Jimmy Richards is a folk pop singer-songwriter from Glasgow, now
residing in Ayr. He was a founding member of Glaswegian grunge act
Stacked Actors (now Junkyard Shift) and pop punk outfit Best Before
End.
At the end of his time with Stacked Actors, Richards was already
writing material for his acoustic side project, which soon became his
main musical obsession. His songs are universal, concerning
everything from the lost innocence of “Ice Cream”, the perils of too
much drinking in “Tired and Emotional”, his own personal traumas at
the hands of ex-girlfriends in “Forgetting The Sea”, to the Dylan-esque
political ramblings of “Staring At The Sun”.
Often compared to a mix
of Frank Turner and Morissey, Richards has already drawn crowds to
many of Glasgow's top venues, including the 13th Note and Nice n
Sleazy.
In his short career, Jimmy has already performed with some of the UK's riot folk stalwarts, such as
Al Baker and Dave Hughes, as well as American folk singer and agitator Tom Frampton. His new record, "Sky Fish Songs", is a collection of songs written over the past year, and includes the soon to be released singles "Tired and Emotional" and "Ice Cream (Summer Lasts Forever)".
well you are most likely to be better than me, considering i can only play one song.. and i learnt it today...:D yeah so how do you "download" this song then? x
It was recorded at Chime Studios in Carntyne. It's an awesome place to work. We'll let you know when the physical release is so you can come get your hands on a copy!
theres a box saying "join mailing list and street team" or something random like that....
I got my guitar fixed... so no longer need a screw for it... :P BUT im gonna get a new one :P so u can have it :P haha... and im gona try use the :P face as much as possible... :P
cya tomorrow!! Cos i get to come back to ayr :D cos its awesome!!
whats up! I'm giving away 4 free songs for Halloween.. a couple spooky themed songs. You can download them or just listen them in this little tiny player. let me know what you think, I'd appreciate it!
Awrite Jimmy? Just a quick heads up - playing a rough and ready acoustic punk rock set at Dirty Martini's, Kilmarnock this Saturday night with CHRIS DEVOTION of the Elvis Suicide and Colin Hunter... Please come along, it will be absolutely awesome! I have a new 10-track record ("NOTHINGs GOING TO CHANGE E.P.") that I will be giving out to all comers on the night too!! Come along! ..