Richard Thompson

jamesoliver1234 · October 2018

So me of you will know i'm a massive fan of richard thompson.. i love his acoustic and electric playing as well as his songwriting ... i was lucky i got meet him on Wednesday at his gig in Bath which was a big thrill for me! has anyone else caught him on his 13 rivers tour?

jamesoliver1234 · October 2018

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Schnozz · October 2018

Awesome!! Minus the shirt - God damn Teles.

DannyP · October 2018

Yes! Such a great player.

jamesoliver1234 · October 2018

@DannyP ; agree'd! he has his own style don't sound like anyone which in my opinion is the ultimate goal as a musician.

victorludorum · October 2018

An absolute master player and songwriter, and I've never heard anyone disagree with that assessment.

thegummy · October 2018

Nice one.

I saw him on Jools Holland ages ago and it always stuck in my head but it wasn't til very recently I found out he's from Fairport Convention whome I've always been a fan of.

PhilM · October 2018

Seeing him in a couple of weeks. Girlfriend's parents are massive fans.

Blaendulais · October 2018

What a body of work he has over the years. Legendary. Deserves a better guitar than a tele in a T shirt picture - Havent you got an R8 T shirt

Blueingreen · October 2018

victorludorum said:

An absolute master player and songwriter, and I've never heard anyone disagree with that assessment.

I don't know if I'm necessarily disagreeing with the assessment, but he's never done much for me and I think I've given him a pretty fair crack of the whip (owned the 3 cd restrospective at as well as a handful of Fairport and/or solo and Richard and Linda stuff).

merlin · October 2018

I went to see him when he played at Brighton Dome last October 11th. Superb concert. Thanks to a forum member I ended up with three tickets... took my wife and she loved it too!

victorludorum · October 2018

Blueingreen said:

victorludorum said:

An absolute master player and songwriter, and I've never heard anyone disagree with that assessment.

I don't know if I'm necessarily disagreeing with the assessment, but he's never done much for me and I think I've given him a pretty fair crack of the whip (owned the 3 cd restrospective at as well as a handful of Fairport and/or solo and Richard and Linda stuff).

I knew I'd find you one day! ;-)

Funkfingers · October 2018

jamesoliver1234 said:

has anyone else caught him on his 13 rivers tour?

No but I did see his 2014 tour, promoting the album, "Electric".

prowla · October 2018

I saw him many years ago and he guested on a Crowded House album - a great guitarist!

TheBigDipper · October 2018

merlin said:

I went to see him when he played at Brighton Dome last October 11th. Superb concert. Thanks to a forum member I ended up with three tickets... took my wife and she loved it too!

Me too! It was fab. We were in Brighton for a few days (anniversary trip).

I'm off to the De La Warr Pavilion for the 1st Nov gig (my birthday). We're doing a trip from Christchurch and staying over in a posh B&B for the night.

I've seen RT at least a dozen times solo and five or six with a band. The current trio is a fine unit and I'm really looking forward to seeing them again. I'm enjoying the writing and playing on the new album, too.

Nice to be supporting a chap in his late 60s who is still creating new stuff rather than being his own tribute act.

I'd say the same about Van Der Graaf Generator, too - but probably not enough guitar playing for this forum. (Except I think I just did...)

richardhomer · October 2018

I’m a massive fan too - saw him at an outdoor gig at Gawsworth Hall in August and will be at the Manchester Opera House tomorrow night.

His playing at Gawsworth was on another level compared to anything I’ve seen him do before - sometimes elegant and melodic - sometimes really dissonant and angular. He’s a true original - and at nearly 70 seems to just get better and better. Can’t wait for tomorrow....

thebreeze · October 2018

I saw him on the Electric tour. I love his playing and his general approach to life and "the business". I also really liked the way he related to the audience - very natural, which included a kind of shyness and awkwardness as well as being at ease with where he's got to (if that makes any sense?). There's something about his voice though that I find hard to access. I really liked that album Family he did with his children.

mudslide73 · October 2018

I think I'm just down to him and Beck where I have absolutely no idea how he does some of his things. It's a lovely feeling when he takes a solo and it picks you up and puts you down in an unexpected place. Lovely storytelling as well.

boogieman · October 2018

I’ve seen him a couple of times but not recently. Great player with very much his own style, instantly recognisable. Personally I prefer him playing electric with a band, but he’s still pretty cool solo and acoustic.

Misty · October 2018

Couldn't agree more with all the praise, this has always been my favourite:

thegummy · October 2018

What's his best solo album?

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