Bio
Richard is a powerful guitar player and a fine singer from Blackburn equally at ease with folk, ragtime, blues and contempory fingerstyle. His driving percussive and rhythmic guitar skills are blended with subtle fingerstyle playing making him in high demand as a soloist and as a skilled accompanist for singers and traditional melody players.

He has a keen interest in the traditional music of the Northwest of England singing songs by the Blackburn poets of the 19th century and the 'Lancashire Burns' Edwin Waugh.

"...Equally at ease playing homespun blues or ancient songs oozing with local folklore, Richard is a story- teller, balladeer and mean guitarist of high regard. He's a thoroughly good bloke too..." Cloudspotting festival

" ...An exceptional guitarist and very gifted singer, Richard Moss took to the stage with a guitar and a mandolin, playing a selection of songs with roots ranging from the north-west of England to the southern states of America. Moss impressed the crowd with a fine guitar technique that will undoubtedly leave a lasting impression and played a great selection of traditional and more contemporary style folk and blues songs. The set included a self-written guitar instrumental that combined elements of folk, bluegrass, rock and even classical music and proved to be the highlight of his set and perhaps even the whole night. The only downside to the performance was, quite simply, that it was not long enough; the audience took to Moss greatly and he served as a fantastic warm-up for the headline act..." Fatea Magazine review http://www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/AcousticVillage.html