Richard Shindell

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Richard Shindell
Richard Shindell, after a concert, April, 2006.
Background information
Birth name	Richard Shindell
Born	1960
Origin	Lakehurst, New Jersey, US
Genre(s)	Folk Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals Guitar
Years active	1991 - present
Label(s)	Shanachie Signature Sounds Koch
Associated acts	Cry Cry Cry
Website	richardshindell.com

Richard Shindell (born 1960, Lakehurst, New Jersey) is an American folk singer. He currently lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina with his wife and their children.

Shindell's songwriting often involves storytelling from a first-person point of view: from an INS officer and illegal immigrant in "Fishing", to a World War II soldier in "Sparrow's Point", to a Confederate drummerboy in "Arrowhead", to a Spanish grandmother in "Abuelita", to a power broker in "Confession".

Shindell's career received a boost in 1997 when Joan Baez recorded three of his songs ("Fishing", "Reunion Hill" and "Money for Floods") for her album Gone from Danger, and invited the aspiring singer-songwriter to join her 1997-98 tour.

Shindell collaborated with Dar Williams, and Lucy Kaplansky to form the group Cry Cry Cry. On their eponymous 1998 album, Cry Cry Cry covered an eclectic mix of songwriters, from the famous R.E.M. to the lesser known folk singer James Keelaghan. The trio toured in support of their album, but later resumed their solo careers. They have not mentioned plans for future recordings, although Shindell and Kaplansky often appear on stage together.

A new record of cover songs, titled South of Delia, was released on his website in March of 2007, with a wider release to occur on May 10, 2007.