Richard Thompson Photograph by David Kaptein The legendary Richard Thompson will return with Ship To Shore on May 31, 2024 via New West Records. The 12-song set was produced by Richard Thompson and recorded in Woodstock, NY. Ship To Shore follows his 2018 studio album 13 Rivers and his 2021 memoir Beeswing: Losing My Way …
When this unreleased 1975 concert of Richard & Linda Thompson at their prime was released on CD a few years back, you’d have thought that Mojo, Uncut, etc – would have pulled out all of the stops and given it the fanfare that it deserved. Sadly, there was yet another Beatles, Stones, Pink Floyd, Neil …
The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. He said …
Renowned guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson will release Still, an album of new music produced by Jeff Tweedy, on June 23, 2015 via Fantasy Records (Concord Music Group). Today, Thompson is sharing another peek at this masterful new album with the track “Broken Doll.” Thompson said of the track, ” ‘Broken Doll’ deals with characters …
Today, Richard Thompson is sharing “All Buttoned Up”, a new track from his masterful new album Still, due for release June 23rd, 2015 via Fantasy Records (Concord Music Group.) Spiked with Thompson’s acerbic wit and masterful word play, “All Buttoned Up” is one of the lighter counterpoints on an album that is filled with emotional …
A full 13 years before The Stranglers‘ debut LP, ca. 1964, a young Hugh Cornwell [far left] joined his first band, at the behest of schoolboy chum Richard Thompson [far right], who taught him to play the bass in order to complete "Emil and the Detectives"! In 2008, quite randomly, they were reunited, 38 years …
. Scot-king songwriter, dark-hearted minstrel, troubled and temper-torn troubadour, bitter balladeer extraordinaire, roiling ace back alley jig picker Richard Thompson. I love this king of all the sad bastards with the golden hands, his records ooze delight and despair in the most organic and ornery of ways. Plays like the devil and knows all his …
“The Weight” off The Band‘s 1968 album, Music From Big Pink has become the favored cover tune for every flavor and sector of Americana rock. Something in the loping, star-spangled bounce of the tune gives voice, meter and harmony to subtle, reassuring myths of rural America and has found appeal, not just in the land …