'My secret is my silence' features -
John McCusker (violin and cittern), Michael Angus (acoustic guitar), Kate Rusby (vocals), Rod Jones (acoustic and electric guitars, vocals), David Gow (drums), Michael McGoldrick (flute,whistle and Uliean pipes), Karine Polwart (vocals and acoustic guitar), Dave Burland (vocals), Andy Cutting (accordian), Ian Carr (electric guitar), Donald Shaw (harmonium), Ailidh Lennon (bass guitar) and Roddy Woomble (lead vocals).
'Before the ruin' features - Kris Drever (acoustic and electric guitars, vocals), John McCusker (violin, cittern, whistle and tenor guitar), Francis MacDonald (drums), Phil Selway (drums),
Ewan Vernal (bass), Norman Blake (vocals), Heidi Talbot (vocals) and Roddy Woomble (lead vocals).
Influences
George Mackay Brown, Fairport convention, Grateful Dead, Robert Burns
Dick Gaughan, Bob Dylan, John Prine and Robert Frost
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5/5 - The sunday times " ..a stunning piece of work"
4.5/5 - The Sun "..folking brilliant"
4/5 - The Sunday herald "...beautiful and lilting songs"
4/5 - The Sunday Mail
4 K's - Kerrang Magazine
BBC Music - "Tender and epic, enormous yet touching"
4.5/5 - All Music Guide
' BEFORE THE RUIN'
Released on September 15th 2008 on Navigator records, 'Before the ruin' is the
follow up to 'my secret is my silence'. written with, Kris Drever and John McCusker
and featuring members of Radiohead and Teenage Fanclub, the album will be accompanied by a short UK tour in Sept/Oct as well as a festival appearance at the Tonder music festival in Denmark on august 29th/30th/31st.
live booking : Tom Rose - Revealagency@mac.com
for further information www.roddywoomble.com or www.idlewild.co.uk
just listening to the album and thought id drop you in invite im having a bbq the day you play birmingham on 1st july if you fancy calling in for some beer on the way down!
thanks for the add Roddy , i will hopefully get to see you in leeds in sept if all things go to plan , its a great venue ( get joe rusby organised and get a live dvd out , the one he did for his sis is stunning ) cheers , idlefisH
Just popped in to say I got my grubby mitts on the Proper sampler and "Steal What We Can" with John and Kris is g o r g e o u s. Can't wait for more!
And I am now reliably informed that Idlewild are playing Beautiful Days as well, whereupon I had a small cardiac incident and had to be borne away to the reviving land of rainbows upon a chocolate gurney.
Hi Roddy thanks for the add; enjoying ur music and lyrics; u might like to check out www. efpress. com ; www. ospreyjournal. co. uk and www. phoenixfestival. co. uk all projects I am involved with in order to encourage a new generation of Scottish poets, something I feel is sadly lacking in the present scottish poetry scene; hope ur well and best wishes Graham
Hey Roddy, Thanks a lot for the add. Your music is fantastic and your lyrics are, quite simply, inspirational, and huge influence on me as both a songwriter and a poet. I've seen you live with Idlewild a good few times but never caught you solo - you should do a tour. Any plans to make a second record? Best Wishes, Paddy
Hey Roddy. Cant wait for the new album, really looking forward to hearing it. Your show at Findhorn in 06, was one of the best I've been to. Cheers Simon/3rc
Hi. Kresanna here presenter of Homemade Jam radio show in Belfast. Good friends of John, Kate, Eamon etc...I am playing a track of yours on show (again) tonight. Listen live www. u105. com at 6pm Sundays. x
Thank you for making so great music! You are my favourite singer ^^ It would be a dream come true if I'd see you preform live, you alone or with the other guys from Idlewild :) Take care! <3 Greetings from Finland
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