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- Summary: The latest release from the Glasgow-based folk artist includes contributions from such artists as Olivia Chaney, Rafe Fitzpatrick, Ben Reynolds, and music ensemble Concerto Caledonia.
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- Record Label: Drag City
- Genre(s): Folk, Celtic, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Neo-Traditional Folk, Indie Folk, International, Contemporary Celtic
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Positive: 11 out of 12
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Mixed: 1 out of 12
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UncutJan 18, 2013Few, if any, artists are pushing the boundaries of traditional music further. [Feb 2013, p.79]
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MojoJan 18, 2013It's funny, touching, thoughtful, more than a little weird....and rather wonderful. [Feb 2013, p.89]
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Jan 18, 2013It's fascinating to find that his dogged research has loaded these self-penned pieces with all of the mystery, language, and myth usually found in years-old traditional ballads.
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MagnetFeb 11, 2013This music has been cunningly hand-crafted, despite the album's larger ensemble sound, and at times the songs come off like incantations. [No. 95, p.57]
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The WireFeb 15, 2013The combination of Robert's artistry and the exemplary ensemble backing him means the album succeeds in being a renewal. [Jan 2013, p.63]
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Jan 18, 2013Roberts' voice sounds in fine fettle as well, and his reedy, keening brogue is the type of immediately distinctive instrument that is virtually impossible to imagine any listener accidentally mistaking for someone else's.
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Jan 18, 2013With A Wonder Working Stone, Alasdair Roberts continues to blur the borders between ancient and modern, between heady myth and harsh reality, and between folk and whatever sounds right in context.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Mar 28, 2013
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