Geoffrey Richardson (musician)

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Background information
Birth namePeter Geoffrey Richardson
Born (1950-07-15) 15 July 1950 (age 74)
Origin Hinckley, Leicestershire, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
Instruments
Years active1971–present
Member of Caravan
Formerly of Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Website geoffreyrichardson.com

Peter Geoffrey Richardson (born 15 July 1950), is a British viola player and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work with Caravan, [1] Murray Head and the Penguin Cafe Orchestra.

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Career

Richardson's father was a semi-pro musician. [2] Richardson himself studied at Winchester School of Art. [2] [3] Richardson joined Spirogyra in 1972, but the band broke up shortly after and he joined Caravan on viola. [4] In the mid-1970s, he diversified into session work, including with Kevin Ayers, Café Jacques, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, and The Buzzcocks. He left Caravan in 1978, but returned in 1980, playing on The Album. [5]

Later in his career, he toured with Murray Head, Penguin Cafe Orchestra and Bob Geldof. He has also recorded with Murray Head, including Between Us (1979), Innocence (1993) and Pipe Dreams (1996). He released a solo album, Viola Mon Amour, in 1993, followed by three albums with fellow Caravan band member Jim Leverton, Follow Your Heart (1995), Poor Man's Rich Man (2000) and The End of The Pier Show (2006). In 2011 he released another solo album, Moving Up A Cloud', and in 2016, The Garden of Love. [2]

As of 2016, Richardson continues to be an active member of Caravan, having toured in 2011 and performed on a cruise with the group in 2015. [2]

Discography

Richardson performing in 2013 Photo - Festival de Cornouaille 2013 - Murray Head en concert le 28 juillet - 016.jpg
Richardson performing in 2013
YearPlayerTitle
1973 Caravan For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night [6]
1974Caravan Caravan and the New Symphonia [6]
1974 Kevin Ayers The Confessions of Dr. Dream and Other Stories
1975Caravan Cunning Stunts
1976Caravan Blind Dog at St. Dunstans
1976 John G. Perry Sunset Wading
1977Caravan Better by Far
1977 Quantum Jump Barracuda
1977Quantum JumpMixing
1977 Ozark Mountain Daredevils Don't Look Down
1977Café JacquesRound The Back
1978Café JacquesInternational
1979 Murray Head Between Us
1979John GloverMidnight Over England
1980Caravan The Album
1980 Buzzcocks Why She's a Girl From The Chainstore
1980 Bob Weston Nightlight
1980 Wildlife Burning
1980 Rupert Hine Immunity
1981Murray Head Voices
1981Murray Head Find the Crowd
1982Rupert Hine Waving Not Drowning
1982Murray Head Shade
1982 John Greaves Accident
1982 Julien Clerc Femmes, Indicrétions, Blasphéme
1983 Penguin Cafe Orchestra Penguin Cafe Orchestra
1983Penguin Cafe Orchestra The Penguin Cafe Orchestra Mini Album
1984Penguin Cafe Orchestra Broadcasting from Home
1985 Microdisney The Clock Comes Down The Stairs
1986Murray Head Restless
1986Murray Head Sooner or Later
1986Murray HeadSome People
1987 Paul Brady Primitive Dance
1987Penguin Cafe Orchestra Signs of Life
1988Penguin Cafe Orchestra When in Rome
1990 Thinkman Hard Hat Zone
1990Dubh ChapterSilence, Cunning & Exile
1990 Bob Geldof The Vegetarians of Love
1991 The Cross Blue Rock
1991 BBC Concert Orchestra 'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe
1991Murray Head Wave
1991 Renaud Marchand de cailloux
1991 Bliss A Change in the Weather
1992Bob GeldofThe Happy Club
1992 Chris de Burgh Power of Ten
1993 Milla Jovovich The Divine Comedy
1993Penguin Cafe Orchestra Union Café
1993 Rachid Taha Rachid Taha
1993Geoffrey RichardsonViola Mon Amour
1993 Salif Keita & Steve Hillage L'Enfant Lion
1994Penguin Cafe OrchestraConcert Program
1994RenaudA La Belle de Mai
1995Caravan Battle of Hastings
1995Murray Head When You're in Love
1995Jim Leverton & Geoffrey RichardsonFollow Your Heart
1995Murray Head Pipe Dreams
1995 Nina Morato L'Allumeuse
1995John G PerrySeabird
1995 Rachid Taha Olé, Olé
1996CaravanAll Over You
1996 Nick Heyward Tangled
1996Bruno MamanAujourd'hui
1996RenaudParis/Provinces
1997Frankie ValentineSummary of Evidence
1997Rachid TahaDiwan
1997 Métisse Singe
1997 Justin Hayward The View From The Hill
1997Penguin Cafe OrchestraPreludes, Airs and Yodels
1998 Linda McCartney Wide Prairie
1998Wolf MaahnAlbum
1998Rachid Taha/Khaled/Faudel 1,2,3 Soleils
1998Rachid Taha Carte Blanche
1998 Bloem de Ligny Zink
1999SadiaPieces
1999Nova NovaLa Chanson de Roland
1999The Uncalled FourRubbed Raw
1999CaravanSurprise Supplies – Live
1999Caravan All Over You Too
1999Rachid TahaMade in Medina
2000Kofi DakoKologo
2000Jim Leverton & Geoffrey RichardsonPoor Man's Rich Man
2000Francis KendallGoodbye Rambling Man
2000Penguin Cafe OrchestraSimon Jeffes Piano Music
2000VariousMiniatures 2 (Music for the Millennium)
2000Nova NovaPlaid
2001 Howard Jones Metamorphosis
2002Caravan Live at Fairfield Halls, 1974
2002 Mostly Autumn Catch The Spirit
2002 Michael Giles Progress
2003Caravan The Unauthorized Breakfast Item
2003Francis Kendall & Geoffrey RichardsonOh Sister...
2004Francis Kendall & Geoffrey RichardsonEstella in Lux
2005David BlossePilot Episode
2005Julian WhitfieldChristopher
2005Jim LevertonBright New Way
2005The Fat River BandThe Last Great Guitar Heist
2005Jim LaslettLoving Should Be Easy
2006Lupen CrookAccidents Occur Whilst Sleeping
2006Jim Leverton & Geoffrey RichardsonThe End of the Pier Show
2006 Paul Roland Re-animator
2007 Maestoso Caterwauling
2007Raphael MeadOn The Hill
2007Murray Head Tête à Tête
2007Darwin BayPluies Acides
2008Murray HeadRien N'est Ecrit
2008Up-C Down-C Left-C Right-CEmbers
2008 Chris de Burgh Footsteps
2008RenaudTournée Rouge Sang (the Rouge Sang live album)
2009Renaud Molly Malone – Balade irlandaise
2009MandalabandAncestors
2009AmberAlbum
2009 Chris de Burgh You'll Never Walk Alone
2010Raphael MeadRuled by the Heart
2010JuanesP.A.R.C.E.
2010Murray HeadLive 2009/Collection Live 2009
2010Chris de BurghMoonfleet
2011Chris de BurghFootsteps 2
2011Geoffrey RichardsonMoving Up A Cloud
2011Last KnightTalking to the Moon
2011Mattea de LucaAlbum
2013CaravanParadise Filter
2016Geoffrey RichardsonThe Garden of Love

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Caravan Information Service » History of Caravan – Part 2". caravan-info.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Barnes, Mike (1 April 2016). "Caravan's Geoffrey Richardson on sobriety and going solo". Prog. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Jude Cassidy; Phillip R. Shaver (2002). Handbook of Attachment: Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications. Rough Guides. p. 177. ISBN   978-1-57230-826-8.
  4. ↑ "BBC – Kent – Entertainment – Geoffrey Richardson". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  5. ↑ "Caravan Information Service » History of Caravan – Part 3". caravan-info.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  6. 1 2 Edward L. Macan (1997). Rocking the Classics: English Progressive Rock and the Counterculture. Oxford University Press. p. 270. ISBN   978-0-19-509887-7.
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