RT and Co. will kick off their "1000 Years of Popular Music" tour Saturday, January 19th in Charlotte, NC. Joining RT during this round will be Debra Dobkin and Judith Owen. Additional tour date can be found here:
http://www.richardthompson-music.com/tour.asp
Check out RT's newest album, Sweet Warrior, available now!
Influences
RT Fans sound off! Where are you from?
The UK The US France Germany Spain/Portugal Belgium/The Netherlands Eastern Europe Asia South America Other
"I still believe music can change the world and will. It's real, and with the media in place, it can still develop a powerful wallop."
Richard Thompson- Beesweb "Viewpoint", 11.8.07
THIS IS A RICHARD THOMPSON FANSITE ONLY!
While it would be awesome if RT actually could respond, do we really think one of the greatest musicians of the age has time for a MySpace profile? :) If you would like to contact RT, we suggest emailing the moderators of his official site:
beekeeper@richardthompson-music.com
These folks are extremely prompt and helpful. We've always had great luck in contacting them.
Excerpt from RT's official website:
http://www.richardthompson-music.com/
Named by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the Top 20 Guitarists of all-time and the recent recipient of both an Ivor Novello Award for Songwriting and the 2006 BBC Lifetime Achievement Award, the iconic British folk rock legend is one of the world's most critically acclaimed and prolific songwriters. His work is admired and recorded by such artists as Bonnie Raitt, David Byrne and Elvis Costello. From his teenage years as a founding member of the 1960's pioneering group Fairport Convention to duo work with his then-wife, Linda Thompson, and over 20 years as a solo artist, to scoring Werner Hertzog's 2005 documentary 'Grizzly Man', Richard Thompson's astounding body of work includes over 40 albums of lyrical wit anchored by such a singular acoustic and electric guitar delivery that Newsweek recently announced, 'like all genuine art, it satisfies completely.'
When I saw you play last month here in Arcata, I was of course in awe of your music, but I think what I appreciated the most was your warm smile, which cheered me up at the end of a very rough day :)
Do you know Live, Lunch Larf and Laugh with Henry Kaiser Fred Frith and John French? .. I just listened to it again after a good spell and it is holding up just fine. What a voice RT has! What a guitarist!
Probe the day, each day, for Opportunity or disappointment, is it Endless change or constant stasis? Total the breaths, the sighs, if you can Retrace smiles and laughter, frowns and tears; Your conclusion, a life or a poem?
Richard Thompson track 'Francesca' to be aired on Merlin's Magical Music Moments Wednesday 4th March 2009; 20.30 - 22.00 pm GMT. The full play list is now up on my blog.
To listen live follow the link @ www. soundartradio. org. uk
