Robin Duncan Harry Williamson, born November 24, 1943, in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a Scottish multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. He left school at age 15 to perform in local jazz bands before turning to folk music. In 1961 he met Bert Jansch, and in 1965 he formed a duo with Clive Palmer, which expanded to include Mike Heron as the Incredible String Band. The group signed with Elektra Records in 1966 and released 13 albums through 1974, including The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (1968), which received a Grammy Award nomination. Williamson released his solo debut album, Myrrh, in 1971. He later issued ECM Records albums including The Seed-at-Zero (2000), Skirting the River Road (2002), The Iron Stone (2006), and Trusting in the Rising Light (2014), setting poetry by Dylan Thomas, William Blake, and Walt Whitman to music.
