Richard Thompson
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Richard Thompson’s battle with barking dogs, planes and leaf blowers to make Acoustic Classics
By Grant Moon published
Richard Thompson thought 2014 solo album Acoustic Classics would just be a nice product for his merch stall – until he’d got over his reluctance to make it

Richard Thompson replaces Trevor Horn at Cropredy Festival
By Jerry Ewing published
This year's Corpredy Festival takes place in Cropredy, near Banbury, from August 8 -10

Richard Thompson's Ship To Shore is his most rumbustious album in years
By John Aizlewood published
He's back and he's rocking

“I don’t like praise. ‘This record is flawed and has good intentions, but I look forward to something better’ – that’s a great review”: Richard Thompson doesn’t believe in the ‘perfect album’
By Paul Lester published
British electric folk pioneer is certain his movement was more radical and courageous than their American counterparts because “there was no immediate audience for what we were doing”

Cool new prog music you have to hear this week from Von Hertzen Brothers, Jane Weaver, Richard Thompson and more...
By Jerry Ewing published
Cool new prog sounds to check out from Jane Getter Premonition, Whom Gods Destroy, Aisles and more...

Richard Thompson announces Ship To Shore, first new studio album for six years
By Jerry Ewing published
Fairport Convention co-founder Richard Thompson will release Ship To Shore in May

The story of Fairport Convention's Full House
By Mike Barnes last updated
The Fairports recall the making of 1970's Full House, the band's first album without founding member Ashley Hutchings and with new boy Dave Pegg

Richard Thompson runs from beauty to cacophony on Grizzly Man soundtrack
By Johnny Sharp published
Folk elder statesman Richard Thompson's soundtrack to Werner Herzog film Grizzly Man soundtrack is available again
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