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ALBUM: ALASDAIR ROBERTS AND MAIRI MORRISON – URSTAN

Posted by Chris Powell on April 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment

If you had asked me a week ago my thoughts on Gaelic folk music, I would have to be honest and say that it isn’t exactly my cup of tea. But this album is something a little different; Urstan is one of those collaborations that makes so much sense that you have to wonder why it hadn’t come earlier. Alasdair Roberts is a folk singer and despite being a lowlander has a growing interest in Gaelic culture and has been releasing Celtic-influenced records... Read More

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