Richard Shindell Heads Out on Tour

Singer, guitarist and songsmith, Richard Shindell will embark on an all acoustic, completely solo, North American tour this fall using just one microphone and two mid-century guitars. The guitar connoisseur will forgo his usual menagerie of pedals, electric and acoustic instruments to perform solely with two gems from his collection: his Martin D-18 and his 00-18, both from 1952.

On the road earlier this year, Shindell and his band mates in Cry Cry Cry (the folk super group with Dar Williams and Lucy Kaplansky) ended their sets gathered around his Ear Trumpet Labs Edwina microphone. For this tour, Shindell will depart from his usual set up and sing into the Edwina, accompanying himself on the Martin guitars. He will also have his Stefan Sobell mandola on hand to use when the mood strikes. Shindell will perform selections from his discography including his latest, 2016's Careless.

Of the tour, Shindell says, "sometimes one wants to go back to a simpler time, especially these days. [What on earth is wrong with these people?] So for this upcoming tour, I'll be going all acoustic, bringing the two Martins and a Stefan Sobell mandola. Regarding the Sobell, I have no idea why it took so long for this sublime piece of work to make it out of the house. Is that smoke I smell?"

"All acoustic is easy. It's what I did for years. But here's the hard part, and the reason this tour will be a bit of a challenge: I'll be doing it all into one microphone, an Ear Trumpet Labs "Edwina" (I hear they have a new version called the "Dark Edwina"... Hmmmm. must investigate). If you were in attendance at any of the CryCryCry shows earlier in the year, this is the microphone we gathered around near the end of each set. This time I won't have my friends with me, so it's going to be interesting. Limiting oneself to one condenser microphone in a live setting can be tricky. Since I'll be traveling alone, I'll be relying on the expertise and patience of other friends: sound technicians!"

Don't Miss Richard Shindell on Tour This Fall!

Oct 26th Moreso Gig Harbor, WA

Oct 27th Ballard Homestead Seattle, WA

Oct 29th Alberta Rose Theatre Portland, OR

Oct 30th Nevada Theatre Nevada City, CA

Nov 1st Freight & Salvage Berkley, CA

Nov 2nd Hopmonk Tavern - Novato Novato, CA

Nov 3rd Pilgrim Congregational Church Redding, CA

Nov 4th Sofia Tsakapolous Center for Arts Sacramento, CA

Nov 5th Hotel Café Los Angeles, CA

Nov 8th Steve's Guitars Carbondale, CO

Nov 9th Friends HC's Colorado Springs, CO

Nov 10th Swallow Hill Music Association Denver, CO

Nov 13th Space Evanston, IL

Nov 17th The Ark Ann Arbor, MI

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