Richard Dawson is a folk musician from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. His 20… Read Full Bio ↴Richard Dawson is a folk musician from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. His 2014 album Nothing Important was released by Weird World and was met with critical acclaim. His 2017 album Peasant received similar acclaim, and was chosen by The Quietus as their album of the year.
A much-loved musical spectacle in his native Newcastle for many years now, Dawson is a skewed troubadour who sings and plays guitar with a rare intensity and a very singular style. Dawson’s music is a collision of opposites, his hoarsely cracking voice suddenly rising to a magical soar that’s been compared to Tim Buckley, John Martyn and Richard Youngs, while his battered acoustic guitar veers from stumble to sublime in a way that can recall Sir Richard Bishop or Captain Beefheart, add this to his snaring way with words and Dawson’s got you pinned.
A much-loved musical spectacle in his native Newcastle for many years now, Dawson is a skewed troubadour who sings and plays guitar with a rare intensity and a very singular style. Dawson’s music is a collision of opposites, his hoarsely cracking voice suddenly rising to a magical soar that’s been compared to Tim Buckley, John Martyn and Richard Youngs, while his battered acoustic guitar veers from stumble to sublime in a way that can recall Sir Richard Bishop or Captain Beefheart, add this to his snaring way with words and Dawson’s got you pinned.
Dead Dog in an Alleyway
Richard Dawson Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Richard Dawson:
Beggar She's fast asleep at Woden's feet Whilst alms I seek from…
Black Dog In The Sky As I rode to your house I was beaten and…
Civil Servant Open your eyes, time to wake up Shit, shower, brush your…
Hob We ascended the foaming stair To the mouth of the Hobthrush'…
II Bellowing instructions from the touchline, that's my dad Pur…
Jogging Recently I've been struggling with anxiety To the point I fi…
Masseuse Fortune wags its tongue Along the walkways of the bathhouse …
Ogre In the kingdom of Bryneich Verging on a muddy crook of…
Prostitute There has to be more than this Is there no reason…
Shapeshifter Leaving the path Lured by an emerald I wander into the Bog…
Soldier Here we are at the Fortress of Long Wings My fellows…
The Queen's Head We're hurrying home from Sheffield Having received a phone c…
The Vile Stuff Year 7s on a school trip to Featherstone Castle And some…
Two Halves Bellowing instructions from the touchline, that's my dad Pur…
Weaver I steep the wool in a cauldron Of pummelled gall-nuts afloat…
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halyomorpha
This song always gets me in the same mindset as Weaver, those backing vocals at the end always get me going. There's something so powerful and beautiful about how it is done on here and on Peasant. What fantastic albums.
Martin Vaux
So brilliant. I love this album SO MUCH.
Dimitri Godhead
Astounding, at this point it's hard to even bother trying to pin Dawson down to a specific genre. It's new music and he creates it masterfully. Inspiring, abrasive, dark, harrowing, beautiful
Sève
How does this have only 15k views?
I find it so peculiar it's been one of those pieces that highlight a period of your life to which you can relate afterwards every time you listen to the song.
Accessing Dawson's world really is a powerful experience.
The Cinematic Mind
A remarkable songwriter in this era in British Music.
arbear
Possibly my favorite track on this album, and that's saying a fuckin lot. The little bass riff at 2:32, the buildup after the entire album at 3:24... just fantastic.
Craig Murdock
Richard Dawson is definitely someone we are lucky to have around :)
Darren Butler
Can’t stop listening to this album, great track this
Alice James
What an excellent video. Well done. Loving the 2020 sound, thanks for you guys' excellent work. Hope to see you in northern Europe some time in the near future
Neil Vincent
A melody so joyous it wouldn't be out of place on an Abba record... allied with such bleak words (and now video). A real highlight for me from the album