Richard Dawson
Sun 9 Nov 8:00pm
Sun 9 Nov 8:00pm
Heralded experimental folk troubadour in a special intimate performance
Northumberland’s modern folk poet is hitting middle-age: a stage he examines in his latest album, End of the Middle. Inspired by small-scale domesticity, Dawson’s sonic explorations, ranging from alt-rock to psychedelia, provide a laser-focused analysis of his everyday struggle to understand life in an increasingly unpredictable world.
About Richard Dawson
Richard Dawson is an English progressive folk singer-songwriter from Newcastle upon Tyne who writes narrative-based folk songs with experimental structures, and has received acclaim for his storytelling capabilities, emotional depth and sense of humour. Alongside his solo career, Dawson is also a member of the experimental pop band Hen Ogledd, and he has released electronic music under the name Eye Balls.
To date, Dawson has released eight solo studio albums, releasing his eighth studio album, End of the Middle, on February 14, 2025, with the album’s lyrical content focusing on “several generations of one family, and how patterns of behaviour repeat across them.”


Britain’s best, most humane, songwriter
The Guardian