For more than half a century, British guitarist Richard Thompson has created albums filled with curious characters, love laments, dark chords, dark humor and peerless guitar work. That makes each ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli. Richard Thompson, the British singer-songwriter-guitarist who has been writing and recording music since the '60s, is about to launch a summer concert tour and ...

Folk legend Richard Thompson has shared his thoughts on the current guitar gear market and revealed he’s been impressed by some of the new equipment coming out – but that doesn’t mean he’s been fully ...

I came into Richard Thompson’s Saturday night set at the House of Blues as a Thompson greenhorn. I’d heard his work, knew of his reputation as the dark-horse candidate for greatest living pop ...

British musician Richard Thompson was once hailed by The Los Angeles Times as, “the finest rock songwriter after Dylan and the best electric guitarist since Hendrix.” Named by Rolling Stone magazine ...

Lauded British folk-rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist Richard Thompson celebrated his 75th birthday on April 3, 2024. Thompson has had a long and prolific career that began in the late 1960s with ...

When Richard Thompson plays the guitar, it can simply overwhelm listeners—in the best possible way. With just his two hands and ten fingers, the guy can conjure solid rhythmic foundations, smoothly ...

British folk-rocker Richard Thompson’s live performances are so electrifying, so heartfelt, that those who attend long remember their first RT show. “I saw Richard the first time in the early ’90s at ...

This cover image released by New West Records shows "Ship to Shore" by Richard Thompson. (New West Records via AP) For more than half a century, British guitarist Richard Thompson has created albums ...

Richard Thompson began his music career as the guitarist for the English folk rock band Fairport Convention. As part of a new generation of British musicians in the late sixties, Fairport Convention ...