World of Rhubarb - homepage of Richard Haswell - Edinburgh musician, singer-songwriter, scotland, rhubarb music, nu-folk, freak folk, dark, rhubarb news page, mojo, uncut, nme

I have recorded all the albums at home on 4-track recorders and my laptop - all the instruments are played by myself mostly, except for a few tracks where I''ve enlisted some friends (see below). I live and work in the Edinburgh area and have played a number of gigs in and around Edinburgh and Perthshire.

I played in a band called White Noise for about 4 years but have gone solo for the past 9 years, during which time I have recorded 17 albums under the pseudonym of Rhubarb ...


Shelley Haswell wife, soulmate and artist. My compass. Painted the artwork for 4 Rhubarb albums + plays wine glasses on + co-writes Third Lanark on If I Could Only Make It Through January	Lewis Kippen main guitarist and collaborator on The Julius Work Calendar, and the other half of the present live outfit. Capable of creating sounds never heard before by man or beast.	Mark Myles original bass player in White Noise Larry Graham's star pupil! One of the best bass players on this planet!	Leon Hill laptop genius, producer and collaborator on The Julius Work Calendar, and one half of Hill and Johnson - currently working on various solo projects.	Ross Webley vocals on Red Sky and guitar on Twilight and De Rigeur - astonishingly gifted and light years ahead of me on guitar. - presently in the Netherlands	Sarah Bland Plays all the violin parts on The Julius Work Calendar - also a member of Scare the Crows and plays occasionally with The Invisible Dog.
	Ben Train bass on Molly and Me - a strong campaigner with myself for the Early Simple Minds Appreciation Society.		Glen Gibson drums on most of the tracks on The Fall of the Sparrow lp - now living in America - a gargantuan imbiber!		Ben Elder original drummer in White Noise