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Richard Thompson at 75: Revisiting a classic Hot Press interview

As Richard Thompson celebrates his 75th birthday, we're revisiting a remarkably in-depth interview with the iconic singer, songwriter and musician...

Interview: Fairport Convention's Dave Pegg on the band's latest tour

LEGENDARY British folk rockers Fairport Convention have announced dates for their Winter 2024 tour, with a gig at Liverpool's Tung Auditorium one…

Richard and Linda Thompson: I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit the folk-rock duo's darkly holistic 1974 debut, a quixotic blend of the old and the new.

FUV Book Club: Richard Thompson: Beeswing

Thompson dissects his youth with forensic precision and a robust memory.

Sandy Denny - Everything2.com

She was born Alexandra Elene MacLean Denny on 6 January 1947 in Wimbledon, in south London. She went to art school, worked as a nurse, and sang in folk ...

Richard Thompson: school of rock

Guitar great Richard Thompson talks Fairport Convention and his folk-rock beginnings with 'Beeswing' memoir | Music

Richard Thompson performs during the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at the New Orleans Fairgrounds Racetrack in New Orleans, on May 2, 2008. Thompson’s book “Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice 1967–1975” released on April 6. AP File Photo/DAVE MARTIN

Richard Thompson, a quiet music great, pens revelatory memoir: 'It was necessary to write about the hooker'

Fans of Richard Thompson — whose admirers range from Bonnie Raitt and Bob Dylan to the members of Los Lobos and Dinosaur Jr. — know he has long been critically acclaimed as one of the finest and most distinctive guitarists and singer-songwriters on either side of the Atlantic. They also know he helped create English folk-rock in the 1960s as a member of Fairport Convention, a pioneering London band with which Jimi Hendrix liked to sit in and jam. And fans know Thompson has been a prolific solo artist for nearly 50 years, during which time his songs have been recorded by everyone from R.E.M., Johnny Cash and The Pointer Sisters to The Neville Brothers, Tom Jones and bluegrass king Del McCoury.

Richard Thompson, a quiet music great, pens revelatory memoir: 'It was necessary to write about the hooker'

Print Fans of Richard Thompson — whose admirers range from Bonnie Raitt and Bob Dylan to the members of Los Lobos and Dinosaur Jr. — know he has long been critically acclaimed as one of the finest and most distinctive guitarists and singer-songwriters on either side of the Atlantic. They also know he helped create English folk-rock in the 1960s as a member of Fairport Convention, a pioneering London band with which Jimi Hendrix liked to sit in and jam. And fans know Thompson has been a prolific solo artist for nearly 50 years, during which time his songs have been recorded by everyone from R.E.M., Johnny Cash and The Pointer Sisters to The Neville Brothers, Tom Jones and bluegrass king Del McCoury.