Before The Ruin teams three of the most ubiquitous names in contemporary folk - Kris Drever, John McCusker and Roddy Woomble . Before the Ruin is an album of some of the freshest and most original contemporary folk song-writing by three of Scotland’s finest  musicians – guitarist and vocalist Kris Drever, fiddler John McCusker and vocalist Roddy Woomble.

For Before The Ruin - their debut album, produced by John McCusker - the lads have enlisted a stellar band of guest musicians in the shape of Teenage Fanclub veteran Francis MacDonald, Capercaillie's Donald Shaw, Radiohead drummer Philip Selway  plus Ewan Vernal, Michael McGoldrick, Heidi Talbot, Norman Blake, Ian Carr, Andy Cutting,  Phil Cunningham, Andy Seward, Keith Angel.