“If you love to dance to the music of the 15th century,” Richard Thompson tells the audience at Annapolis’s Rams Head on Stage, “you’ll love this one.” That song, “The Old Pack Mule,” does have the ...

Richard Thompson is a man who refuses to slow down. He is that rare artist who reliably churns out an album every two years, whilst maintaining stringent quality control and pushing himself to move in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Richard Thompson. Fairport Convention co-founder Richard Thompson has announced the release of his first studio album in six years ...

Richard Thompson has been playing his millennial overview for six years now and not for a second has it grown tired or even obvious. With historical anecdotes, wisecracks and an unshakeable British ...

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 ...

He may be 77 now, but Richard Thomson still feels connected and vital, writes David Pollock ...

Legendary singer and songwriter Richard Thompson plays at the cherished Tabernacle venue. Prolific and legendary songwriter Richard Thompson brings his wide-ranging collection of songs to the ...

“Well, it’s gotten me this far,” proclaimed Richard Thompson Sunday at the Academy of Music in Northampton, Mass., recounting his defiant rejoinder when a manager decried Thompson’s downbeat, doomy ...

Is 1982’s Shoot Out the Lights the best album Richard Thompson ever made? Fans think it is. His own opinion might surprise ...

Dark times, you say? All rivers meet their end when they meet the sea, and Ship to Shore, featuring the same line-up of players in drummer Michael Jerome, bassist Taras Prodaniuk and guitarist Bobby ...

The legendary Richard Thompson returns with Ship to Shore today. Critics are already calling the new 12-song collection the finest Thompson has released in the 21st century and one of the best in his ...

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 ...