“Would you like one?” Richard Dawson gestures, shyly. It nevertheless made many end-of-year lists, partly because Dawson has a way with a tune despite his avant garde leanings, but also because of his incredible voice. But it took 13 years for Dawson to make the record he wanted to. Dawson used to have a lifetime disability living allowance to help him, but personal independence payments replaced those last year, which Dawson applied for. “And that’s how people should be.”Richard Dawson: Geordie songwriter who found a voice in his local library Read moreMaking 2020 was bleak at times, Dawson admits.

Source: The Guardian October 26, 2019 12:00 UTC