Robin Laing

While a lot of his repertoire reflects the impact of singer/songwriters including Paul Simon as well as the later Stan Rogers, Edinburgh-born and Lanarkshire, Scotland-based guitarist and vocalist Robin Laing reaches his most effective interpreting traditional Scottish ballads, fiddle tunes, as well as the music of Robert Uses up. Folk Tap defined Laing as having, “a pleasantly melodic tone of voice and a magnificently clear guitar…, some Ralph McTell wi’ an highlight,” even though, Folk Roots known as him, “an extremely honest, likable and refined performer.” A part-time musician until Sept 1996, Laing proved helpful full-time because the movie director of a significant Scottish mental wellness charity. Regardless of the needs for his period, he were able to discharge two unforgettable albums, Edinburgh Skyline in 1989 and Strolling with time in 1994. He was also associated with the multi-artist tasks, The Music and Melody of Edinburgh as well as the Merry Muses. Since turning his comprehensive focus on music, Laing starred within a one-man present, The Angel’s Talk about, which musically explores the joys and issues of Scotch whiskey. A soundtrack record premiered in 1999. Furthermore to teaching melody classes in Lanarkshire, Laing is certainly an associate of the brand new Makars’ Trust, a nonprofit company that promotes songwriting in Scotland.