While in Glasgow, Walker played two sold out Bert Jansch tribute shows alongside legends such as Robert Plant, Jacqui Mcshee, Archie Fisher, Graham Coxon and Ben Watt. legend Danny Thompson, with whom Ryley embarked on a British tour.
Hell be joined onstage by the legendary double-bassist Danny Thompson, one of the founding members of. Ryley Walker is pleased to announce his new album, Golden Sings That Have Been Sung. Robert Plant declared himself a fan as did double-bass legend Danny Thompson, with whom Ryley would later embark on a British tour. On his inaugural Australian tour, Walker opened for Joanna Newsom at the Sydney Opera House. Robert Plant declared himself a fan - as did double-bass legend Danny Thompson, with whom Ryley would later embark on a British tour. Ryley Walker to team up with Danny Thompson. Great raga-like streams of invention and then a return to exquisite chording, explosive swoops and yells, shouts even, and then that lyrical poise again. His passport got stamped in Bosnia, Macedonia, Croatia (for the first time no less) on his Central & Eastern European tour. Danny Thompson is the rock that anchors the music and delights the ear while Ryley flies and conjures.
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Ryley Walker‘s already had a full year – and it’s not even March. The results maybe recall the legendary jams of Sandy Bull and Billy Higgins, perhaps the soundtrack work of Ry Cooder, or Neil Young circa Dead Man…whatever you hear there is an undeniably magical chemistry at play. The Chicago singer-songwriter toured extensively sometimes in the company of veteran double-bassist Danny Thompson then headed home to record with Wilco.
Each player’s schedule was too hectic ahead of these sessions to allow any time to discuss the direction of the record, so what you hear was wholly improvised on the spot. I’d listened to the album again yesterday in the car, and hoped that what I would hear that evening would be more than a recreation of the work, fine though it is as it. That’s Danny Fcking Thompson, as Ryley puts it. Fellow denizens of Chicago, IL, Rumback (drums, organ) and Walker (acoustic and electric guitar, piano, bells) laid down Cannots during two short sessions, a month apart, overseen by Brian J. The album in question is Primrose Green, and the artists we were about to experience are Ryley Walker and Danny Thompson.
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