Tag Archives: Richard Thompson

Richard Thompson’s ‘RT’ The life and music of Richard Thompson

Posted on 27th May 2006 by Gary Whitehouse

“It’s good to be able to choose to look back.” — Richard Thompson, as quoted by Nigel Schofield in ‘RT’ A celebration of the life and music of Richard Thompson, the book accompanying the box set of the same name. … Continue reading →

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Richard Thompson’s Front Parlour Ballads

Posted on 27th July 2005 by Gary Whitehouse

A new release from Richard Thompson is always an occasion, although this one is perhaps a bit less so than most. For an “aging folk-rocker,” Mr. Thompson is in the midst of an extraordinarily productive period. Freed from the constraints … Continue reading →

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The Richard Thompson Band’s Ducknapped! and Richard Thompson’s 1000 Years of Popular Music

Posted on 20th August 2003 by Gary Whitehouse

To counter widespread bootlegging of his music, Richard Thompson decided to from time to time issue “unofficial” live recordings. With the birth of his official website “Beesweb” and a label of the same name, the number of these releases has … Continue reading →

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Richard Thompson’s The Old Kit Bag

Posted on 15th April 2003 by Gary Whitehouse

In these angst-ridden times, it’s appropriate that Richard Thompson subtitles his first studio release in nearly four years, “Unguents, Fig Leaves and Tourniquets for the Soul.” But one can rarely take anything about Richard Thompson at face value, except for … Continue reading →

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Richard Thompson’s Action Packed

Posted on 12th March 2001 by Gary Whitehouse

Richard Thompson is the sort of musician who invites superlatives. He’s one of the best singer-songwriters and one of the best guitarists of the past 50 years. With a career that has spanned four decades, Thompson has amassed a discography … Continue reading →

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Richard Thompson’s Watching the Dark

Posted on 17th June 2000 by Richard Condon

Richard Thompson is often described as a cult figure, a description that Thompson himself defines as meaning that he does not have hit records and, as a result, does not make a fortune from his art. Even adepts of the … Continue reading →

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Richard Thompson Band, Aladdin Theater, Portland, Oregon – Sept. 14, 1999

Posted on 16th September 1999 by Gary Whitehouse

Richard Thompson has always rocked; sometimes more, sometimes less. Unfortunately, he got that pesky prefix “folk” appended to his title, because he was a founding member of the seminal English folk-rock group … uh, Pentangle? no; Steeleye Span? no; oh … Continue reading →

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