Shows 2024
SOLO
24th Nov Tap Room Maldon - 4.00 pm
04th Dec - Little Green Dragon Enfield 7.30 pm
05th Dec - New Open Mic Hemlocks maldon high street 7.00 pm
07th Dec - The Leinster Arms W2 3EU - 9.15pm
08th Dec - Balmoral Club 8.00 Saltburn on Sea 8.00pm
BAND
16th Nov - Madison Heights 7.00 tkts: https://wegottickets.com/event/632775
14th Dec - Madison Heights 7.00 tkts: https://wegottickets.com/event/635294
Shows 2025
SOLO
02nd Feb -Tap Room Maldon - 4.00pm
15th Feb - Olde Smacke Leigh on Sea - 8.30pm
22nd Feb - Broadstairs Blues Bash
23rd Feb - Broadstairs Blues Bash
26th Mar - Little Green Dragon Enfield 7.30 - 9.30pm
06th Apr - Tap Room Maldon - 4.00pm
12th Jul - Barry’s Barn
23rd Jul - Little Green Dragon Enfield 7.30 - 9.30pm
BAND
07th July 2025 Den epping - 8.00 pm
04th Oct 2025 Barleylands Blues club - 2.00pm
"It's hard not to view Townend as a sort of latter day Mark Knopfler. His lyricism and fretwork both share echoes of the former Dire Straits leader "
- Elmore Magazine New York
"This ability to conjure up vivid imagery is a constant throughout the 14 tracks that comprise ‘Ticket to Memphis’ and it’s a rare thing for an album to hold your attention from the opening lines of the first track to the closing lines of the last "
- Americana UK
"His music is original, thoughtful, sometimes eclectic, superbly arranged and always well played - In sum, this is a delightful gem of an album in search of a patient listenership"
- Pete Feenstra Get Ready to Rock Radio
COME PLAY FOR THE BOSSCATS
ALL SONGS OPEN MIC
Open mic run by Richard for FOR ALL artists to play their new tunes or covers to an intimate and listening audience; hear the new boss cat songs in their embryonic stage !!
3rd Wednesday in the month - Madison Heights Park Drive Maldon - 7.00 Pm start
The New Album
Click on the image to add to the cart (£9.99 plus p&p) and also see 3 exclusive videos of tracks from the album
Click on the image to read the album lyrics
Albums
"With ‘God Bless America’ it seems evident that they have moved ahead, running onto a new path of irresistible modern, top notch music, always with a blues edge at heart but aided by a keen eye towards the Americana future. This is a true delight, an album to savour." - Blues Magazine NL
"With its strong hints at Americana-cum-blues and rocking drive, this is easily one of the best of British bands out there, and Gold Fever an album to enjoy.'- Elmore Magazine NY
"The message is in the lyrics, get this, get goldfever. I feel this is Richards best collection to date, in his own imitable style and likely to be seen as an excellent opportunity to cross over from the secular blues world to more mainstream. The songs evoke imagery, often thought provoking, as only Richard can do" - Blues In Britain
"This is a simply lovely album from a UK outfit with a blues-cum-Americana outlook, feel and beauty.Townend is a mighty clever lyricist, a guy who can work a theme and run a rippling roll of fretwork and melody to match the thinking. The result is a genuinely individual and engaging musical take and outlook." - Cashbox Canada
"Richard Townend is perhaps one of the most prolific songwriters in the British blues scene. Since 2011 he has released 10 albums as a soloist and with The Mighty Bosscats. The fact that he can, even at this pace, still write outstanding songs, was proven once again with Boiling Pot." - Wasser Prada
"With its' high production values, standard of musicianship and impressive lack of filler material Boiling Pot has the makings of something rather special" - R2 Rock n Reel
"...........including the exceptional and exceptionally atmospheric ‘Hang An Innocent Man’, prove Townend is a great writer as well as musician" - Blues Matters
Click on image to find out more about the 15 albums
Song Book
Tales of a Batley Boy is both a musical journey and a coffee table art book with words & music from GOLDEFEVER by Richard Townend and photography by Keith Blundy it's also available as an eBook - It contains short stories and music for each of the tracks on the GOLDFEVER album - Click on the picture for more information
