Biography
Such is the degree to which Richard Dawson has drawn down long drafts from the whirlpools of Elemental North Eastern Archetypes, he may now be one himself. Fearless in his research and willingness to follow his inspiration, Dawson has created an impressive catalogue of music and storytelling steeped in both ancient myths and contemporary dread. A fog of sickness, trauma and mute inevitability inhabits these records and is often expressed in the havoc with which Dawson's hands produce sounds from his long-suffering guitar, an instrument as bruised, individual and indefatigable as its owner.
Latest Release
Richard Dawson 2020
Album | 11th October 2019
2020 is the sixth solo album from Richard Dawson, the black-humoured bard of Newcastle. The album is an utterly contemporary state-of-the-nation study that uncovers a tumultuous and bleak time. Here is an island country in a state of flux; a society on the edge of mental meltdown.
Latest Release
Richard Dawson 2020
Album | 11th October 2019
Album Description
2020 is the sixth solo album from Richard Dawson, the black-humoured bard of Newcastle. The album is an utterly contemporary state-of-the-nation study that uncovers a tumultuous and bleak time. Here is an island country in a state of flux; a society on the edge of mental meltdown.
Live Dates
- Friday 31st JanuaryAlice, Copenhagen, Denmark Buy Tickets
- Wednesday 5th FebruaryChapelle des trinitaires, Metz, France Buy Tickets
- Thursday 20th FebruaryThe Belfast Empire Music Hall, Belfast, UK Buy Tickets
- Friday 21st FebruaryWhelans, Dublin, Ireland Buy Tickets
- Wednesday 25th MarchSage Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK Buy Tickets
- Saturday 28th MarchBarbican Centre, London, UK Buy Tickets
- Thursday 16th April - Sunday 19th AprilRoadburn Festival, Tilburg, Netherlands Buy Tickets
- Thursday 16th AprilParadiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands Buy Tickets
- Monday 20th AprilKantine am Berghain, Berlin, Germany Buy Tickets
- Thursday 30th AprilWestgarth Social Club, Middlesbrough, UK Buy Tickets
