Richard Hawley’s online shop is now live, including tour merchandise, posters, CD’s and some rare vinyl, get them while you can…
The tour merchandise is back today so if you missed something you should find it online now. We are adding many new items over the next few months
You can hear an interview with Richard after the Electric Proms and a selection of the songs played on the night at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nh3mb
Click here to see the performance.
You can watch Richard’s highlights from the electric proms here.
Jo Whiley curates this acoustic session from the Union Chapel, London. Richard supported by Hockey and I blame Coco

Truelove’s Gutter vinyl out now
The limited heavyweight vinyl issue of Truelove’s Gutter is released this week. Limited to 1,000, the vinyl will include a signed Steve Gullick print alongside a CD of the album and large album booklet.
Order the collector’s edition vinyl (+CD):
The new album by Dame Shirley Bassey, “The Performance”, features a spectacular new song written specially for her by Richard Hawley titled “After The Rain”.
Richard said – “To be asked to contribute a song to Shirley’s album is an honour and also a difficult task as well. I decided to contribute a slow ballad instead of a big show tune or anything too bombastic. The song is about the clarity you can get after a storm, it’s a very simple song but Shirley has given a lot to the song I didn’t know was there before, it’s a great honour for me and something I won’t forget.”
“After The Rain” finds Dame Shirley singing with a vulnerability and subtlety that will surprise everyone. In the words of the Dame, “I think people are going to be confused by it, they’ll say ‘Where did these notes come from?’ because they all associate me with the big voice, but there’s a control on this record that’s incredible.”
Richard will also be playing on the same bill as Dame Shirley this week at The Roundhouse as part of the bbc electric proms which will be broadcast soon.
Other songwriters on the album include Rufus Wainwright, John Barry and KT Tunstall. It was produced by David Arnold and is released on 9th November.
You can pre-order the album at Amazon now:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Performance-Dame-Shirley-Bassey/dp/B002OL29OI/re
Richard will play Mark Lamarr’s Radio 2 show 3.11.09 live in session
Richard Hawley’s online shop is now live, including tour merchandise, posters, CD’s and some rare vinyl, get them while you can…
The tour merchandise is back today so if you missed something you should find it online now. We are adding many new items over the next few months
We’ve just added some new sets to the gallery, including gigs from the Sheffield Leadmill in 2003&4 and recording and rehearsal sessions at Yellow Arch Studios from this year and also 2007.
On the 22nd of October Richard will be performing at the Dublin Olympia
Following yesterday’s announcement that Dame Shirley Bassey will perform at this year’s BBC Electric Proms, the BBC can today confirm that Richard Hawley will support her only live performance of the year by opening the show at the Roundhouse on Friday 23rd October. The show will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 2, with highlights broadcast on BBC Two. Richard will be performing tracks from his upcoming album Truelove’s Gutter, which is due to be released later this year.
Audiences are guaranteed to see and hear something truly memorable at the BBC Electric Proms whether at the venue, watching and listening on the BBC, interacting with red button technology or on mobile. Tickets for Dame Shirley Bassey supported by Richard Hawley cost £25 and are on sale now.
Website: www.bbc.co.uk/electricproms
BBC Electric Proms information hotline: 03703 333 432
Sheffield Lyceum Gig 18th October 2009
Liverpool Philharmonic Gig 17th October 2009
Swansea Brangwyn Hall Gig 16th October
Gateshead Sage Gig 14th October 2009
Edinburgh Queens Hall Gig 13th October 2009
Glasgow Fruitmarket Gig 12th October 2009
Nottingham Albert Hall Gig 11th October 2009
Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion Gig 9th October 2009