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'''Robin Williamson''' (born 24 November 1943, [[Edinburgh]]) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] multi-instrumentalist musician, singer, songwriter and storyteller, who first made his name as a founder member of [[The Incredible String Band]].
'''Robin Duncan Harry Williamson''' (born 24 November 1943) is a Scottish multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and storyteller who was a founding member of [[The Incredible String Band]].


==Career==
==Career==
He lived in the [[Portobello, Edinburgh|Portobello]] area of Edinburgh, and attended [[George Watson's College]] before leaving at the age of 15 to become a professional musician. At first he performed in local jazz bands, with Gerard Dott (a later member of the ISB) and others, before turning to traditional music as a singer and guitarist. By 1961 he had met and begun sharing a flat with [[Bert Jansch]], and in 1963 they traveled together to London to play the metropolitan folk circuit.<ref name=beglad>Adrian Whittaker (ed.), ''Be Glad: The Incredible String Band Compendium'', 2003, ISBN 1-900924-64-1</ref>
Williamson lived in the [[Fairmilehead]] area of Edinburgh and attended [[George Watson's College]] before leaving at the age of 15 to become a professional musician. He performed in local jazz bands with Gerard Dott (later to be a member of the Incredible String Band) before turning to traditional music as a singer and guitarist. By 1961 he had met and begun sharing a flat with [[Bert Jansch]], and in 1963 they traveled to London to play the metropolitan folk circuit.<ref name="beglad">{{cite book |title=Beglad : an Incredible String Band compendium : dream the world alive |date=2003 |publisher=Helter Skelter |location=London |isbn=1-900924-64-1}}</ref> By 1965 he had returned to Edinburgh and formed a duo with [[Clive Palmer (musician)|Clive Palmer]],<ref name="Powers">{{cite web |last1=Powers |first1=Jim |title=The Incredible String Band |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-incredible-string-band-mn0000099561/biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=12 August 2020}}</ref> specializing in fiddle and banjo arrangements of traditional Scottish and Irish songs. [[Joe Boyd]] signed them to [[Elektra Records]] in 1966, by which time they had hired a third member, [[Mike Heron]]. As resident band at Clive's Incredible Folk Club in Glasgow, they called themselves the [[Incredible String Band]].


Between 1966 and 1974 the Incredible String Band, now led by Williamson and Heron, released some 13 albums.<ref>{{cite book|last=Boyd|first=Joe|author-link=Joe Boyd|title=White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s|year=2006|publisher=Serpent's Tail|isbn=1-85242-910-0|pages=[https://archive.org/details/whitebicyclesmak00boyd/page/184 184–190]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/whitebicyclesmak00boyd/page/184}}</ref> The group also included Williamson's girlfriend [[Licorice McKechnie]].
By 1965 he had returned to Edinburgh and formed a duo with [[Clive Palmer]], specialising in fiddle and banjo arrangements of traditional Scots and Irish songs. [[Joe Boyd]] signed them to [[Elektra Records]] in 1966, by which time they had recruited third member [[Mike Heron]]. As resident band at Clive’s Incredible Folk Club in Glasgow, they called themselves the [[Incredible String Band]].


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Williamson released his first solo album, ''Myrrh'', in 1971 when still a member of the Incredible String Band. After the band split up in 1974, he began living in Los Angeles and, for a while, turned his attention to writing, co-writing an [[Spy fiction|espionage novel]], ''The Glory Trap''. Many of his albums are released by his label, Pig's Whisker Music.
Between 1966 and 1974 the Incredible String Band, based around the duo of Williamson and Heron, released some 13 albums, becoming in the [[UK]] one of the most popular, best-loved and influential groups of the era. The group also included Williamson's sometime girlfriend [[Licorice McKechnie]].


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By 1976 he had returned to music, forming The Merry Band with [[Sylvia Woods (harpist)|Sylvia Woods]] (Celtic harp), Jerry McMillan (fiddle), and Chris Caswell (flutes, and wire-strung harp). They toured extensively for three years throughout the US, Canada, and Europe, and released three albums: ''Journey's Edge'', ''[[American Stonehenge (album)|American Stonehenge]]'', and ''A Glint at the Kindling''.<ref name="Jackson">{{cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=Leon |title=Robin Williamson |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/robin-williamson-mn0000287815/biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=12 August 2020}}</ref>
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Williamson released his first solo LP, "Myrrh", in 1971 when still a member of the Incredible String Band. After the band split up in 1974, he began living in [[Los Angeles]] and, for a while, turned his attention to writing, co-writing an espionage novel, "The Glory Trap".


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After the breakup of the Merry Band, Williamson returned to the UK and started to tour as a solo act, offering sets dominated by traditional stories set to song. Releases of this period include ''Songs of Love and Parting'' and ''Legacy of the Scottish Harpers''. He has also written a tutorial book of English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish fiddle tunes as well as one for the penny whistle .
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By 1976 he had returned to music, forming [[The Merry Band]] with [[Sylvia Woods (harpist)|Sylvia Woods]] (Celtic harp), Jerry McMillan (fiddle), and Chris Caswell (flutes, and wire-strung harp). They toured extensively for three years throughout the US, Canada, and Europe, and released three albums "Journey’s Edge", "[[American Stonehenge (album)|American Stonehenge]]", and "A Glint At The Kindling".


Williamson's live album with [[John Renbourn]], ''Wheel of Fortune'' (1995), was nominated for a Grammy Award, as was the Incredible String Band album ''Hangman's Beautiful Daughter'' in 1968.<ref>{{cite web|title =The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter: Review |first=Thom |last=Jurek |publisher=Allmusic| url ={{AllMusic|class=album|id=the-hangmans-beautiful-daughter-r96404/review|pure_url=yes}} |access-date =19 December 2011}}</ref>).
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After the breakup of the Merry Band, Williamson returned to the UK and started to tour solo, offering sets dominated by traditional stories set to song. Releases of this period include "Songs of Love and Parting" and "Legacy of the Scottish Harpers". Williamson's concern with the British bardic tradition also manifested itself in several books and tapes containing spoken renditions of traditional tales. He has also written a tutorial book of English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes (ISBN 0-8256-0165-7) as well as one for the penny whistle (ISBN 0-8256-0190-8).


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In the late 1990s he took part, with Palmer and Heron, in a reformed Incredible String Band. Williamson left the band some time around the start of 2003. The reformed band disbanded again in 2006.
Williamson's live album with John Renbourn, 'Wheel Of Fortune' (1995), was nominated for a Grammy, (as was the ISB album 'Hangman's Beautiful Daughter', in 1968).


Williamson resumed his solo career on record with a series of albums for [[ECM (record label)|ECM]]: ''The Seed-at-Zero'' (2000), ''Skirting the River Road'' (2002), ''[[The Iron Stone]]'' (2006),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/dec/10/popandrock1|title=Pop and jazz CDs|last=Spencer|first=Neil|date=10 December 2006|work=The Guardian|access-date=19 December 2011}}</ref> and ''Trusting in the Rising Light'' (2014). As well as his own words these albums featured material from Dylan Thomas, William Blake, and Walt Whitman.
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In the late 1990s he took part, with Palmer and Heron, in a reformed ISB. Williamson left the band some time around the start of 2003 - some rumours had it that he was forced out in acrimonious circumstances. The reformed band disbanded once again in 2006.


==Involvement with Scientology==
Meanwhile Williamson resumed his solo career, notably on record with a series of albums for the [[ECM (record label)|ECM label]]. "Seed-at-zero' (2000), 'Skirting The River Road' (2002) and 'The Iron Stone' (2006) featured him combining his own words with those of the likes of Dylan Thomas, William Blake, and Walt Whitman. Musically these records show him increasingly working in a fusion style (similar in some ways to the avant-garde work of the Incredible String Band in the 60's) which incorporates folk, jazz, Renaissance, Classical and Eastern influences. A group of distinguished jazz musicians accompany Williamson on the two most recent ECM records, notably violist Mat Maneri, bassist Barre Phillips, Swedish multi-instrumentalist Ale Moller, and English sax player Paul Dunmall.
Williamson was introduced to [[Scientology]] in the 1968-1969 period. In a 1979 interview, he stated: <blockquote>It's actually a very practical philosophy. It enables you to live slightly better, get on with your fellows slightly better and feel a bit happier about things. That's the reason that I'm interested in it – it's very useable and practical. I've been rather romantic and spiritually inclined. It's probably been helpful to me because of its practicality.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hunt |first1=Ken |title=Robin Williamson interviewed on 13 August 1979 |url=http://www.angelfire.com/biz3/ISB/williamson79.html |website=Incredible String Band Mailing List Page |access-date=7 March 2019}}</ref></blockquote>


== Solo discography ==
== Solo discography ==
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*''[[Myrrh (album)|Myrrh]]'' (1972)
*''[[Myrrh (album)|Myrrh]]'' (1972)
*''[[Journey's Edge]]'' (1977) (with The Merry Band)
*''[[Journey's Edge]]'' (1977) (with The Merry Band)
*''[[American Stonehenge (album)|American Stonehenge]]'' (1978) (with The Merry Band)
*''[[American Stonehenge (album)|American Stonehenge]]'' (1978) (with The Merry Band)
*''[[A Glint At The Kindling]]'' (1979) (with The Merry Band)
*''[[A Glint at the Kindling]]'' (1979) (with The Merry Band)
*''[[Songs of Love & Parting]]'' (1981)
*''[[Songs of Love & Parting]]'' (1981)
*''The Fisherman's Son And The Gruagach of Tricks'' (1981)
*''The Fisherman's Son and the Gruagach of Tricks'' (1981)
*''Prince Dougie And The Swan Maiden'' (1982)
*''Prince Dougie and the Swan Maiden'' (1982)
*''Rory Mor And The Gruagach Gaire'' (1982)
*''Rory Mor and the Gruagach Gaire'' (1982)
*''[[Music for the Mabinogi]]'' (1983)
*''[[Music for the Mabinogi]]'' (1983)
*''Selected Writings'' (1984)
*''Selected Writings'' (1984)
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*''The Dragon Has Two Tongues'' (1985)
*''The Dragon Has Two Tongues'' (1985)
*''Five Celtic Tales of Enchantment'' (1985)
*''Five Celtic Tales of Enchantment'' (1985)
*''Five Legendary Histories Of Britain'' (1985)
*''Five Legendary Histories of Britain'' (1985)
*''Five Bardic Mysteries'' (1985)
*''Five Bardic Mysteries'' (1985)
*''Five Tales of Prodigies and Marvels'' (1985)
*''Five Tales of Prodigies and Marvels'' (1985)
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*''[[Songs For Children of All Ages]]'' (1987)
*''[[Songs For Children of All Ages]]'' (1987)
*''[[Ten of Songs]]'' (1988)
*''[[Ten of Songs]]'' (1988)
*''Music For The Newly Born'' (1990)
*''Music for the Newly Born'' (1990)
*''Wheel Of Fortune'' (1995, with John Renbourn)
*''Wheel of Fortune'' (1995, with John Renbourn)
*''The Island Of The Strong Door'' (1996)
*''The Island of the Strong Door'' (1996)
*''Songs For The Calendarium'' (1996)
*''Songs for the Calendarium'' (1996)
*''Farewell Concert At McCabe's'' (1997, with The Merry Band)
*''Farewell Concert at McCabe's'' (1997, with The Merry Band)
*''Mirrorman's Sequences'' (1997)
*''Mirrorman's Sequences'' (1997)
*''Celtic Harp Airs And Dance Tunes'' (1997)
*''Celtic Harp Airs And Dance Tunes'' (1997)
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*''Dream Journals'' (1997)
*''Dream Journals'' (1997)
*''Bloomsbury 1997'' (1998, with Mike Heron)
*''Bloomsbury 1997'' (1998, with Mike Heron)
*''Gems Of Celtic Story 1'' (1998)
*''Gems of Celtic Story 1'' (1998)
*''Ring Dance'' (1998)
*''Ring Dance'' (1998)
*''Gems Of Celtic Story 2'' (1998)
*''Gems of Celtic Story 2'' (1998)
*''A Job Of Journey Work'' (1998)
*''A Job of Journey Work'' (1998)
*''The Old Fangled Tone'' (1999)
*''The Old Fangled Tone'' (1999)
*''Music For Macbeth'' (1999)
*''Music For Macbeth'' (1999)
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*''The Seed-at-Zero'' (2000)
*''The Seed-at-Zero'' (2000)
*''Just Like The Ivy'' (2000, with Clive Palmer)
*''Just Like The Ivy'' (2000, with Clive Palmer)
*''Bloomsbury 2000'' (2001, with reformed ISB)
*''Bloomsbury 2000'' (2001, with reformed Incredible String Band)
*''Carmina'' (2001)
*''Carmina'' (2001)
*''Skirting The River Road'' (2002)
*''Skirting The River Road'' (2002)
*''Gems Of Celtic Story 3'' (2002)
*''Gems of Celtic Story 3'' (2002)
*''[[The Iron Stone]]'' (2006)
*''[[The Iron Stone]]'' (2006)
*''The Celtic Bard'' (2008)
*''The Celtic Bard'' (2008)
*''[[Just Like The River And Other Songs For Guitar]]'' (2008)
*''[[Just Like The River And Other Songs For Guitar]]'' (2008)
*''Love Will Remain'' (2012)
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*''Trusting in the Rising Light'' (2014)
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== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
;Robin Williamson
;by Robin Williamson; illustrated by Janet Williamson
*''Home Thoughts from Abroad : Poems 1966-1971; illustrated by Janet Williamson'' (1972)

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;by Robin Williamson
* ''English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes'' (1976)
* ''English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes'' (1976)
* ''Penny Whistle Book'' (1977)
* ''Penny Whistle Book'' (1977)
* ''Five Denials on Merlin's Grave: A Poem With Annotations'' (1979)
* ''Five Denials on Merlin's Grave: A Poem With Annotations'' (1979)
* ''Holy Howlers'' (1987)
*''The Craneskin Bag: Celtic Stories and Poems'' (1989)
*''The Craneskin Bag: Celtic Stories and Poems'' (1989)
* ''Wise and Foolish Tongue: Celtic Stories and Poems'' (1991)
* ''The Wise and Foolish Tongue: Celtic Stories and Poems*'' (1991)


;Dan Sherman and Robin Williamson
;by John Matthews, with a foreword by Robin Williamson
* ''The Glory Trap'' (1981) (novel)

;Robin Williamson and John Matthews
*''From the Isles of Dream: Visionary Stories and Poems of the Celtic Renaissance'' (1993)
*''From the Isles of Dream: Visionary Stories and Poems of the Celtic Renaissance'' (1993)
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* ''The Bardic Source Book: Inspirational Legacy and Teachings of the Ancient Celts'' (1998)


;R.J. Stewart and Robin Williamson
;by R. J. Stewart and Robin Williamson; illustrated by Chris Down
*''Celtic Bards, Celtic Druids'' (1996)
*''Celtic Bards, Celtic Druids'' (1996)


<nowiki>*</nowiki>NB. ''The Wise and Foolish Tongue'' is a reprint of ''The Craneskin Bag'', but without many of the illustrations.
;Robin Williamson and John Matthews
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* ''The Bardic Source Book: Inspirational Legacy and Teachings of the Ancient Celts'' (1998)


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.pigswhiskermusic.co.uk/ Official Robin and Bina Williamson website]
*[http://www.pigswhiskermusic.co.uk/ Official Robin and Bina Williamson website]
*[http://www.furious.com/perfect/robinwilliamson.html 2003 Robin Williamson interview] by [[Richie Unterberger]]
*[http://www.furious.com/perfect/robinwilliamson.html 2003 Robin Williamson interview] by [[Richie Unterberger]]
*[http://www.myspace.com/rwfans Robin Williamson fansite]
*[https://www.myspace.com/rwfans Robin Williamson fansite]
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*[http://www.softshoe-slim.com/lists/w/williamson_robin.html Full discography](dead link)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB4PeIo4jHs A cartoon for one of Robin Williamson's songs]
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*[http://www.softshoe-slim.com/lists/w/williamson_robin.html Full discography]
*[http://www.cedecom.es/cedecom-ext/noticia.asp?id=813 Robin Williamson, interview documentary in Andalucia (Spain).]
*[http://www.cedecom.es/cedecom-ext/noticia.asp?id=813 Robin Williamson, interview documentary in Andalucia (Spain).]


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For president of the Royal Society of Medicine, see Robin C. N. Williamson.

Robin Williamson
Robin Williamson performing in 2009
Robin Williamson performing in 2009
Background information
Birth nameRobin Duncan Harry Williamson
Born (1943-11-24) 24 November 1943 (age 80)
Edinburgh, Scotland
GenresFolk, folk rock, psychedelic folk, classical, celtic
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, harp, violin, flute, keyboards, mandolin, gimbri, banjo, bass
Years active1963–present

Robin Duncan Harry Williamson (born 24 November 1943) is a Scottish multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and storyteller who was a founding member of The Incredible String Band.

Career[edit]

Williamson lived in the Fairmilehead area of Edinburgh and attended George Watson's College before leaving at the age of 15 to become a professional musician. He performed in local jazz bands with Gerard Dott (later to be a member of the Incredible String Band) before turning to traditional music as a singer and guitarist. By 1961 he had met and begun sharing a flat with Bert Jansch, and in 1963 they traveled to London to play the metropolitan folk circuit.[1] By 1965 he had returned to Edinburgh and formed a duo with Clive Palmer,[2] specializing in fiddle and banjo arrangements of traditional Scottish and Irish songs. Joe Boyd signed them to Elektra Records in 1966, by which time they had hired a third member, Mike Heron. As resident band at Clive's Incredible Folk Club in Glasgow, they called themselves the Incredible String Band.

Between 1966 and 1974 the Incredible String Band, now led by Williamson and Heron, released some 13 albums.[3] The group also included Williamson's girlfriend Licorice McKechnie.

Williamson released his first solo album, Myrrh, in 1971 when still a member of the Incredible String Band. After the band split up in 1974, he began living in Los Angeles and, for a while, turned his attention to writing, co-writing an espionage novel, The Glory Trap. Many of his albums are released by his label, Pig's Whisker Music.

By 1976 he had returned to music, forming The Merry Band with Sylvia Woods (Celtic harp), Jerry McMillan (fiddle), and Chris Caswell (flutes, and wire-strung harp). They toured extensively for three years throughout the US, Canada, and Europe, and released three albums: Journey's Edge, American Stonehenge, and A Glint at the Kindling.[4]

After the breakup of the Merry Band, Williamson returned to the UK and started to tour as a solo act, offering sets dominated by traditional stories set to song. Releases of this period include Songs of Love and Parting and Legacy of the Scottish Harpers. He has also written a tutorial book of English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish fiddle tunes as well as one for the penny whistle .

Williamson's live album with John Renbourn, Wheel of Fortune (1995), was nominated for a Grammy Award, as was the Incredible String Band album Hangman's Beautiful Daughter in 1968.[5]).

In the late 1990s he took part, with Palmer and Heron, in a reformed Incredible String Band. Williamson left the band some time around the start of 2003. The reformed band disbanded again in 2006.

Williamson resumed his solo career on record with a series of albums for ECM: The Seed-at-Zero (2000), Skirting the River Road (2002), The Iron Stone (2006),[6] and Trusting in the Rising Light (2014). As well as his own words these albums featured material from Dylan Thomas, William Blake, and Walt Whitman.

Involvement with Scientology[edit]

Williamson was introduced to Scientology in the 1968-1969 period. In a 1979 interview, he stated:

It's actually a very practical philosophy. It enables you to live slightly better, get on with your fellows slightly better and feel a bit happier about things. That's the reason that I'm interested in it – it's very useable and practical. I've been rather romantic and spiritually inclined. It's probably been helpful to me because of its practicality.[7]

Solo discography[edit]

For albums made with the Incredible String Band, see Incredible String Band.
  • Myrrh (1972)
  • Journey's Edge (1977) (with The Merry Band)
  • American Stonehenge (1978) (with The Merry Band)
  • A Glint at the Kindling (1979) (with The Merry Band)
  • Songs of Love & Parting (1981)
  • The Fisherman's Son and the Gruagach of Tricks (1981)
  • Prince Dougie and the Swan Maiden (1982)
  • Rory Mor and the Gruagach Gaire (1982)
  • Music for the Mabinogi (1983)
  • Selected Writings (1984)
  • Five Humorous Tales of Scotland and Ireland (1984)
  • The Dragon Has Two Tongues (1985)
  • Five Celtic Tales of Enchantment (1985)
  • Five Legendary Histories of Britain (1985)
  • Five Bardic Mysteries (1985)
  • Five Tales of Prodigies and Marvels (1985)
  • Legacy of the Scottish Harpers (1986)
  • Legacy of the Scottish Harpers Volume Two (1986)
  • Winter's Turning (1986)
  • Songs For Children of All Ages (1987)
  • Ten of Songs (1988)
  • Music for the Newly Born (1990)
  • Wheel of Fortune (1995, with John Renbourn)
  • The Island of the Strong Door (1996)
  • Songs for the Calendarium (1996)
  • Farewell Concert at McCabe's (1997, with The Merry Band)
  • Mirrorman's Sequences (1997)
  • Celtic Harp Airs And Dance Tunes (1997)
  • Memories/Erinnerungen (1997)
  • Dream Journals (1997)
  • Bloomsbury 1997 (1998, with Mike Heron)
  • Gems of Celtic Story 1 (1998)
  • Ring Dance (1998)
  • Gems of Celtic Story 2 (1998)
  • A Job of Journey Work (1998)
  • The Old Fangled Tone (1999)
  • Music For Macbeth (1999)
  • At The Pure Fountain (1999, with Clive Palmer)
  • The Seed-at-Zero (2000)
  • Just Like The Ivy (2000, with Clive Palmer)
  • Bloomsbury 2000 (2001, with reformed Incredible String Band)
  • Carmina (2001)
  • Skirting The River Road (2002)
  • Gems of Celtic Story 3 (2002)
  • The Iron Stone (2006)
  • The Celtic Bard (2008)
  • Just Like The River And Other Songs For Guitar (2008)
  • Love Will Remain (2012)
  • Trusting in the Rising Light (2014)

Bibliography[edit]

by Robin Williamson; illustrated by Janet Williamson
  • Home Thoughts from Abroad : Poems 1966-1971; illustrated by Janet Williamson (1972)
by Robin Williamson
  • English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes (1976)
  • Penny Whistle Book (1977)
  • Five Denials on Merlin's Grave: A Poem With Annotations (1979)
  • The Craneskin Bag: Celtic Stories and Poems (1989)
  • The Wise and Foolish Tongue: Celtic Stories and Poems* (1991)
by John Matthews, with a foreword by Robin Williamson
  • From the Isles of Dream: Visionary Stories and Poems of the Celtic Renaissance (1993)
  • The Bardic Source Book: Inspirational Legacy and Teachings of the Ancient Celts (1998)
by R. J. Stewart and Robin Williamson; illustrated by Chris Down
  • Celtic Bards, Celtic Druids (1996)

*NB. The Wise and Foolish Tongue is a reprint of The Craneskin Bag, but without many of the illustrations.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beglad : an Incredible String Band compendium : dream the world alive. London: Helter Skelter. 2003. ISBN 1-900924-64-1.
  2. ^ Powers, Jim. "The Incredible String Band". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. ^ Boyd, Joe (2006). White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s. Serpent's Tail. pp. 184–190. ISBN 1-85242-910-0.
  4. ^ Jackson, Leon. "Robin Williamson". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  5. ^ Jurek, Thom. "The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  6. ^ Spencer, Neil (10 December 2006). "Pop and jazz CDs". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
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