Guitar players will hear the pure, ringing tones conjured by 10 fingers that seem to be doing the work of 20 and say, "Oh, for sure — that's Richard Thompson." That nimble guitar work frames songs ...

For anyone who has ever handled a guitar, watching Richard Thompson’s nimble fingers gallop up and down the neck of that instrument is pretty close to a spiritual experience. Thompson doesn’t merely ...

It was a family affair at British singer-songwriter Richard Thompson’s 75th birthday concert, as his current wife, one notable ex-wife, and a host of children, grandchildren and unrelated star friends ...

British singer/songwriter Richard Thompson has a new box set of live performances, outtakes, and previously unreleased material. The 5-disc set, The Life and Music of Richard Thompson, was built from ...

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 ...

WHEN YOU shake the hand of a right-handed artist, you are not merely gripping fingers. You are, in the parlance of show business, shaking the moneymaker — the very instrument that, by putting idea to ...

Singer-songwriter Richard Thompson says he resisted the idea of a memoir for years, but once he decided to write one he found his objections soon drifted away. “I think I was reluctant until I got ...

In 2017, Ivor Novello Award-winning and GRAMMY® Award-nominated legend Richard Thompson gave himself up to the music itself. Picking up a guitar, emotions echoed through his deft fleet-fingered ...

How many Broadway shows has Richard Thompson been in? Richard Thompson has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows. How many West End shows has Richard Thompson been in? Richard Thompson has not appeared in ...