Transtraditional / Psych / Folk / Experimental
Legendary guitarist Sir Richard Bishop returns to Berlin with support from Joey Gavin. Bishop is best known for his 26 year involvement with the band Sun City Girls and as an experimental solo guitarist whose work often reflects the shadow worlds of India, the Middle East, North Africa, and other points along the Gypsy trail.
His latest album Hillbilly Ragas was released by Drag City on September, 2025. Support on the night from Joey Gavin.
- Joey Gavin - Vocals / Guitar / Electronics
- Quentin Tolimieri - Keyboards / Synths
- Mike Majkowski - Electric Bass / Double Bass
- Steve Heather - Drums
The quartet explore the psych-folk songs of Joey Gavin, through texturally-focused subtle songs and improvisation, crossing the realms of jazz, Irish traditional music, psych, art-rock and alt-folk.The group came together through collaborations in various performances in the experimental and folk music scenes in Berlin.
Currently recording the follow up to the debut 'Between The Mountains and the Mystery.'
“Sir Richard Bishop forces one to alter that hoary cliche to ‘jack of all trades, master of…damn near all.’ ... He combines soulfulness and advanced technique with a panache that’s nearly unrivaled among today’s guitarists. Bishop strums spiritual with incantatory ragas, free-folk excursions, crystalline flamenco flourishes, ruddy Appalachian folk, Middle Eastern-tinged fantasias and gypsy arabesques. This is eclecticism done with respect and third-eye-dilating filigree; his compositions attain a sepia-toned wistfulness and a psychedelic complexity.”
- Dave Segal (OC Weekly)
Dates
April 2026
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