Underpinned by lead singer and songwriter Willy Vlautin's lyrics, Richmond Fontaine songs often evoke imagery of Reno, Nevada, Portland, the Western United States and Mexico while telling stories in a style that critics have compared to Raymond Carver.
Richmond | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond F.C. | Richmond Football Club | Richmond, California | Richmond, London | Richmond, British Columbia | Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond | Richmond, Victoria | Richmond, North Yorkshire | La Fontaine | Jean de La Fontaine | Richmond, Indiana | Brigitte Fontaine | Sarah Lennox, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox | Joan Fontaine | Richmond International Raceway | Matthew Fontaine Maury | Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond | Richmond, Tasmania | Richmond Road | University of Richmond | Richmond Park | Richmond Hill, Ontario | Richmond Hill | London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | Richmond River | Richmond, Kentucky | Richmond Fontaine | Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond |
After moving to Portland, Oregon in 1999, Coykendall set up a home studio, where he recorded such luminaries as M Ward, Richmond Fontaine, Beth Orton, Tin Hat Trio, She & Him, and Bright Eyes.
John Miller and his Country Casuals, Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs, Willy Vlautin, Richmond Fontaine, Endrick Brothers, Southern Tenant Folk Union, Shawn Lee, Edgar Jones and The Joneses, Bill Kirchen, Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike, Mouthful.
They have made regular festival appearances in the UK and in Norway, France and Spain over the last 12 years and have toured extensively with a wide range of Americana artists including: Richmond Fontaine, The Sadies, Peter Bruntnell, The Rockingbirds, Tift Merritt and The Deadstring Brothers.