On Friday 12 March Alasdair Roberts hits the road on the latest Tune Up Tour. With support from the Finnish folk outfit Kiila. Kiila are a great example of the exciting new wave of music coming out of Finland in recent years, typified by the output of the label Fonal.

Favourites of Drag City Records prolific, indie-folk artist Alasdair Roberts the tour sees a collaboration between his band and Kiila and it promises to be something quite special.

Here we chat to Alasdair about the tour, the band accompanying him and the music to expect as well as his fondness of the Fins.

You can catch The Alasdair Roberts Band with Kiila  on tour throughout Scotland on the following dates:

• Fri 12th Mar, The Sage, Gateshead
• Sat 13th Mar, The Links, Montrose
• Sun 14th Mar, Stereo, Glasgow
• Mon 15th Mar, An Tobar, Tobermory
• Tue 16th Mar, Mad Hatters, Inverness
• Wed 17th Mar, The Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore
• Thu 18th Mar 2010, The Tunnels, Aberdeen
• Fri 19th Mar, The Loft, Kinloss
• Sat 20th Mar, Sabhal Mor Ostaig, Skye

For more information and to buy tickets for all tour dates visit:
tuneup.org.uk