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Soft, slo-mo explosions of melody intermittently burst through the distant thunder of the verses on “A Choir Apart”. Great raga-like streams of invention and then a return to exquisite chording, explosive swoops and yells, shouts even, and then that lyrical poise again. Perhaps more than any other song on the record, the somnambulant sun-dappled intimacies of opening track “The Halfwit In Me” most audibly bear the imprint of Ryley’s improvisational sessions with Wilco multi-instrumentalist, Chicagoan and producer Leroy Bach, while “Funny Thing She Said” is an unflinching study of separation set to a shimmeringly supple ensemble performance. Danny Thompson is the rock that anchors the music and delights the ear while Ryley flies and conjures. On the album, “The Roundabout” represents a symbolic return to Chicago, while other songs are directly wedded to Ryley’s actual return there. Playing together for the very first time, the much-anticipated collaboration between two of contemporary folks finest artists Ryley Walker and Danny. UK Summer Tour 2016 'Due to unforeseen circumstances Danny Thompson is no longer to perform at the advertised concerts this summer. From the email: 'Lineup Change: Ryley Walker. Performance dates and tickets for Ryley Walker & Danny Thompson. A sprawling tour of the USA around Primrose Green presented a perfect chance to workshop ideas for what would eventually become his third studio album, Golden Sings That Have Been Sung. I got an email from Ticketline yesterday saying that Danny Thompson is no longer going to be playing with Ryley on the four dates in August. Robert Plant declared himself a fan – as did double-bass legend Danny Thompson, with whom Ryley would later embark on a British tour. In March, his second album, Primrose Green, emerged to critical hosannas from the likes of NPR, Village Voice, Uncut, and Mojo – in the process, earning admiration of musicians who had chalked up no shortage of turntable miles in Walker’s life. For this very special tour, Ryley is joined onstage by near-legendary double-bassist Danny Thompson, who performed with both Bert Jansch (in Pentangle) and Tim Buckley, as well as with Nick Drake, John Martyn and many more - helping to create the lyrical and jazz-flecked astral folk that so influenced Walker close to half a century later. The preceding years have been extraordinary for Ryley Walker. Ryley Walker – Golden Sings That Have Been Sung