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
BAND
16th Feb - Broadstairs Blues bash - Chapel 5.00- 7.00 pm
17th Feb - Broadstairs Blues Bash - Royal Albion hotel 4.00-6.00pm
18th Feb - Carpenters Arms Maldon - my own Songs Session - 7.00pm
24th Feb - Brighlingsea Music festival
28th Feb - Guest at Sacketts Gove Jam Clacton
10th Mar - Tap Room Maldon 4.00pm
15th Mar - Kings Head Brighton - 9.00pm
16th Mar - Man of Kent Tonbridge - 9.30 pm
24th Mar - Carpenters Arms Maldon - my own Songs Session - 7.00pm
29th Mar - Kings Head Chingford - 9.00 pm
21st Apr - Carpenters Arms Maldon - my own Songs Session - 7.00pm
24th Apr - Guest at Sacketts Gove Jam Clacton
18th May - Station Arms Southminster - 8.00 pm
26th May - Tap Room Maldon 4.00pm1
15th Jun - ye olde Smack Old Leigh 8.30pm
19th Jun - Guest at Sacketts Gove Jam Clacton
23rd Jun - 01 Jul - Tour Khazaksthan
13th Jul - Dereham Blues Fest - The Red Lion 2-3pm
14th Jul - Tap Room Maldon
25th Aug - Queens Head Burnham 4.00pm
04th Sep - Little Green Dragon Enfield 7.30 pm
03rd Nov - Stafford Arms Cleckheaton
04th Dec - Little Green Dragon Enfield 7.30 pm
08th Dec - Balmoral Club 8.00 Saltburn on Sea 8.00pm
12th Apr - Madison Heights 8.00pm
27th Apr - Bassment Chelmsford 10.00pm
04th May - Headgate Theatre Colchester - Band Show 7.30pm
tickets : https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/headgatetheatre/t-gagxlye
08th Jun - Garlinge Theatre Kent - Band Show 7.30 Pm
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/garlingetheatre/richard-townend-and-the-mighty-bosscats/e-dezkem
09th Jun - Red Lion Stevenage 8.00 pm Band
06th July - Bassment Chelmsford 10.00pm Band
11th July - Dereham Blues fest - Kings head - 9-11pm
03rd Aug - Barleylands Blues Club - 2.00pm Band
09th Aug - Cricketers Southend - 8.30 - 11.30 pm
06th Sep - Filey Americana Festival - Band
12th Oct - Jimmys Farm Ipswich 8.00 pm Band
Regular Band Jam
First Sunday in the month at the Victory pub Coast Road Mersea Island 6-00pm - starts 3rd March 2024
Regular Open Mics
Third Wednesday in the month Madison Heights Maldon 7.30pm
R
COME JAM WITH
THE BOSSCATS
A new open jam session at the Victory pub Mersea Island, run and organised by the BOSSCATS. All back line provided (drummers please bring breakables).
From 6pm to 9pm
1st Sunday
in the month
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
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"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
