The Ruby Cord, by Richard Dawson

The Ruby Cord

by Richard Dawson

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dcefan The Hermit is an incredible journey. I happened to catch it at just the right moment!

Steve Gardner Yes it matters how we learn
Real knowledge must be earned
Everything else is a husk
Wisdom's simulacrum Favorite track: The Tip of an Arrow.

Asher I am so glad that people make music like this. Buy and listen - it is excellent. Favorite track: Museum.

Grain Sparrow The land of song is a land of grand palaces, chains locked & tied across their doors. On occasion there arrives a bard or a band and who knows where they got it from but out of a cloak pocket comes a key to one of the padlocks. So the gates are thrown open, and within the palace grounds, many great albums will be made that could not have been made before. This was true of Astral Weeks, The White Album, The Madcap Laughs, The Seer; and it is true of this, one of my favorite albums ever recorded. Favorite track: The Hermit.

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The Ruby Cord Live, filmed at St George’s Bristol in spring 2023. Filmed by James Hankins, audio mixed by Sam Grant and played by Richard Dawson, Andrew Cheetham, Angharad Davies, Rhodri Davies and Sally Pilkington.

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1.	The Hermit 41:00	info
2.	Thicker Than Water 05:35	info
3.	The Fool 05:46	info
4.	Museum 08:06	info
5.	The Tip of an Arrow 10:06	info
6.	No-one 02:22	info
7.	Horse and Rider 07:54	info

about

Pop in your earpiece, close your eyes and embrace the wonders (and horrors) of augmented reality and prepare to travel 500 years into the future as Richard Dawson returns with…The Ruby Cord. These seven tracks plunge us into an unreal, fantastical and at times sinister future where social mores have mutated, ethical and physical boundaries have evaporated; a place where you no longer need to engage with anyone but yourself and your own imagination. It’s a leap into a future that is well within reach, in some cases already here.

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released November 18, 2022

2022, Domino Recording Co Ltd

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Richard Dawson Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

shows

Dec 06

Norwich Arts Centre

Norwich, UK
Dec 07

St George's Church

Brighton, UK
Dec 08

Boat Club

Nottingham, UK
Dec 10

The Bunkhouse

Swansea, UK
Feb 02

The Georgian Theatre

Stockton-on-tees, UK
Apr 27

Usher Hall

Edinburgh, UK
Apr 28

Usher Hall

Edinburgh, UK
May 01

O2 Apollo Manchester

Manchester, UK
May 02

O2 Apollo Manchester

Manchester, UK
May 04

3Arena

Dublin, Ireland

discography

The Ruby Cord

Nov 2022
Henki

Nov 2021
Republic of Geordieland

Aug 2020
2020

Oct 2019
Peasant

Jun 2017
The Glass Trunk

Dec 2015
The Magic Bridge

Dec 2015
Nothing Important

Nov 2014

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