![]() 2015 sees the 40 th anniversary of his seminal ‘Red Pump Special’ album, made in Nashville in 1973 and which contained celebrated Noakes songs such as ‘Branch’ and ‘Clear day’. TV, radio and live appearances continue apace and he is currently at work on a new album, ‘I’m Walkin’ here’. Since then he has enjoyed a varied and illustrious musical life including being a member of Stealers Wheel, writing songs for hit-makers Lindisfarne, regular appearances on iconic shows such as John Peel and The Old Grey Whistle Test, lots of records, interesting collaborations and consistent touring. Rab Noakes emerged as a key player in one of the early waves of singer-songwriters in the 1970s. by Her Majesty the Queen in the 2002 New Year’s Honours for her services to music and drama and, with an album of the songs of Gerry Rafferty, and her latest release ‘Winter’ she continues to record and to play to sold-out audiences throughout the UK 1973 and which contained celebrated Noakes songs such as Branch and Clear day. Her stage career has included the roles of the original Mrs Johnstone in Willy Russell’s long-running musical, ‘Blood Brothers’ and as Viv Nicholson in ‘Spend Spend Spend,’ both of which have won her an Olivier award for ‘Best Actress’. Barbara Dixon & Rab Noakes reunite to perform a blend of folk songs. ![]() As Scotland’s best-selling female album artist she has earned 6 platinum, 11 gold and 7 silver albums. The pair share common ground with their respect for artists such as Dylan, Beatles and the Everly Brothers which when mixed with their experiences of the folk revival of the 1960s and beyond, create a stage show they are keen to share – and are delighted to be ‘going on the road’ together.įrom her folk scene roots of the late 1960’s through to mainstream chart success with hits including ‘Answer Me’, ‘Another Suitcase in Another Hall’, ‘January, February’ and the million-selling number one single, ‘I Know Him So Well’, Barbara Dickson has long since cemented her status as one of the UK’s best-loved performers. Rab’s continuing reputation as one of Scotland’s finest singer-songwriters and Barbara’s skills as an interpreter of new and traditional songs provide an enviable platform for this unique show. In recent years they reunited to perform a wonderful blend of folk songs, classic pop influences and self written favourites. Both have diverse careers and have won awards and praise for their solo work in many fields. Subsequently, they have ‘occasionally’ performed live, sang on each other’s records and remained friends for over 40 years. A Rab Noakes song, as it turns out, that Williams learned from a cassette a friend brought back to America from a holiday in Scotland.TOURING DATES: Available: 6 & 8 September 2022 & festival bookings īarbara Dickson and Rab Noakes have been friends since they were teenagers, singing and playing in venues around Scotland.Īs separate acts they often found themselves performing alongside each other (and other musical luminaries) creating a lifetime bond. At the very beginning of Williams career, he began or ended every show with a song called Dublin Take Me. But their connection goes back nearly 30 years. She went into a coma and died of a brain haemorrhage at the age of 31. She sought refuge at a friend’s house, where she was found one afternoon at the foot of the stairs. They met in Glasgow in 2018 when Rab sang backing vocals on Brooks Lucky Star recording. Sandy, who complained of crippling headaches, was prescribed a painkilling drug which had possibly fatal side effects when combined with alcohol. ![]() The Williams-Noakes collaboration is fuelled by a shared passion for acoustic roots rock, hook-laden songwriter pop, and folky Americana. Over the years, he's performed alongside Taj Mahal, Little Feat, Maria Muldaur, Shawn Colvin and Leo Kottke, to name but a few. ![]() ![]() He's a skilled finger-picker and slide guitarist, with a clear, pure voice that earned him a nomination for Best Male Vocalist by Spiral Earth. The British Red Cross has been helping millions of people in the UK an around the world get the support they need when crisis strikes. Connecting human kindness with human crisis. Rab's first fully-professional engagements were as far back as 1967! Over 50 years and more than 20 albums later he remains a vital, popular, prolific and acclaimed songwriter and performer.īrooks Williams first played in the clubs and bars in Boston USA and is now ranked in the Top 100 Acoustic Guitarists. From hiring a wheelchair or dealing with loneliness, to adjusting to life in a new country - we’re there when you need us. He played in Gerry Rafferty's band, Stealer's Wheel, worked with Barbara Dickson and has since made over twenty solo albums, as well as being a senior producer for BBC Radio Scotland. Rab Noakes was a key member and songwriter with Lindisfarne (fan favourites Turn a deaf ear and Together forever are his songs). ![]()
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