The New Album
A New Release
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Lyric Sheet
"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
Shows 2024
SOLO
04th Aug - Tashas Artisan Market CM8 3LY 11- 5pm
07th Aug - Guest at Sacketts Grove Jam Clacton - 8.30-11pm
10th Aug Wibblers beer festival Southminster 12-1.30pm
10th Aug - ye olde Smack Old Leigh 8.30 pm
11th Aug - Wibblers beer festival Southminster 12-2.00pm
16th Aug - The Office Northolt - .30 pm - 11.00pm
25th Aug - Queens Head Burnham 4.00pm
31st Aug - White Lions Sawbridgeworth - 8.30 - 11pm
04th Sep - Little Green Dragon Enfield 7.30 pm
08th Sep - Tap Room Maldon 4.00pm
15th Sep - The Priory - priory road N8 3.00 pm
20th Sep - The Office Northolt - 9.30 pm - 12.00pm
22nd Sep - Tashas Artisan Market CM8 3LY 11- 5pm
28th Sep - The Crown Stortford 9pm - 11pm
26th Oct - Cap and Feathers Tillingham 8.30 - 11pm
24th Nov - Tap Room Maldon 4.00pm
04th Dec - Little Green Dragon Enfield 7.30 pm
08th Dec - Balmoral Club 8.00 Saltburn on Sea 8.00pm
2025
26th Mar - Little Green Dragon Enfield 7.30 - 9.30pm
12th Jul - Barry’s Barn
23rd Jul - Little Green Dragon Enfield 7.30 - 9.30pm
BAND
09th Aug - Cricketers Southend - 8.30 - 11.30 pm
06th Sep - Filey Americana Festival -
tickets : https://www.wegottickets.com/event/613117
14th Sep - The Bank Eye Suffolk
tickets : https://www.thebankeye.org/store/p46/mightybosscats.html
19th Oct - Jimmys Farm Ipswich 8.00 pm Band
https://jimmysfarm.com/event/ribs-blues-oct-24/
16th Nov - Madison Heights 7.00 pm
tickets : https://wegottickets.com/event/632775
14th Dec - Madison Heights 7.00 pm - tickets released soon
2025
07th July 2025 Den epping - 8.00 pm
OPEN MIC SESSION
Third Wednesday in the month Madison Heights Maldon 7.30pm
19th Jun
17th Jul
21st Aug
18th Sep
16th Oct
20th Nov
18th Dec
R
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
Albums
Click on image to find out more about the 13 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
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
