There’s a treat in store for those who know their music when Rab Noakes performs at Uig Community Centre on Monday.
Rab is touring to promote his recently-
The album, which features many new Rab new songs alongside some characteristically
interestingly wide-
His previous Uig appearance was greatly enjoyed and certainly justifies the journey from town. There will be a local support act and bar provided by the community centre.
2015 was a bumpy year for Rab as he had health issues to deal with but the end of
the year saw him on tour, on telly and radio as well being honoured by Nordoff-
The previous year had seen the CD release of two albums plus one EP. The 40th anniversary
of ‘Red Pump Special’ was issued, along with ‘Demos and Rarities Vol2 – adventures
with Gerry Rafferty’. The EP ‘Reunited’, a performance-
A sold-
Rab's first fully-
Rab is hard to pin down in terms of influences. He is an accomplished songwriter whose songs reflect his lifelong interest in the popular song, in folk song and in songwriting. Alongside his acclaimed performance skills as applied to his own compositions his celebrated interpretations feature songs from sources as diverse as Elizabeth Cotten to Beck Hansen.
Folk legend Rab Noakes heading to Lewis
3 August 2016