Facts: - instrument: vocals , tambourine - website: official website - years active: 1995 -- present - caption: woomble in 2009 - birth name: roderick woomble - origin: irvine , scotland - label: navigator records pure records - genre: indie rock , folk - birth date: 13 august 1976 - name: roddy woomble - background: solo_singer - image: roddy_woomble_lemon_tree . jpg - associated acts: idlewild rusby , the reindeer section , karine polwart , john mccusker , kris drever , kate - occupation: musician , vocalist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of roddy woomble .
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roderick '' roddy '' woomble -lrb- born 13 august 1976 -rrb- is a scottish singer , songwriter and writer .he is best known as the lead vocalist of indie rock band idlewild , with whom he has recorded six studio albums .in 2006 , woomble released his debut solo album , '' my secret is my silence '' , and released two subsequent albums , '' the impossible song & other songs '' and '' listen to keep '' , in 2011 and 2013 , respectively .in 2007 , woomble curated a collaborative studio album between scottish writers and musicians , entitled '' ballads of the book '' , and recorded a collaborative album with folk musicians kris drever and john mccusker in 2008 , called '' before the ruin '' .