Richie Bowles
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Guitarist/Singer
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Acoustic
(mostly) guitarist/vocalist. Started playing too long ago - stopped
playing for 10 years and then found I could still play a bit... so I am
A bit of a Martin-head - but without a guitar with Martin on the
headstock: three Dutch-made Vega (by Martin) six-string dreadnoughts, and
two Sigma (by Martin) dreadnoughts... and I've persuaded myself I don't
need any more acoustics (well, not six-string, anyway). The Vegas
are gorgeous, so to be honest, I don't really want a Martin by Martin
any more!
A custom-built bass and a Strat complete the guitar line-up.
For a good few years I was playing around Cardiff, either as an
acoustic guitarist and singer, or as bass-player with the Cardiff band
Paper Thin (we did a lot of John Hiatt stuff - which I still
love). Currently not a lot of time for gigging, but still
covering loads of stuff - from Dylan to Prince, Prince to Prine... Joni
Mitchell, Creedence, Neil Young, Hendrix...
This page is just to extend what's already on my Reverbnation and
facebook pages: this website is under construction - further links to these
and more of my favourite sites will follow.
I'm part way through recording some stuff, too, so as soon as that's
finished (don't hold your breath - I've got a lot on!) links to that
will go on too. I can't take bookings at the moment,
unfortunately, but if I manage to sneak a sly gig in, details will be
posted on here, so keep coming back!!
If you play, keep playing; and if you don't, keep listening. Most
of all, keep music live!