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Since 1981, Sir Richard Bishop has been traveling the spaceways as 1/3 of Ethno-Improv Pioneers, Sun City Girls. The Girls have released nearly 100 albums and tapes over the last 25 years, and have managed to perplex, amaze and alienate their audiences (as planned). Though they tour on rare occasions, they spend much of their time in the recording studio, working on writing & film projects, and exploring what’s left of the planetary system, not necessarily in that order.
By trade Sir Richard Bishop is a dealer of rare occult books and fine paper ephemera. For many in the musical cosmos, he has occasion to travel the smoke filled carnie circuit as 1/3 of the Sun City Girls medicine show. But in the twilight hours of a shadow world sensed only by few, Bishop is a dazzling unaccompanied guitarist.
Thanks to the powers that BE, in early 2005, Sir Richard Bishop began extensive touring as a solo artist, performing throughout Europe, Australia, and the United States, armed with only an acoustic guitar. His multiminded solo playing reflects influences of Django Reinhardt, Jimmy Page, and Ravi Shankar & the sounds of India, the Middle East and other points along the Gypsy trail.
By trade Sir Richard Bishop is a dealer of rare occult books and fine paper ephemera. For many in the musical cosmos, he has occasion to travel the smoke filled carnie circuit as 1/3 of the Sun City Girls medicine show. But in the twilight hours of a shadow world sensed only by few, Bishop is a dazzling unaccompanied guitarist.
Thanks to the powers that BE, in early 2005, Sir Richard Bishop began extensive touring as a solo artist, performing throughout Europe, Australia, and the United States, armed with only an acoustic guitar. His multiminded solo playing reflects influences of Django Reinhardt, Jimmy Page, and Ravi Shankar & the sounds of India, the Middle East and other points along the Gypsy trail.
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Improvika
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While My Guitar Violently Bleeds
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Fingering the Devil
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Polytheistic Fragments
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plothead31 wrote:
Rudra's Feast is such a trip!
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gregoryoftours wrote:
richard, your album 'polytheistic framents' is really neat
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GregOfTheOcean wrote:
this guy is so good. moar.
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plothead31 wrote:
He's amazing
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Master_ov_Khaos wrote:
Seeing this guy live is great.
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hibernative wrote:
oh my gods...
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ClassyMusicSnob wrote:
This guy is just as good as Leo Kottke, if not better!
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lipsvago wrote:
http://hawaiianlostarchive.blogspot.com/
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clutnuckle wrote:
I wish I had a title like "Sir".
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thrashdeth wrote:
one of the best.
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HollowHead wrote:
The Freak of Araby is absurdly amazing.
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HollowHead wrote:
How this is folk? @Seppooku I actually bought Polytheistic Fragments but I am not into buying an album which I don't know. Well.. Will see.. who knows, I might actually buy it..
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TManWQualities wrote:
>;-3
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nothingface0 wrote:
He looks like Erik! : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f51yPfhQZn8
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patman2769 wrote:
Perhaps this bio should be rewritten. Charles Gocher has been dead for three years; the Sun City Girls neither spend much time in the studio nor tour.
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OscarDTravis wrote:
wow
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HollowHead wrote:
I need Elektronika Demonika, I NEED IT. It's the only damn album I wanted to find and couldn't. There are plenty uploads around, but none of them is working anymore (the youngest is two years old or so). SO, I need Your help. If ANYONE has this album. Please, please, pretty please, upload it on mediafire in a nice RAR archive and send me the link via private message. KTHNXBAI.
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shootmeadeer wrote:
Sun City Girl
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insomniacme wrote:
legend
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Monty__ wrote:
This man is a genius.
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Michael Gira
The Echo, Los Angeles CA, United States
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Michael Gira
The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco CA, United States
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Mar
23
Sir Richard Bishop
Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR, Portland, United States
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