Shaman of the six-string, Sir Richard Bishop, is back with a new album

Sir Richard Bishop releases new music with his album ‘Hillbilly ragas’. He stretches his callused hands across the waters to draw diverse music back to his shack with the gladiatorial bloodthirst and balance of gravitas and jocosity we expect from him in every hot little moment of play.

“There were a few different approaches I utilized for this release. First and foremost, I wanted to go back to basics, to strip away any excesses and keep it as simple as possible: one man, one acoustic guitar, no overdubs, no effects, no electricity” says Richard about his new album. Richard focused more on rhythm and movement as opposed to anything predictable or overly melodic, while also keeping his interpretive ideas about East Indian Raga in the mix.

During the recording process, Richard imagined an undiscovered mountain man or ‘hillbilly’ who had remained hidden in his own private backwoods; one who never learned, or even heard about, any traditional musical canon that he was expected to work within. “So what we have here with ‘Hillbilly Ragas’ are nine pieces for solo acoustic guitar, each one representing a different excursion into the dark woods.”

‘Hillbilly Ragas’ is available now.