Richard thompson

Guitarist Richard Thompson has written, recorded and performed music professionally for more than 50 years. After starting his professional career in the British folk rock band Fairport Convention, the guitarist has since continued his career as a part of a duo with his former wife Linda Thompson, a sessions player and a solo artist. Some […]

When Richard Thompson plugs in his Stratocaster, fireworks regularly ensue. But his playing is equally brilliant when he picks up a Martin, Ferrington, or Lowden and goes unplugged.

Fairport Convention co-founder Richard Thompson has announced the release of his first studio album in six years.

A Sunny Santa Monica Seaside Conversation with the Legendary Songwriter-Guitarist It’s a crystal blue morning in Santa Monica, a few blocks from the Pacific, and Richard Thompson is waiting at a table in a little coffee shop. Around him, there’s a tranquility and a warmth, and although this legendary British songwriter lives in this vast […]

As Richard Thompson prepares to tour the UK for new album Electric, the 63-year-old tells Martin Chilton why music still excites him.

In many songs, Thompson walks a fine line of blurred moralities and moods

Thompson, illustrator and creator of the syndicated comic strip Cul de Sac, passed away on July 27, 2016 due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. He was 58 years old.

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