Richard Dawson

[poliphilo]

 The sun is shining and I've just discovered the work of Richard Dawson- in particular tracks off his 2017 album Peasant. People in  medieval costume with mud on their faces dancing round a bonfire (the video to his song "Ogre) is entirely my sort of thing. He says he's influenced by the Sufis (not the band, the Islamic sect) and Mike Waterson- and the music is in the folk tradition (he's from Newcastle) but keeps doing spiky, odd, unexpected things. His prime instrument is a cheap acoustic guitar with nylon strings which sounded better after he broke it and put it back together again- which reads like a parable of all he's trying to do.

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[sovay]

He says he's influenced by the Sufis (not the band, the Islamic sect) and Mike Waterson and the music is in the folk tradition (he's from Northumbria) but keeps doing spiky, odd, unexpected things.

He sounds great. I'll listen to him. Thanks!

[poliphilo]

I thought you might be interested.

I've bought the CD. It should arrive tomorrow.