Rab Noakes
Biography
Robert Ogilvie Noakes (13 May 1947 – 11 November 2022) was a Scottish singer-songwriter. He was at the forefront of Scottish folk music for over 50 years and recorded over 19 studio albums. He toured folk clubs and often performed at the Glasgow music festival Celtic Connections. In 1970, Noakes released his first album, Do You See the Lights, a blend of easy-going country rock which included the songs "Too Old to Die", "Together Forever" and "Somebody Counts on Me". In 1971 he was a founding member of the folk rock band Stealers Wheel, along with Gerry Rafferty and Joe Egan. He played on Rafferty's Can I Have My Money Back, notably "Mary Skeffington". He recorded with Lindisfarne in 1972 on the songs "Turn a Deaf Ear", "Nicely Out of Tune", "Together Forever" and "Fog on the Tyne". He performed with Lindisfarne for a John Peel concert and in 1995 produced the BBC Radio 2 programme The Story of Lindisfarne. One of his best-known recordings, "Branch", from his Red Pump Special album, received airplay on BBC Radio 1. Noakes' songs have been covered by Lindisfarne and Barbara Dickson.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
329 releases · 50 albums · active 1970–2024
- Performance · 547
- Production · 27
- Other credits · 14
Studios: Chipping Norton Recording Studios · Berwick Street Studios · Marquee Studios · Advision Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Lindisfarne
- Various
- Gerry Rafferty
- Archie Fisher
- Michael d'Abo
- Karine Polwart
- Rod Clements
- The Suede Crocodiles