Richard Dawson (musician)

Richard Dawson
Dawson performing in 2015
Dawson performing in 2015
Background information
Born (1981-05-24) 24 May 1981 (age 43)
OriginNewcastle upon Tyne, England
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • keyboards
  • samplers
Labels
Websitericharddawson.net

Richard Michael Dawson (born 24 May 1981)[1] is an English progressive folk singer-songwriter from Newcastle upon Tyne.[2] His 2014 album Nothing Important was released by Weird World and was met with critical acclaim.[3][4][5] His 2017 album Peasant received similar acclaim, and was chosen by The Quietus as their album of the year.[6] In 2019, he released the album 2020, again to critical acclaim.[7][8] Henki, a collaborative album made with the Finnish band Circle, was released in 2021,[9] followed by another solo effort, The Ruby Cord, in 2022.

  1. ^ Rogers, Jude (26 October 2019). "Richard Dawson: anthems for a blighted nation". The Guardian.
  2. ^ Weingarten, Christopher R. (20 November 2014). "Richard Dawson – Dej Loaf, Oliver Heldens and 8 More New Artists You Need to Know | Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  3. ^ Cook-Wilson, Winston (5 November 2014). "Richard Dawson: Nothing Important". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  4. ^ Gardner, Noel (1 November 2014). "NME Reviews – Richard Dawson – 'Nothing Important'". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  5. ^ Hann, Michael (20 November 2014). "Richard Dawson: Nothing Important review – remarkably original folk". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  6. ^ Riley, Danny (1 June 2017). "The Quietus | Reviews | Richard Dawson". The Quietus. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  7. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (11 October 2019). "Richard Dawson: 2020 review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Richard Dawson – 2020 – Album review". Loud And Quiet. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Richard Dawson & Circle - Henki (CD) | Domino Mart". Domino Recording Company. Retrieved 7 January 2023.