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Tag Archives: Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson’s all request show, Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, California
Dear Richard, Please Will You Play…? Three shows, three settings, one happy woman Saturday night in Saratoga, California and for the third time in as many months, I’m gearing up to let an evening of music make me very, very … Continue reading
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Richard & Linda Thompson’s Hokey Pokey
It’s probably going too far to say that Hokey Pokey is an overlooked gem in the Richard Thompson catalog. But this, the second of six studio albums released by Richard and Linda Thompson between 1974 and 1982, generally doesn’t receive … Continue reading
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Richard Thompson’s You? Me? Us?
I was combing through the Green Man archives for songs on a Halloween theme when I thought of several of them on this Richard Thomson album. In a decades-long discography of albums full of dark songs, 1996’s You? Me? Us? … Continue reading
Dori Freeman’s Letters Never Read
The first single and opening track on Dori Freeman’s delightful sophomore album is a sunny, optimistic and warm portrait of love called “If I Could Make You My Own.” It’s a sweetly swinging tune full of professions of all the … Continue reading
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Richard Thompson’s Acoustic Rarities
Richard Thompson has always been a fairly prolific musician, but these past few years have been extraordinary. In addition to regular studio releases with his trio, solo and band tours, cruise tours and arts camps, he keeps popping out solo … Continue reading
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention, 10-12 August 2017
(Please note: For various reasons I will not mention all the groups that played this year.) There is some dispute about when the first Cropredy festival took place. The most common view is that it was the farewell concert Fairport … Continue reading
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Richard Thompson’s Acoustic Classics Vol. II
Richard Thompson follows up his popular Acoustic Classics release from 2014 with a second volume, aptly titled Acoustic Classics Vol. II. It’s a handpicked selection of some of his currently most popular songs from his solo acoustic performances, hitting all … Continue reading
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Patrick Humphries’ Richard Thompson: The Biography
Biographies of musicians are always dangerous propositions. Too many are tell-alls that insist on concentrating on lurid details and scandal, to the point where the reader forgets that the book is about a musician. Others go the other way, and … Continue reading
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Dear Richard, Please Will You Play…? Three shows, three settings, one happy woman
Saturday night in Saratoga, California and for the third time in as many months, I’m gearing up to let an evening of music make me very, very happy. The Carriage House, at the Montalvo Arts Centre, is a lovely little … Continue reading
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Richard Thompson: An interview on the occasion of his appearance at WOMADelaide 2001, Australia
A few things have changed in Richard Thompson’s life since his last visit to town for WOMADelaide 1997. For a brief moment, he even tasted some commercial success with his album Mock Tudor cracking the UK Top 30 last year, … Continue reading →