Rick Christian - Acoustic Folk and Singer & Songwriter On Tour From The UK!

Name: Rick Christian - Acoustic Folk and Singer & Songwriter On Tour From The UK!
Start: 2024-10-12T20:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-10-12T22:00:00-07:00
Location: Fiddler's Dream Coffeehouse

Schedule

Sat Oct 12 2024 at 08:00 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Fiddler's Dream Coffeehouse | Phoenix, AZ

Rick Christian returns to the US and to Arizona to share his music and stories! Rick is a truly gifted artist and we are so pleased that he has included Fiddler's Dream for his tour! Over the years Rick has appeared on numerous radio stations throughout Britain, as well as receiving airplay in Canada, the USA, and Belgium. Rick's repertoire includes songs by other writers as well as his own material, and although he enjoys the intimacy of folk clubs, he is equally at home playing larger venues. He recorded his first album, a cassette entitled Reason Enough, recorded at Pathway Studios in North London, in 1983. In November 1985, he even played live on a Virgin Airlines 747 to the USA. During the 80s, Rick presented a weekly folk music programme "Folk At Five, for community radio station Radio Basildon, in Essex. He later moved on to co-present, with Dennis Rookard, Essex Folk for BBC Essex.
Rick has been a regular solo presenter in clubs and a variety of venues, and over the years he has also played support to such artists as Jim Couza, Fred Wedlock, Gregson & Collister, Capercaillie, and Harvey Andrews. He also duetted with Griff Rhys Jones in 1990, at a special charity event, at Wrabness in Essex. Rick co-presented "Essex Folk" for BBC Essex for eight years, until 1994, as well as running Maldon Folk Club, and the Maldon Folk Festival. In 1990 he recorded his second album, an LP called Looking For Signs, this time recording at a studio in Chelmsford, Essex. Rick was one of the contributors to the "Guinness Encyclopaedia of Popular Music", published in 1992, and the subsequent "Guinness Who's Who of Folk Music".
From 1993 until 1996, Rick toured Denmark regularly, and in 1994, was a founder member, with singer/guitarist Peter Dunhill, of the harmony group The Open Road. In 1996, he recorded not one but two albums. A solo effort called These Things Happen, and an Open Road group recording, with group members Peter Dunhill & Anita Toth, called The Open Road, both recorded at Steve Morris Studios in Chelmsford, Essex.
Rick then continued to work in a solo capacity, as well as with The Open Road, until the break-up of the group, when for a time he continued working with former group member Julia Pascoe. Rick and Julia's last performance together was in November 2000. Rick has continued to work solo, as well as briefly with friend and fellow musician Julian May, with whom he made one recording, released in 2003, a CD entitled Loose Association.
The evening will commence at 8:00pm, doors at 7:30pm. $10 at door, cash or card. KN95 or N95 masks are required to be worn properly while inside (except for the musician while presenting), and are provided at no charge at the venue.
Come enjoy this evening of connection and community, and celebrate Fiddler's Dream's 37th Anniversary year of showcasing acoustic music, storytelling, poetry, and spoken word in an intimate, listening room environment! We offer seriously strong brewed coffee, cocoa, soft drinks, teas, and of course water, and plant-based barista style milks and creamers.