Richard Clayton who carries the moniker of DarceysDad is, not surprisingly, the proud father of two daughters. He joined the Readers Recommend community in 2006 and got his first A Lister in January 2007 with April 5th by Talk Talk for the topic of Dates.
His musical tastes run to “Heavy/classic rock, Americana and neo-classical minimalism mostly, but everything from punk to reggae to even Bob Dylan gets a look-in”. He is particularly keen on Drive-By Truckers. DsD’s first guruing stint was for Songs About Scotland in December 2012.
| Date | Topic | Where | Column | Blog | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dec. 6, 2012 | Scotland | The Guardian | Column | Blog |
| 2 | Feb. 21, 2013 | Ascension | The Guardian | Column | Blog |
| 3 | Oct. 24, 2013 | Stiff Upper Lip | The Guardian | Column | Blog |
| 4 | Feb. 27, 2014 | Faces | The Guardian | Column | Blog |
| 5 | Oct. 9, 2014 | Children Performing | The Guardian | Column | Blog |
| 6 | Apr. 23, 2015 | Hearing, Choosing & Playing Records | The Guardian | Column | Blog |
| 7 | July 23, 2015 | Safety & Danger | The Guardian | Column | Blog |
| 8 | Oct. 8, 2015 | Discovery (co-guru with treefrogdemon) | The Guardian | Column | Blog |
| 9 | Dec. 3, 2015 | Commands | The Guardian | Column | Blog |
| 10 | Mar. 17, 2016 | Ireland | The Guardian | Column | Blog |
| 11 | June 16, 2016 | Interlopers | The Guardian | Column | Blog |
| 12 | Sep. 15, 2016 | Forgotten Follow-ups | The Guardian | Column | Blog |
| 13 | May 18, 2017 | Hello | The Guardian | Column | Blog |