The Crook Of My Arm

Though Appendix Out has always been essentially a one man venture, this is the first time Ali Roberts has seen fit to release a record under his given name. It is also his first full-length release on Secretly Canadian. The Crook of My Arm is a collection of acoustic interpretations of traditional British folk songs and as such is very much a labour of love. Read more…

The Crook Of My Arm

Back when I was a wee lad, my father used to sing to me the folk songs of England, Scotland, and Ireland. He would pull out the family guitar, a battered, beer-stained acoustic with some serious tuning issues, call the whole family ’round, and celebrate his British heritage with a series of lovely folk ditties. And it scared the living shit out of me. Read more…