band) and harpist Corrina Hewat.

Tracklisting:
1. Alasdair Roberts & Robin Robertson - A Fall of Sleet (6:48)
2. Alasdair Roberts & Robin Robertson - Farewell to the Fowler (3:47)
3. Alasdair Roberts & Robin Robertson - Laoidh Fhionnlaigh Oig (2:29)
4. Alasdair Roberts & Robin Robertson - The White-Handled Knife (4:26)
5. Alasdair Roberts & Robin Robertson - The Plain of Spells (3:29)
6. Alasdair Roberts & Robin Robertson - Tuireadh nan Hiortach (2:35)
7. Alasdair Roberts & Robin Robertson - Leaving St Kilda (9:43)
8. Alasdair Roberts & Robin Robertson - The Drum Time (5:13)
9. Alasdair Roberts & Robin Robertson - The Well of Youth (3:30)
10. Alasdair Roberts & Robin Robertson - Exodus (7:21)

Extra Informatie:
Aantal Discs: 1xCD
Genre: Acoustic, Folk
Format: MP3 @ 320kbit
Year of Release: 2013
Speelduur: 49 minuten
Cover: Front is in de RARs vewerkt