Shows 2022
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21st May - Apple Tree 1-3 Broom Road Croydon Solo 9.00pm
22nd May - Sunny Sailor - Solo 1.00pm
29th May - Red Lion Stevenage - Solo 9pm -11pm
04th Jun - Wibblers Brewery - Southminster - Solo 1 pm
17th Jun - Private Function - Osea Island
18th Jun - Chelmsford Arts Festival trio TBC afternoon
19th Jun - Harringay Arms - Solo 4.30pm to 6.30pm
22nd Jun - Green Dragon Enfield - Solo 7.30pm
24th Jun - Sunny Sailor - Solo 8.00pm
25th Jun - Frankfort Arms 518 Harrow rd W9 3QA - Solo - 7.30
26th Jun - The Cricketers - Band 4.00pm
01st Jul - little Ship Club Maldon - Solo - 8.00pm
02nd Jul - Ark Bar Cattawade - Solo 8.30pm
09th Jul - Dereham Blues festival - 2 gigs 4.15pm & 6.00pm Solo
4.15 - 5.15 pm at Lou's Juke Joint (The Metro)
6.00 - 7.00 pm at The George Hotel
13th Jul - York Radio - https://listenagain.jorvikradio.com/blues 8.00pm
14th Jul - Speakeasy Sunderland Club - Solo 8.30pm
15th Jul - Blues at the bay Stockton on tees - Solo
16th Jul - Craft Bar - Scarborough -Solo 1pm & 7.30 pm
17th Jul - Stafford Arms Cleckheaton - Solo - 1.00 pm
18th Jul - Barnodlswick T.B.C
23rd Jul - Croydon - T.B.C 7.30 PM
30th Jul - The Courtyard Chelmsford CM2 0DG - Solo - 5.30pm
31st Jul - Sunny Sailor - Solo 1.00pm
06th Aug - Charity Event Sunny sailor - Solo afternoon
14th Aug - Maldon Tap Rooms - Solo - 4.00pm
10th Aug - the Duke Blues Session Ipswich - Solo - 8.30pm
21st Aug - Sunny Sailor - Solo - 1.00pm
27th Aug - Wibblers Southminster - Solo 1.00pm
28th Aug - Llandudno Blues Festival - Solo
03rd Sep - White Horse Inn Maldon
17th Sep - Sunny Sailor - Solo - 8.00pm
18th Sep - Red Lion Stevenage - Band 9pm - 11pm
25th Sep - Geese and Fountain Croxton Kerrial - 5pm
23rd Oct - Sunny Sailor - Solo - 1.00pm
06th Nov - Maldon Tap Rooms - 4.00pm solo
20th Nov - Sunny Sailor - Solo - 1.00pm
09th Dec - Sunny Sailor - Solo - 1.00pm
"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
"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
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
