Richard Shindell (born August 3, 1960) is an American

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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

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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 Lucy Kaplansky (born February 16, 1960) is an American folk musician based in New York City. Kaplansky has a PhD in clinical psychology from Yeshiva University and plays guitar, mandolin, and piano. Life and career Kaplansky was originally fro ...

to form the group

Cry Cry Cry Cry Cry Cry was a folk supergroup, consisting of Richard Shindell, Lucy Kaplansky, and Dar Williams. The band released an eponymous album of cover songs on October 13, 1998. The trio toured in 1999 to support the album. The tour was met with v ...

. 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

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, CA, all proceeds of which went to support Live Music Society. A recording of cover songs, '' South of Delia'', was released on Shindell's website in March 2007. An album of original material, '' Not Far Now,'' 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

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. In the same announcement, Shindell named The Point Stalk Inn in Maine and the River Club Music Hall in Massachusetts as his favorite venues he has played. 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

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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

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Blue Divide ''Blue Divide'' is the second album by singer-songwriter Richard Shindell. It was released in 1995 by Shanachie Records. Shanachie also released a live promo CD, ''Scenes from a Blue Divide (Live) and More'' which included five live tracks reco ...

'' (Shanachie, September 26, 1994) *''

Reunion Hill ''Reunion Hill'' is a 1997 album by singer-songwriter Richard Shindell. It was Shindell's third and final studio album for Shanachie Records. ''Allmusic'' calls the album "songcraft at its finest." The album includes a cover of "I'll Be Here in ...

'' (Shanachie, August 19, 1997) *''

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, October 1, 1998), with

and

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Somewhere Near Paterson ''Somewhere Near Paterson'' is a 2000 album by singer-songwriter Richard Shindell. It was Shindell's first album for Signature Sounds Recordings, Signature Sounds. It was also Shindell's first album following the album and tour performed with t ...

'' (

Signature Sounds Signature Sounds Recordings is an independent record label specializing in Americana (music), Americana and modern folk music. Jim Olsen and Mark Thayer founded the label in 1995 to promote acoustic musicians who were playing in Northampton, Massa ...

, February 8, 2000) *''

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'' (Signature Sounds, February 12, 2002) '' ompilation' *'' Vuelta'' (

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, August 24, 2004) *'' South of Delia'' (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'' (Signature Sounds, 2009) *''13 Songs You May Or May Not Have Heard Before'' (Amalgamated Balladry, 2011) '' ompilation' *''Tomorrow You're Going'' (2015), with

(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

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. *'' The Sonora Sessions'' (Signature Sounds, 2001) *'' Mariana's EP'' (Amalgamated Balladry, 2009)

Various artists compilations

*''The Folk Next Door: A Collection of Connecticut Roots Music'' (WWUH 1992). Contains live version of "Home Team". *''The Postcrypt: Commemorating 30 Years of Postcrypt Coffehouse 1964-1994'' (1-800-PRIME-CD, 1995). Contains live version of "Fishing". *''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'' ( Signature Sounds 1266, 2002). Contains "Before You Go".

Production

*''The Near Demise of the Highwire Dancer'' (

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, 2009). *''The New Siberia'' (

, 2012).

References

Bibliography

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, Chris Woodstra &

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Colin Larkin Colin Larkin (born 1949) is a British music writer. He founded and was the editor-in-chief of ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music''. Along with the ten-volume encyclopedia, Larkin also wrote the book ''All Time Top 1000 Albums'', and edited th ...

(ed.) (1998) ''The

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, 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 "compile ...

(2011)
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External links

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