“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 ...

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 ...

Richard Thompson may not be a household name. But he’s the kind of songwriter and guitarist revered by many music legends. He played a pivotal role in Britain’s late 1960s folk music revival. After ...

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 ...

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 ...

Danny Thompson, the veteran musician who worked with Pentangle and John Martyn, and collaborated with artists like Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel, has died. Thompson passed away at home in Rickmansworth, ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

The British folk legend Richard Thompson is back. Thompson published a memoir in 2021, but he hasn't given us an LP since 2018's 13 Rivers. That will change when he releases his self-produced Ship To ...

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 ...