Back from an exciting and rewarding collaboration with Benni Hemm Hemm in Iceland. There were two performances of Benni’s song cycle for Icelandic and Scottish voices, guitar, piano, woodwind, brass and percussion – one in Reykjavik and one in Akureyri. Mr Roberts also did a couple of solo gigs – one in Venue in Reykjavik and one in a village storytelling hut just outside Akureyri.
Special thanks to Frank, Dutch timpanist with the Reykjavik Philharmonic Orchestra, for playing musical saw on the song ‘Farewell Sorrow’ at Alasdair’s solo gig at Venue in Reykjavik.
Recently Mr Roberts was a guest on Glasgow University’s Subcity Radio show She Said, hosted by Derek and Allan. Hear him sing an unaccompanied song, and him and his hosts chat and play their selections of recorded music, here: http://www.subcity.org/shows/shesaid/015e2
Upcoming gigs: Wednesday 16th June in Edinburgh with Pekko Kappi and Gary West. 19th June in Glasgow with Rafe Fitzpatrick. 20th June in Aviemore with Alastair Caplin. 27th June in Leigh-on-Sea with Caplin and Stevie Jones. And more. Please see gig pages for more information.
Currently listening to Wergo Deutscher Musikrat CD free with Wire Magazine.
