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 ...

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 ...

Shortly into his lead-off acoustic set at the Lobero Theatre on Wednesday, singer/songwriter/guitar hero Richard Thompson joked, “It’s really fun opening for yourself. It’s cheaper, too.” The audience ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When a musician is able to hold your attention and you don't know one of their songs, they're probably pretty good. That's my assessment of guitarist Richard Thompson who commanded the Gentilly stage ...

This cover image released by New West Records shows "Ship to Shore" by Richard Thompson. (New West Records via AP) For more than half a century, British guitarist Richard Thompson has created albums ...

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 ...