American Alt-country singer-songwriter from California. After living in Edmonton, Alberta, for a number of years, he relocated to Brooklyn, New York and is now living in upstate New York. In December 2020, Buckner released his first book, Cuttings from the Tangle, with Black Sparrow Press.
ALBUMS
Richard Buckner
Folkadelphia Session 9/14/2013
2013, 
,
, Acoustic/Folk
Richard Buckner
Surrounded
2013
Richard Buckner
Willow
2012
Richard Buckner
Our Blood
2011
Richard Buckner
Meadow
2006
Richard Buckner & Jon Langford
Sir Dark Invader Vs. The Fanglord
2005, 
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, Folk Rock
Richard Buckner
Dents And Shells
2004
Richard Buckner
Impasse-ette
2002, CD, EP, Overcoat Recordings
Richard Buckner
Impasse
2002
Richard Buckner
The Hill
2000, 
,
, Folk Rock/Acoustic
Richard Buckner
Richard Buckner
2000
Richard Buckner
Live At Schubas Tavern (Chicago, IL August 28, 1998)
1998, CD, Promo, MCA Records
Richard Buckner
Since
1998, CD, Promo, MCA Records, ,
, Folk Rock/Acoustic/Interview
Richard Buckner
Since
1998, ,
, Folk Rock/Acoustic/Country Rock
Richard Buckner
Devotion + Doubt
1996
Richard Buckner
Bloomed
1994
Richard Buckner
Richard Buckner
1993, Cass, EP, Promo, Not On Label (Richard Buckner Self-released)
Richard Buckner
Richard Buckner
1992, Cass, MiniAlbum, Promo, Not On Label (Richard Buckner Self-released)
Various
All That Is Now (15 Tracks From The Best New Albums)
2013, 
,
, Indie Rock/Folk Rock/Blues Rock/Psychedelic Rock
The Crooked Jades
The Unfortunate Rake: Volume One
2000, CD, Album, Copper Creek Records,
The Crooked Jades
The Unfortunate Rake: Vol. 2 (Yellow Mercury)
2003, ,
, Folk
APPEARANCES +
Richard Buckner
Daytrotter Studio 12/16/2013
2013, 5xFile, MP3, 320, Daytrotter
Richard Buckner
Daytrotter Studio 10/17/2011
2011, 4xFile, MP3, 320, Daytrotter
Richard Buckner
Daytrotter Studio 3/22/2010
2010, 5xFile, MP3, 320, Daytrotter
Jeffrey Martin
One Go Around
2017
Various
The Hustle (15 Tracks Curated By Kurt Wagner Of Lambchop)
2016, CD, Comp, Uncut (2), ,
, Indie Rock
Mark Steven Hillstrom*
From The Mountain You Can See The Hills
2016, CD, Album, Tempers Flare
Matt Pryor*
Wrist Slitter
2013
Shackleton 3*
Just Turning Pages
2011, CD, Album, Croxton Records, 
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, Folk Rock
The New Amsterdams
Demos, Etc. 2003-2008
2008, 20xFile, MP3, Album, Comp, Not On Label
Holly O'Reilly (Figueroa)*
Gifts & Burdens
2007
Various
Not Alone - Médecins Sans Frontières - Doctors Without Borders
2006, 5xCD, Comp + Box, Durtro, Jnana Records, ,
, Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Country Rock/Ambient/Acoustic/Downtempo/Experimental
Various
A Case For Case (A Tribute To The Songs Of Peter Case)
2006,
Various
The 2005 Music Issue
2005, CD, Comp, The Believer
Anders Parker
The Wounded Astronaut
2005, CD, EP, Baryon Records, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Various
For A Decade Of Sin: 11 Years Of Bloodshot Records
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Bloodshot Records,
Various
New Noises Vol. 68
2004, CD, Comp, Rolling Stone
Various
13 Ways To Live
2004,
Various
Rough Trade Shops Country 1
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Mute, Mute, Mute, ,
, Country/Country Rock/Folk/Indie Rock/Punk
Sara Cox
Arrive
2003, CD, Album, Velvet Ed Music, ,
, Folk Rock/Acoustic
The Band Of... Blacky Ranchette*
Still Lookin' Good To Me
2003, ,
, Alternative Rock/Country Rock/Folk Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Comes With A Smile Vol.7 (Back Into The Shadows)
2002, CD, Comp, Comes With A Smile, ,
, Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Shoegaze/Soft Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Thacker Mountain Radio An Anthology Of Words And Music, Live In Oxford, Mississippi
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Transcription, Thacker Mountain Records, ,
, Public Broadcast/Spoken Word/Folk/Gospel/African/Country/Country Blues
Various
Nothing Left To Lose: A Tribute To Kris Kristofferson
2002
Norfolk & Western
Winter Farewell
2002, ,
, Folk Rock/Acoustic/Country Rock
Various
The Unaccompanied Voice (An A Capella Compilation)
2000, ,
, Vocal
The Schramms
100 Questions
2000
Eszter Balint
Flicker
1999, ,
, Folk Rock/Acoustic/Lo-Fi
Various
Real The Tom T Hall Project
1998, ,
, Country
Various
Silos And Utility Sheds - A Glitterhouse Compilation
1995, CD, Comp, Glitterhouse Records, 
,
, Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Aint This Bliss, With You & This
1994, 2x7", Comp, Spin The Bottle, ,
, Folk Rock/Country/Indie Rock
Various
IMC Volume One
2020, LP, Roots On Record,
Various
A Song A Day Keeps The Pain Away
2017, 101xFile, FLAC, Comp, Rough Trade Publishing, 
Various
Merge Records 2017 Spring Sampler
2017, CD, Promo, Smplr, Merge Records
Various
Merge Records Fall Sampler 2015
2015, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Merge Records
Various
Merge Sampler | Fall 2013
2013, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Merge Records, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Folk Rock/Pop Rock
Various
All That Is Now (15 Tracks From The Best New Albums)
2013,
Various
Merge Records Winter Sampler 2011
2011, 12xFile, MP3, Promo, Smplr, 192, Merge Records
Various
A Merge Records Sampler
2010, CD, Smplr, Merge Records, ,
, Indie Rock
Various
Fargo Indie
2010, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Fargo Records
Various
Fargo Rock
2010, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Fargo Records,
Various
2009 Merge Records Promotional Sampler
2009, CD, Smplr, Merge Records, ,
, Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Pop Rock/Indie Rock
Various
SCORE! Twenty Years Of Merge Records
2009, 14xCD, Comp + 3xCD, Album + Box, Ltd, Merge Records, ,
, Alternative Rock/Art Rock/Lo-Fi/Indie Rock
Various
Awake, My Soul (The Original Soundtrack) / Help Me To Sing
2008, ,
, Soundtrack/Folk
Various
WUAG 103.1 FM Presents - Taylor 25 - A Nostalgic Retrospective
2007, 2xCD, Comp, WUAG
Various
Bank Robber Music Compilation Vol. 8
2006, CDr, Comp, Promo, Bank Robber Music
Various
Merge Sampler 2006
2006, CD, Smplr, Merge Records
Various
Fargo Collection Eté 2006
2006
Various
Comes With A Smile Vol. 15 (Gloved Hands In A Squeeze)
2005, CD, Comp, Comes With A Smile, ,
, Folk Rock/Country Rock/Abstract/Post Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Fargo - Una Americana En Paris
2005, CD, Comp, Promo, Sinedín Music, Fargo Records
Various
Sampler #04
2005, CD, Sam, Fargo Records, ,
, Indie Rock
Various
Paste Magazine Sampler Dec 2004 / Jan 2005 Issue 13
2005, CD, Smplr, Paste Magazine, ,
, Alternative Rock
Various
Tracks #6
2005, CD, Comp, Tracks Magazine,
Various
# Sampler 2005
2005, CD, Comp, Promo, Fargo Records, ,
, Alternative Rock
Various
InRadio 12: What Do You Mean?
2005, CD, Comp, Smplr, InRadio,
Various
Abus 83
2005, CD, Comp, Smplr, Abus Dangereux, ,
, Indie Rock/Garage Rock/Folk Rock
Various
Fargo Sampler # 04
2005, CDr, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Fargo (5), ,
, Folk Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Old Enough To Know Better
2004, 3xCD, Comp, Merge Records,
Various
Greetings From Fargo
2004, CD, Smplr, Fargo Records, 
,
, Country Rock/Neofolk
Various
Sonically Speaking Vol 19: Oktober 2004
2004, CD, Comp, Car, Sonic Magazine
Various
Isn't It Romantic
2004, CD, Comp, Boo, Verse Press,
Various
Great American Music Hall & Slim's - Winter 2004
2004, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Slim's, The Great American Music Hall, ,
, New Wave/Art Rock/Indie Rock/Ska/Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Lo-Fi/Pop Rock/Garage Rock/Punk/Folk/Country/Glam/Surf/Rock & Roll/Ballad/Conscious/Hardcore/Doom Metal/Post-Metal
Various
Triple A Radio Sampler 16
2004, CD, Album, Comp, triplearadio.com
Various
Another Country 2 - Songs Of Dignity And Redemption From The Other Side Of The Tracks
2003
Various
2002 Touch And Go / Quarterstick Records Sampler
2002, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Touch And Go, ,
, Alternative Rock/Lo-Fi/Punk/Indie Rock
Various
Fargo Sampler #01
2002, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Fargo Records, ,
, Alternative Rock/Country Rock/Blues Rock/Folk Rock
Various
Rolling Stone Sampler N°03
2002, CD, Comp, Smplr, Rolling Stone, ,
, Pop Rock
Various
Homeward Bound
2002, CD, Comp, Warner Special Products
Various
Spread Your Wings - Benefit Concert To Fight Breast Cancer
2002, CD, Comp, Catahoula Records (2),
Various
New Sounds Of The Old West Volume Two
2000, CD, Comp, Loose, ,
, Country Rock/Acoustic
Various
Blue Highways - The Ultimate Americana Music Fest
2000, CD, Comp, Continental Record Services
Various
NPR Studio Cuts Vol One
2000, HDCD, Album, NPR Classics, NPR
Various
Live At The Blue Room
2000, CD, Album, Comp, Yanstar
Various
La Vida Folka
1999, CD, Comp, Promo, Rykodisc
Various
Wouldn't It Be Beautiful? (A Compilation Of Innovative Artists Due November 1999)
1999, CD, Promo, Messenger Records, ,
, Indie Rock/Acoustic
Various
CMJ New Music Monthly Volume 60 August 1998
1998, CD, Comp, Promo, College Music Journal, ,
, Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Indie Rock/Free Jazz/Avantgarde/Surf/Thrash/Drum n Bass/Synth-pop
Various
Progressions #38: New Music For Progressive Adult Radio. August 1998. Wake Up And Smell The Coffee.
1998, CD, Comp, Promo, FMQB Rock, ,
, Alternative Rock
Various
Davis McLarty Agency
1998, CD, Comp, Promo, Not On Label, ,
, Folk Rock/Bluegrass/Country/Texas Blues
Various
Totally Adult Tune Up # 31
1998, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, The Album Network,
Various
Broadcasts Vol. 5
1997, 2xCD, Album, KGSR
Various
KVRX Local Live Volume Two - Late Last Night As I Lay Screaming
1997, CD, Comp, KVRX
Various
Out Of The Blue Volume 1
1995, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Glitterhouse Records
Various
Hell-Bent: Insurgent Country Vol.2
1995, CD, Comp, Bloodshot Records
Various
All In Good Time - The Second Dejadisc Sampler
1995, CD, Comp, Dejadisc,
William Cody Watson
Bury My Body In The Desert
2013, File, MP3, Mixed, P/Unofficial, 320, Experimedia