Richard Shindell

Richard Shindell
Richard Shindell, November 2014.
Background information
Birth name Richard Shindell
Born (1960-08-03) August 3, 1960
Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States
Genres Folk, singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Years active 1991–present
Labels Shanachie, Signature Sounds, Koch
Associated acts Cry Cry Cry, The Pine Hill Project (with Lucy Kaplansky)
Website www.richardshindell.com

Richard Shindell (born August 3, 1960)[1] is an American folk singer, songwriter, and musician. Shindell grew up in [[Baltimore, Maryland] and he lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with his wife, a university professor, and their children.

Shindell's songwriting often involves storytelling from a first-person point of view: an INS officer and illegal immigrant in "Fishing", a World War II soldier in "Sparrow's Point", a Confederate drummerboy in "Arrowhead", an Argentine grandmother in "Abuelita", and a power broker in "Confession". His other personas include a New York City cab driver in "Last Fare of the Day", a man on death row in "Ascent", an American Civil War widow in "Reunion Hill", and Mary Magdalene.

Shindell's career received a boost in 1997 when Joan Baez 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 Dar Williams and Lucy Kaplansky to form the group Cry Cry Cry. On their eponymous 1998 album, Cry Cry Cry covered an eclectic mix of songwriters, from the well known (R.E.M.) to the lesser known (folk singer James Keelaghan). The trio toured in support of their album before resuming solo careers. Shindell and Kaplansky have often performed live together in the years since.

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.

Shindell and Lucy Kaplansky have 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.[2]

Discography

Albums

Richard Shindell at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival 2004

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 (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 (Signature Sounds 1266, 2002). Contains "Before You Go".
  • The Folk Next Door: A Collection of Connecticut Roots Music (WWUH 1992). Contains live version of "Home Team".

References

  1. ↑ Doug Henkle. "FolkLib Index - Musician's Birthdays/Bibliography (S)". Folklib.net. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Pine Hill Project: Richard Shindell & Lucy Kaplansky CD by Pine Hill Project — Kickstarter". Kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  3. ↑ https://www.sharinglaw.net/personal/Music/shin.htm

Bibliography

  • Michael Erlewine & Scott Bultman (ed.) (1992) All Music Guide, 1st ed., p. 525, ISBN 0-87930-264-X (the source of his birth place).
  • Michael Erlewine & Chris Woodstra (ed.) (1994) All Music Guide, 2nd ed., p. 524-5, ISBN 0-87930-331-X .
  • Michael Erlewine, Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra & Stephen Thomas Erlewine (ed.) (1997) All Music Guide, 3rd ed., p. 776, ISBN 0-87930-423-5 .
  • Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra & Stephen Thomas Erlewine (ed.) (2001) All Music Guide, 4th ed., p. 805, ISBN 0-87930-627-0 .
  • Neal Walters & Brian Mansfield (ed.) (1998) MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide, p. 525, ISBN 1-57859-037-X (the source of his birth date).
  • Colin Larkin (ed.) (1998) The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 3rd ed., Vol. 6, p. 4881, ISBN 1-56159-237-4 .
  • Martin C. Strong (2011) The Great Folk Discography, Vol. 2: The Next Generation, p. 313-4, ISBN 1-84697-177-2 .
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