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Roddy Woomble

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Born 13 August 1976.

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Biography

Roderick "Roddy" Woomble (born 13 August 1976) is the lead singer of Scottish rock band, Idlewild and a solo contemporary folk musician. To date, Woomble has released five full-length studio albums with Idlewild, and one critically acclaimied solo album, My Secret is My Silence. Woomble also curated the Ballads of the Book project, released in 2007.

Woomble's latest album, Before the Ruin, was released on 15 September 2008 in the UK and is a collaboration alongside Kris Drever and John McCusker.

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  1. John McCusker Blog - Part 2

    Fri 14 Nov 2008 16:41 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } Mixing Rock and Folk John McCusker writes: I'm writing... Mike Harding

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  1. My Secret Is My Silence

    My Secret Is My Silence

    Reviewed by Chris Long

    Tender and epic, enormous yet touching, Woomble's secret may not be his silence, but...

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