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Richard Shindell (born August 3, 1960) is an American folk singer, songwriter, producer, and musician. Shindell grew up in Port Washington, New York, and now lives in
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, Argentina, with his wife,
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, a university professor, and their children. Shindell's career received a boost in 1997 when
Joan Baez Joan Chandos Baez (; born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing more ...
recorded three of his songs ("Fishing", "Reunion Hill", and "Money for Floods") for her album '' Gone from Danger'' and invited the aspiring singer-songwriter to join her 1997–98 tour. Shindell collaborated with
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and Lucy Kaplansky to form the group Cry Cry Cry. On their eponymous 1998 album, Cry Cry Cry covered an eclectic mix of songwriters. The trio toured in support of their album before resuming solo careers. In 2017-2018 the group reunited briefly. The resulting tour culminated in a live recording of their final show on April 15, 2018, at The Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, CA, all proceeds of which went to support Live Music Society. A recording of cover songs, ''
South of Delia ''South of Delia'' is the seventh solo album by American folk singer-songwriter Richard Shindell. ''South of Delia'' is a cover album. Although he himself is sometimes described as a "songwriter's songwriter," covers are not new to Shindell. ...
'', was released on Shindell's website in March 2007. An album of original material, ''
Not Far Now ''Not Far Now'' is Richard Shindell's eighth studio album and sixth album of original material. Track listing All tracks written by Richard Shindell except where noted. # "Parasol Ants" – 3:46 # "A Juggler Out In Traffic" – 4:35 # "Geths ...
,'' appeared in 2009. ''13 Songs You May Or May Not Have Heard Before,'' a compilation of reworked previous releases and some new material, followed in 2011. '' Careless'', his most recent recording, was released in September 2016. Shindell and Lucy Kaplansky reunited to collaborate on a new album of cover songs, ''Tomorrow You're Going'', funded through Kickstarter, and released in March 2015 under the name Pine Hill Project. In October 2019, Shindell announced that he would cease touring in order to pursue other projects. Shindell's songs and songwriting style often involves storytelling from a first-person point of view: an
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officer and illegal immigrant in "Fishing", a
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soldier in "Sparrows Point", a Confederate drummer boy in "Arrowhead", an Argentine grandmother in "Abuelita", and a power broker in "Confession". His other personae include a New York City cab driver in "The Last Fare of the Day", a man on death row in "Ascent", a war widow in "Reunion Hill", and
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Discography


Albums

*'' Sparrows Point'' ( Shanachie, March 13, 1992) *'' Blue Divide'' (Shanachie, September 26, 1994) *'' Reunion Hill'' (Shanachie, August 19, 1997) *'' Cry Cry Cry'' ( Razor & Tie, October 1, 1998), with
Dar Williams Dorothy Snowden "Dar" Williams (born April 19, 1967) is an American pop folk singer-songwriter from Mount Kisco, New York. Hendrik Hertzberg of ''The New Yorker'' has described Williams as "one of America's very best singer-songwriters." She ...
and Lucy Kaplansky *'' Somewhere Near Paterson'' (
Signature Sounds Signature Sounds Recordings is an independent record label specializing in Americana and modern folk music. Jim Olsen and Mark Thayer founded the label in 1995 to promote acoustic musicians who were playing in Northampton, Massachusetts. Signat ...
, February 8, 2000) *''
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'' (Signature Sounds, February 12, 2002) '' ompilation' *'' Vuelta'' ( Koch Records, August 24, 2004) *''
South of Delia ''South of Delia'' is the seventh solo album by American folk singer-songwriter Richard Shindell. ''South of Delia'' is a cover album. Although he himself is sometimes described as a "songwriter's songwriter," covers are not new to Shindell. ...
'' (Richard Shindell Music, May 10, 2007) *''Live at the Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, VT'' (2007) escribed as Archive Series No. 1, limited edition recording of a concert from November 11, 2006*''
Not Far Now ''Not Far Now'' is Richard Shindell's eighth studio album and sixth album of original material. Track listing All tracks written by Richard Shindell except where noted. # "Parasol Ants" – 3:46 # "A Juggler Out In Traffic" – 4:35 # "Geths ...
'' (Signature Sounds, 2009) *''13 Songs You May Or May Not Have Heard Before'' (Amalgamated Balladry, 2011) '' ompilation' *''Tomorrow You're Going'' (2015), with Lucy Kaplansky (The Pine Hill Project) *''Careless'' (Amalgamated Balladry, September 9, 2016)


EPs

*''Scenes from a Blue Divide'' (Shanachie, 1995) *''Spring'' (Signature Sounds 1256-2, 2000). Contains "Spring" (single edit), "Confession" (acoustic version), "Shades of Black, Shades of Blue" (Charles Lyonhart), and "Spring/Summer Reel" (album version) *''3x2 Sampler'' (Signature Sounds, 2000). Contains "Beyond the Iron Gate" (alternate version), "Abuelita", and "Transit" (album versions). Also contains three songs by Peter Mulvey. *''
The Sonora Sessions ''Courier'' is the first live recording and sixth album by Richard Shindell. It includes many of his most popular originals from previous recordings, a cover of Lowell George's classic song, "Willin'", and what has been described as a "near-ho ...
'' (Signature Sounds, 2001) *'' Mariana's EP'' (Amalgamated Balladry, 2009)


Various artists compilations

*''Main Stage Live: Falcon Ridge Folk Festival'' (Signature Sounds 1253, 1999). Contains live version of "Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore" (traditional arranged by R. Shindell). *''Wonderland: A Winter Solstice Celebration'' (
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, 2002). Contains "Before You Go". *''The Folk Next Door: A Collection of Connecticut Roots Music'' (WWUH 1992). Contains live version of "Home Team".


Production

*''The Near Demise of the Highwire Dancer (
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, 2009). *''The New Siberia (
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, 2012).


References


Bibliography

* Michael Erlewine & Scott Bultman (ed.) (1992)
All Music Guide, 1st ed., p. 525
', (the source of his birthplace). * Michael Erlewine & Chris Woodstra (ed.) (1994)
All Music Guide, 2nd ed., p. 524-5
', . * Michael Erlewine, Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra &
Stephen Thomas Erlewine Stephen Thomas Erlewine (; born June 18, 1973) is an American music critic and senior editor for the online music database AllMusic. He is the author of many artist biographies and record reviews for AllMusic, as well as a freelance writer, oc ...
(ed.) (1997)
All Music Guide, 3rd ed., p. 776
', . * Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra &
Stephen Thomas Erlewine Stephen Thomas Erlewine (; born June 18, 1973) is an American music critic and senior editor for the online music database AllMusic. He is the author of many artist biographies and record reviews for AllMusic, as well as a freelance writer, oc ...
(ed.) (2001)
All Music Guide, 4th ed., p. 805
', . * Neal Walters & Brian Mansfield (ed.) (1998)
MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide, p. 525
', (the source of his birth date). * Colin Larkin (ed.) (1998) ''The
Encyclopedia of Popular Music ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' is an encyclopedia created in 1989 by Colin Larkin. It is the "modern man's" equivalent of the ''Grove Dictionary of Music'', which Larkin describes in less than flattering terms.''The Times'', ''The Know ...
, 3rd ed., Vol. 6, p. 4881'', . *
Martin C. Strong Martin Charles Strong (born 1960 in Musselburgh) is a Scottish music historian known for compiling discographies of popular music including ''The Great Rock Discography''. Strong has been described in broadsheet newspaper profiles as a "compiler ...
(2011)
The Great Folk Discography, Vol. 2: The Next Generation, p. 313-4
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External links


Richard Shindell, Live
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