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My Secret Is My Silence | 
| Artist: Roddy Woomble
Label: Pure
Category: Music
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 3419
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5060066680054
ASIN: B000GFKUJU
Release Date: September 15, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | I Came In From The Mountain | | • | As Still As I Watch Your Grave | | • | Every Line Of A Long Moment | | • | My Secret Is My Silence | | • | Act IV | | • | From The Drifter To The Lake | | • | If I Could Name Any Name | | • | Whiskeyface | | • | Waverley Steps | | • | Under My Breath | | • | Play Me Something |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 My Secret Is My Silence June 8, 2008
A fantastic piece of work by Idlewild's frontman. In my opinion Woomble is one of the finest lyricists of his generation, his words a works of poetry in their own right and always seem to capture the mood of the song perfectly. Stand out tracks here are 'My secret is my silence' and 'Waverley Steps'. This is a must buy for fans Idlewild and people who like romance and melancholy.
Majestic! March 13, 2008
I confess that I am not familiar with the music of Idlewild (I am still sharing the journey with Tom Waits and Warren Zevon). Roddy was appearing at the Glasgow "Aye Write" Festival this year, and I was slightly involved in his session at the festival.
Some colleagues spoke about his work with Idlewild in glowing terms and I was intrigued about this Glasgow guy whom I had heard of, but knew little of his work.
I checked out the reviews on Amazon, and on the strength of these I decided to buy the cd. Occasionally I do clever things, and this was one of those times.
This a staggeringly beautiful and confident piece of work. The album has a strong folk element to it, but this is a folk type album for people who dont like folk albums. Produced by Kate Rusby's husband and with vocal contributions from Kate Rusby and Karine Polwart the credentials of the people involved shine through on every track.
Check out the harmonies with Rusby on "Waverley Steps".
The track listing is excellent.
You can almost fell Roddy growing in confidence as the album progresses, and his voice seems to grow in stature and subtlety.
I know that the tracks were probably not recorded in that order, but it would be interesting to know if this was the intention.
Stand out tracks in an album full of stand out tracks are "Waverley Steps", "My Secret is My Silence", "Every Time of a Long Moment", etc, etc, etc.
Believe me this is a stunning piece of work.
Buy the album, place a review on Amazon and tell all your friends about this guy.
He is not going away.
Thank God!
Well done Roddy, it will be an interesting journey.
Outstanding February 12, 2008
If you like Idlewild you'll love this, if you don't like Idlewild you probably will too! (And you should really give Idlewild another chance). It balances folk instrumentation with pop sensibility and beautiful harmonies. There's only 2 or 3 tracks that I wouldn't rate 10/10. One of my all time favorite albums.
 woombling free ! May 25, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
You might have gathered if you have read the preceding reviews that My Secret is my Silence has gone down rather well with Idlewilders and new recruits to the Woomble musical experience.
Scotland appears to be going through a folk music renaiassance at the moment. Singer Songwriters such as James Yorkston and King Creosote are gathering plaudits across the board and now step forward Roddy Woomble into the Folk singer songwriter camp.
Some excellent compositions,seductive vocals,sharp production laced with some of the brightest names in folk...Kate Rusby,John McKusker,Karine Polwart and Ian Carr..gell together perfectly to produce a memorable outing which never fails to satisfy.
Some great tracks mixed with good tracks make this a four star outing.
The monochromatic front cover with Roddy looking like a rustic tramp further intrigues.
Can't wait for part 2.
Brilliant November 28, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I had just heard the new Idlewild single on the net, when I discovered Roddy Woomble had a solo album out. Heard a few samples from it, thought it was worth a go, and I'm glad I got it.
It still has some of the melodies reminiscent of Idlewild's songs, but it's much more diverse. I love the folk feel to it - and the stand out tracks for me are "As Still As I Watch Your Grave" - this is where the Idlewild influence can be heard, "Waverley Steps" - I love the female vocals in this, "Under My Breath" - my personal favourite, very atmospheric opening guitars.
This album will probably remain forever a hidden gem, but if you discover it you'll be able to treasure it too.
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