“If you love to dance to the music of the 15th century,” Richard Thompson tells the audience at Annapolis’s Rams Head on Stage, “you’ll love this one.” That song, “The Old Pack Mule,” does have the ...

At age 69, legendary guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson has written and recorded hundreds of songs, but sometimes that creative force that drives his music remains a bit of a mystery.

The first concert announced for the 2026 Summer Concert Series at the Ocean City Music Pier will feature Judy Collins and ...

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 ...

Richard Thompson may not be a household name. But he’s the kind of songwriter and guitarist revered by many music legends. He played a pivotal role in Britain’s late 1960s folk music revival. After ...

“Well, it’s gotten me this far,” proclaimed Richard Thompson Sunday at the Academy of Music in Northampton, Mass., recounting his defiant rejoinder when a manager decried Thompson’s downbeat, doomy ...

Indeed, Thompson's 75 th birthday concert will land on 8 June at the Royal Albert Hall, with a dazzling range of musical guests to rival the same venue’s epic 70th birthday bash five years ago.

The British folk legend Richard Thompson is back. Thompson published a memoir in 2021, but he hasn't given us an LP since 2018's 13 Rivers. That will change when he releases his self-produced Ship To ...

The good: The English singer/songwriter and folk rock legend releases his 19th solo effort. The bad: Nothing. The nitty gritty: He has been a distinct voice for over half a century; the guy never ...