Richard Thorne
One Plus Six
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"If you’re up for some folk that sounds like it came from another era -- either the wandering folk of Guthrie or the resurgence of city folk in the 60s -- One Plus Six will fit the bill." Indie-Music.com
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"Richard Thorne shines his folk sensibilities on the holiday with "One Plus Six." "The Prince of Peace was Born on Christmas Day" is the "One". He's talented in country, bluegrass and roots sounds, too, and the other six songs on this EP prove it." Syracuse Post Standard , NY
“Prince of Peace is beautiful. It's like a year round Christmas song in terms of the meaning.” The Urban Monores, Portland, OR www.myspace.com/urbanmonroes
"Richard demonstrates the ability to write songs that don't all sound the same, a trap some writers tend to fall into." The Green Man Review, Portland,ME
“With Thorne, its best just to forgo categorizing and appreciate him for what he is- a gifted songwriter who dabbles in assorted musical strains: folk, country, bluegrass, pop." Erie Times News Erie, PA
“His clipped, Buddy Holly-like voice and nontraditional chord changes keep listeners wondering what will come next -- but whatever it is, it's worth sticking around to hear.” Binghamton Press and Sun, NY
“Thorne's way of combining quirky melodies with narrative lyrics is reminiscent of early Bob Dylan. He does succeed in standing out from the crowd in his use of unconventional chord structures" Folk World, On-Line Music Magazine, The UK
“(Buddy) Holly might have sounded something like this if he had migrated to the Village scene in the latter 1960s, as folk music was transforming into folk-rock - in other words into an intelligent, inner-directed, generally acoustic pop” (He) manages to convey an impression of what a Holly who had heard Bob Dylan might have become. Rambles www.rambles.net
" Richard is obviously not your typical acoustic singersongwriter. Perhaps folksinger is too narrow of a label for Thorne who seems to thrive on diversity." Trading Post East, OH
Although he was born in, what is referred to as, the "Finger Lakes" region of Upstate New York, he has been a long time resident of New York City. He has been at one time both an actor and dancer, but from an early age, has almost always been involved with music in one form or another. He started with piano at the age of 6, began playing the drums at age 10, and then many years later, finally picked up the guitar to write and perform his own songs. His influnences and tastes are broad and widely varied, believing that limitations are, well, too limiting. He has been writing and performing his sometimes quirky, acoustic pop, country/ folk songs ( often with non-traditional chord structures/changes) for over 25 years. His most recent CD, One Plus Six ( Dec 20070 contains a Christmas song (The One) plus SIX acoustic based "non-seasonal", country folk songs featuring the guitar, upright bass, banjo, fiddle and mandolin.. His two previous CD's,the EP, UNDERCOVER, OVERACHIEVER (2000) and the album, AMALGAM (2005) , which received quite a bit of air play on both independent and internet radio stations are also available on CD Baby as well as at numerous digital music sites such as Apple I-Tunes. He continues to write and to perform occasionally in the NY Metropolitan area, but tends to play more outside of the NYC area in both the Mid Atlantic states and in the Midwest. He is a long time member of ASCAP and a recipient of several of the organization's Popular Music Awards.