There is more than one artist with this name, including: 1) Richard James is a Welsh guitarist, bassist and singer-songwriter and the former bass guitarist for the Welsh prog-folk band Gorky's Zygotic Mynci. 2) Richard James is an English singer-songwriter from Devon. 3) Richard James is a New Zealand musician from Christchurch. 1) Richard James (born 27 March 1975 in Carmarthen) is a Welsh guitarist, bassist and singer-songwriter and the former bass guitarist for the Welsh prog-folk band Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.