Raisng funds for the Charity MEDICAL AID FOR PALESTINIANS

Robb’s widely recognised as one of the UK’s finest songwriters. “An English original”, (Robin Denselow, the Guardian) ... “a national treasure” (Mike Harding)… “one of this country’s most important songwriters (no argument!)” (fROOTS). He enjoys playing pubs, clubs, the occasional festival, art centres, benefits & picket lines. Before Brexit he toured regularly in Europe, & he has also visited the USA a couple of times.

Robb has been releasing albums on his Irregular Records label since 1985. Particular highlights have been the song suite Gentle Men, a family history of the First World War told through the lives of his grandfathers, which received widespread praise in 1997 & again when it was re-recorded in 2013, with Roy Bailey singing the grandfathers’ songs in both versions. In 2018 Robb released Ordinary Giants, a critically acclaimed 3 CD song suite based on his father’s life & times - “A masterwork” (fROOTS)…“A remarkable achievement” (Songlines)… “Monumental”-(FATEA) - & in 2019 he was commissioned to write the songs for Hartlepool Festival’s original concert Your Affectionate Son. Robb’s single celebrating the life & work of veteran Labour MP Dennis Skinner, Tony Skinner’s Lad, topped the Amazon download single chart for a week in 2020 (ahead of Kylie Minogue & Bruce Springsteen) & raised over £1000 for the Justice For Orgreave campaign.

In summer 2024 Robb released Pennypot Lane. Recorded at Gent’s Room 13 studio, the album consists of new recordings of 8 songs that other people have particularly liked (including “More Than Enough”, recently record by Martin Simpson) and /or that haven’t appeared on vinyl before. In Spring 2025 Robb will released a band album recorded with the current line-up of The Irregulars, Voila! Here We Are to very positive reviews, & in February he returned to Gent to record a solo album of new songs, The Optimist Hotel, for release in the Autumn.

“in my view one of the best songwriters this country has produced in many a year… the appellation National Treasure is often over-used, but in Robb’s case it is entirely appropriate (St Edith’s Folk)

“One of Britain’s finest songwriters, a genuine folk legend” (Twickfolk)