Singer/guitarist Richard Thompson’s songs of darkness and despair aren’t an easy listen, given his doleful vocals; tangled, turbulent melodies; and observational narratives that strike a ...

Richard Thompson wrote "The Great Valerio", and Linda Thompson sung it. Together they display the power of metaphor in ...

"The Old Kit Bag" is Richard Thompson's power-trio album. Except for some harmony vocals by Judith Owen and a few of his own overdubs, the singer-guitarist is backed only by bassist Danny Thompson and ...

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 began his music career as the guitarist for the English folk rock band Fairport Convention. As part of a new generation of British musicians in the late sixties, Fairport Convention ...