Sheffield born Hawley returns to Dingle for a second year! Last year he performed both solo and with Elbow’s Guy Garvey. Growing up in a musical family it was inevitable that Richard, son and nephew of phenomenal guitarists and singers and grandson of a music hall violinist and musical saw player would become a musician.

After his first band Treebound Story (formed while he was still at school) broke up, Hawley found success as a member of Britpop band Longpigs in the 1990s. He later played with Pulp, led by his friend Jarvis Cocker.

As a solo musician, Hawley has released six studio albums to date. His albums include the self titled Richard Hawley, Late Night Final, Lowedges all released on Setanta records. When the label closed down Richard signed to Mute Record. His first release on Coles Corner was nominated for a Mercury Music Prize in 2005. Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys, whose debut album won the prize, famously exclaimed “Someone call 999, Richard Hawley’s been robbed!”

Hawley’s 2007 album Lady’s Bridge was released in August 2007 and reached number 6 in the UK charts. On 14 January 2008, Hawley was nominated for his first solo Brit Award for Best British Male Performer. Truelove’s Gutter, Richard’s sixth studio album, was released on Mute Records on 21 September 2009.

Postcard from Richard Hawley… mouseover to read