No Earthly Man

Alasdair Roberts | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 22, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Drag City
• ASIN: B0007L7PSM
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #346,642 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Lord Ronald

2. Molly Bawn

3. The Cruel Mother

4. On The Banks Of Red Roses

5. The Two Brothers

6. Admiral Cole

7. Sweet William

8. A Lyke wake Dirge

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning, December 25, 2005

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Rebecca Gavin "Vegwell" (Kansas City, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: No Earthly Man (Audio CD)

For those few throwbacks still cringing at the mention of "folk music", I warn you - stand back. "Folk" music is roaring into century 21 with a world weary awareness of, if not a response to the allmighty rock and roll. Alasdair Roberts, late of Appendix Out, with the aid of the brothers Oldham, brings trad tales of spare and aching beauty. These are not songs of innocence or idealism, but dark retellings of murder most foul. Infanticde, fraticide, poisoning...you didn't think our good Nick Cave dreamt up the murder ballad, did you? Of whatever human beings are capable, it has been immortalized in song. Roberts' tremulous voice serves the material most naturally and the arrangements are simple but wise. If you are tired of mega production and self-consciously clever song writing, try this bittersweet dose of ancient fresh air.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant, December 14, 2010

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John Bailey "John Bailey" (MILWAUKEE, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: No Earthly Man (Audio CD)

A recording for the ages. Don't miss it, here is a man who has been able to understand and interpret British folk song as few others have.