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Richard Shindell Born 3 August 1960 Lakehurst New Jersey Is An American Folk Singer. While Dividing His Time Between Buenos Aires Argentina And New York's Hudson Valley Shindell Is A Writer Whose Songs Paint Pictures Tell Stories And Juxtapose Ideas And Images. Shindell's Songwriting Often Involves Storytelling From A First-Person Point Of View For Example From An INS Officer And Illegal Immigrant In "Fishing" To A World War II Soldier In "Sparrows Point" To A Confederate Drummerboy In "Arrowhead" To An Argentine Grandmother Of Plaza De Mayo In "Abuelita" To A Power Broker In "Confession". His First Album Was Released In 1991. 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. Shindell's "The Ballad Of Mary Magdalen" As Performed By Cry Cry Cry Was Used In The Background During An ABC News Nightline Report On The DaVinci Code. 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 Him To Join Her 1997-98 Tour. In 2000 Shindell Released Somewhere Near Paterson Signature Sounds Which Quickly Became His Most Successful Release To Date And Established Shindell As One Of The Premier Performing Songwriters In Popular Music. Somewhere Near Paterson Was Followed By Courier The Live Reprise Of Many Of Shindell’s Best-Loved Songs In Support Of Which He Continues To Tour. Also In 2000 Shindell And His Family Moved To Buenos Aires Argentina Where He Recorded His Latest Album Vuelta Released In 2004. He Joined Up With An Argentine Group Puente Celeste To Create A Unique Sound For His Newest Work. He Released Somewhere South Of Delia A Record Of Cover Songs March 2007. Discography Sparrows Point 1992 Blue Divide 1995 Reunion Hill 1997 Somewhere Near Paterson 2000 Courier 2002 Vuelta 2004 Somewhere South Of Delia 2007 Not Far Now 2009 13 Songs You May Or May Not Have Heard Before 2011 Tomorrow You're Going 2015 With Lucy Kaplansky
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