Caplin and Roberts played a duo set at Insider Festival, Inschriach House, Aviemore yesterday and had a lot of fun. Thanks to everybody involved – those who watched and listened, the technical staff, our hosts. Good to see Mike Heron with Solveig, Mike and Georgia playing again, as well as Alex Neilson, Lavinia Blackwall, Simon Shaw and Mike Hastings again.
The day before that, Fitzpatrick and Roberts played at the Captain’s Rest, Glasgow as part of the West End Festival. Thanks to Captain’s Rest people and the audience. But to the guy who asked me after the gig whether I was full of my own shit, I say this: ‘YOU don’t expected to be verbally abused at work, and neither do our employees.’ Like the song says, my friend, with all due respect, if you were listening: folks be only trying for to turn an honest shilling. Peace and joy be with you in any case, however unnecessarily rude you decide to be to others in future. Maybe we can play together some time.
Next weekend, on Sunday Caplin, Roberts and Jones play at Leigh Folk Festival in Essex. We are looking forward to playing on the Sunday at one of England’s finest and longest-established festivals.
At Moseley Folk Festival on September 3rd, Alasdair will lead a songwriting workshop. See here for more details of this and other available workshops at the festival: www.tradartsteam.co.uk/training/MFF10wkshop
Alasdair Roberts is no longer working with Isla Angus. He wishes to extend his deepest gratitude to her for her hard work, patience, perseverance, open-mindedness and tolerance over their time doing business together.
