Once, Alasdair Roberts leavened his love of traditional Scottish styles with a sloppy-casual indie sensibility.
Now he burns like a convert and demands we meet on his mountaintop.
His egoless, idiomatic writing style indistinguishable from centuries old song, Roberts, and his gifted ensemble, graft surges of orchestrated acid-folk-rock abandon, dainty highland dance tunes, and florid minstrel guitar patterns into vast multi-faceted epics that still sound timeless.
It’s a radicalisation of the old rules the young Dylan would recognise, if he looked up from dissecting the songbook.
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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John Robins, Comedian
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Brighton Argus
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter