Scottish singer-songwriter (b.13 May 1947, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland - d. 11 November 2022) in the British folk-country-pop-rock genres. Besides being a prolific solo recording artist, he was an early member of Stealers Wheel. He has also worked with Gerry Rafferty, Lindisfarne, John Martyn, and other notables.
ALBUMS
Rab Noakes & Brooks Williams
Should We Tell Him: Songs By Don Everly
2023, CD, Album, Not On Label, 
Rab Noakes
Welcome To Anniversaryville
2018, CD, Album, Neon Records (18)
Rab Noakes
Bridging The Gaps
2017, ,
, Pop Rock
Rab Noakes
I'm Walking Here
2015, 2xCD, Album, Glo-Spot Sound
Barbara Dickson & Rab Noakes
Reunited
2014, CD, EP, Neon Records (18),
Rab Noakes
Demos And Rarities Vol. 2 (Adventures With Gerry Rafferty)
2013, CD, Neon Records (18)
Rab Noakes
Just In Case: Songs Of Boudleaux & Felice Bryant
2012, CD, Album, Neon Records (18), ,
, Folk Rock
Rab Noakes
Standing Up Again
2011, CD, Album, Neon Records (18),
Rab Noakes & The Varaflames
Unlimited Mileage
2008, CD, Enh, Neon Records (18),
Rab Noakes
The River Sessions
2003, CD, River Records
Rab Noakes
Rarities + Demos Vol. 1
2002, CD, Album, Enh, Neon Records (18),
Rab Noakes
2000 Sampler
2000, CDr, Promo, Smplr, Neon Records (18), ,
, Acoustic/Folk/Classic Rock
Rab Noakes With Fraser Speirs
Lights Back On
2000
Rab Noakes
Standing Up
1994,
Rod Clements, Dick Gaughan, Ray Jackson (2), Bert Jansch, Rory McLeod, Rab Noakes with Pat Rafferty
Woody Lives! A Tribute To Woody Guthrie
1987, Vinyl,
Rab Noakes
Under The Rain
1984, Vinyl, ,
, Folk
Rab Noakes / John Cooper Clarke / Jake Thackray
1981 Cambridge Folk Festival 7 & 8
1982, LP, Transcription, BBC Transcription Services,
Rab Noakes
I Can't Get Enough Of You
1980
Rab Noakes
Rab Noakes
1980, ,
, Folk Rock
Rab Noakes
Waiting Here For You
1978, 7", Single, Ring O'Records
Rab Noakes
Restless
1978
Rab Noakes
Turn A Deaf Ear
1975, 7", Single, Mono, Warner Bros. Records
Rab Noakes
Never Too Late
1975, ,
, Soft Rock/Folk Rock/Country Rock
Rab Noakes And Lindisfarne
Stereo Pop Special-60
1974, LP, Transcription, BBC Transcription Services
Rab Noakes
Branch
1974, ,
, Folk Rock
Rab Noakes
Clear Day
1974, ,
, Acoustic
Rab Noakes
Red Pump Special
1973, ,
, Folk Rock/Acoustic
Rab Noakes
Wait A Minute / Travel Sickness
1972
Rab Noakes
Drunk Again
1972
Rab Noakes
Rab Noakes
1972
Rab Noakes
Do You See The Lights?
1970, ,
, Folk Rock
Rab Noakes
Spoil My Day
CDr, Single, Promo, Neon Records (18),
Rab Noakes
Live At The Reid Hall, Edinburgh, 2005
CD, Album, Neon Records (18)
Steve Earle
Live At The BBC
2009, CD, 
,
, Country/Country Rock
Karine Polwart
Faultlines
2003
Carey Bell
Harpmaster
1994, CD, Album, JSP Records
Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra
Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra At The B.B.C. 1990
1990, Cass, Album, Strathclyde Recordings,
Kevin McDermott
Suffocation Blues
1986
The Suede Crocodiles
Stop The Rain
1983, ,
, Power Pop/Indie Rock
Various
The Angels Are Coming
1983, 2x Cassette, ,
, New Wave/Electro/Goth Rock/Indie Rock
The Varaflames
Stuffhouse EP
2001, CD, EP, Ltd, Neon Records (18)
Lindisfarne
Buried Treasures Volume 2
1992, CD, Comp, Virgin, Virgin, ,
, Folk Rock/Folk
APPEARANCES +
Rab Noakes
The Treatment Tapes EP
2016, 6xFile, ALAC, EP, Not on label (Rab Noakes Self-released),
Lindisfarne
Brand New Day (The Mercury Years 1978-1979)
2024, 3xCD, Album, Comp, RE, RM + Box, Lemon Recordings, ,
, Folk Rock
Lindisfarne
Radio Times (Live At The BBC 1971-90)
2023, 8xCD, Mono + Box, Repertoire Records (UK) Ltd, ,
, Folk Rock
Brooks Williams (2) & Aaron Catlow
Greens & Blues
2023, CD, Album, Not On Label,
The Lindisfarne Story Band
50 Years Of Fog
2022, CDr, Album, Not On Label, ,
, Folk Rock
Jill Jackson
Yours Aye
2022, CD, Album, Not On Label
Gerry Rafferty
Rest In Blue
2021, CD, 
Ray Jackson's Lindisfarne*
Newcastle City Hall Live (The Legendary Christmas Show)
2014, CD, Ltd, 21st Century Lindisfarne
Lindisfarne
The Legendary Christmas Show Newcastle City Hall Live
2014, CD, Ltd, 21st Century Lindisfarne, ,
, Folk
Barbara Dickson
B4 Seventy-four The Folkclub Tapes
2012, 2xCD, Comp, Chariot Music, ,
, Folk
Lindisfarne
The Charisma Years 1970-1973 • Their First Five Albums
2011
Lindisfarne
At The BBC: The Charisma Years 1971-1973
2009, ,
, Folk Rock
Lindisfarne
Lindisfarne Live - The Definitive Edition
2005, ,
, Folk Rock
Various
A Tribute To Frankie Miller
2003,
John Hinshelwood
Holler Till Dawn
2002, CD, Album, Littleroots Records,
Swan Arcade
Round Again
2001, CD, Comp, RE, Fellside Recordings, ,
, Folk
Lindisfarne
Magic In The Air & Caught In The Act
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Castle Music, ,
, Folk Rock
Various
People On The Highway (A Bert Jansch Encomium)
2000, 2x CD, ,
, Folk
Lindisfarne
We Can Swing Together - The BBC Concerts 1971
1998, CD, BBC, ,
, Folk Rock
Lindisfarne, Alan Hull
The Complete BBC Recordings 1971-1975
1998, 5xCD, Comp, Box, New Millennium Communications Ltd., BBC
Various
The Alex Campbell Tribute Concert
1997, 2xCD, Album, T. Records
Lindisfarne
Another Fine Mess
1995
Barbara Dickson
Somebody Counts On Me
1994, CD, Album, Comp, Deram,
Gerry Rafferty
Over My Head
1994
Billy Mitchell
Almost Grown
1993
Lindisfarne
The Best Of Lindisfarne (16 Classic Tracks)
1989, ,
, Folk Rock
Allan Taylor
Lines
1988, ,
, Folk
The Scotland World Cup Squad*
Big Trip To Mexico / Carry The Hopes Of Scotland
1986
Barbara Dickson
Barbara Dickson
1982, LP, Comp, Contour
Lindisfarne
Nicely Out Of Tune/Fog On The Tyne
1982, ,
, Folk Rock
Barbara Dickson
I Will Sing
1981, LP, Comp, Decca,
Alan Hull
Phantoms
1979
Gerry Rafferty
City To City
1978, ,
, Pop Rock
Lindisfarne
Magic In The Air (Live)
1978, ,
, Folk
Mad Jocks And Englishmen*
Mad Jocks & Englishmen
1975, LP, Zel-La Records, ,
, Folk
Lindisfarne
Lindisfarne's Finest Hour
1975, ,
, Folk Rock
Various
Electric Muse (The Story Of Folk Into Rock)
1975, 4x Vinyl Red Text, Box Set, ,
, Folk
White On Black
White On Black
1974, LP, Saydisc, ,
, Folk Rock
Various
Folk At The Attic
1974, LP, Album, Club, Autogram, 
,
, Celtic/Folk
Michael d'Abo*
Broken Rainbows
1974
The Timoneers
Round About Now
1973, LP, Westwood Recordings, ,
, Folk
The Timoneers
The Timoneers
1973, LP, Westwood Recordings, ,
, Folk
Lindisfarne
Lady Eleanor
1972
The Lonesome Travellers
The Lost Children
1971, LP, Nebula (10),
Gerry Rafferty
Can I Have My Money Back?
1971, 
Lindisfarne
Fog On The Tyne
1971
The McCalmans
Turn Again
1970, LP, CBS
The Yardarm
The Yardarm
1970, LP, Album, Mono, Folk Heritage Recordings, Folk Heritage
Archie Fisher
Orfeo
1970, ,
, Folk
Archie Fisher & Barbara Dickson
Thro' The Recent Years
1970
Lindisfarne
Nicely Out Of Tune
1970, Vinyl Textured Sleeve, Scroll Labels, ,
, Folk Rock
The Clydesiders
Thinking Of Home
LP, Album, Igus
Bitter Withy
Sampler
LP, Album, Nevis, ,
, Folk
Various
Your Cheatin' Heart
CD, Comp, BBC
Various
The Wanderer - A Tribute To Jackie Leven
2022, 2xLP, Comp, blu, Cooking Vinyl
Various
The Electric Muse Revisited (The Story Of Folk Into Rock And Beyond)
2021, 4xCD, Comp, Dig, Good Deeds Music,
Various
The Wanderer - A Tribute To Jackie Leven
2021, 2xCD, Album, Cooking Vinyl,
Various
Un-Herd... Volume 71
2018, CD, Comp, RNR (2),
Various
Un-Herd... Volume 61
2017, CD, Comp, R2,
Various
Un-Herd... Volume 53
2015, CD, Comp, R2
Various
Un-Herd... Volume 39
2013, CD, Comp, R2, ,
, Folk/Ska/Country Rock
Various
Celtic Connections 19 January - 5 February 2012
2012, CD, Comp, Promo, Sunday Herald,
Various
Scotland @ Midem 2001
2001, CD, Comp, Promo, Linn Records, ,
, Celtic/Folk/House
Various
A Feast Of Scottish Folk
1985, LP, Album, Comp, Alba Records (4)
Various
Bonnie Scotland
1976,
Various
The World Of Contemporary Folk
1971, ,
, Folk
Various
Sound Out Scotland
CD, Comp, Promo, Not On Label, ,
, Downtempo/Europop/Folk
Various
Seriously Scottish 04: The Sound Of Contemporary Scotland
2xCD, Comp, Promo, City Halls, Glasgow, ,
, IDM/Pop Rock/Folk
Gerry Rafferty
City To City
2018, 
,
, Soft Rock/Pop Rock
Lindisfarne
And Yet Another Fine Mess! (...The Missing Bits)
CDr, Unofficial, Not On Label (Lindisfarne)
Lindisfarne
Fog On The Tyne
, Folk Rock
