Aquarium Drunkard » Richard Thompson

Music From Grizzly Man, is full of similarly stunning moments. The music Richard Thompson and his collaborators conjured up was the perfect accompaniment to Werner Herzog’s documentary about th...

https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2022/05/05/richard-thompson-the-aquarium-drunkard-interview-2/

Our guest this week is guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson. One of the founding fathers of British folk rock, he’s the author of a new book, Beeswing. It chronicles the early days of his ...

https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2021/05/12/richard-thompson-transmissions/

Like Some Cool River is a sampling of Richard Thompson covers from over the decades, with inspired offerings from old comrades (Sandy Denny, Iain Matthews) alongside devoted acolytes (Robyn Hitch...

https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2019/03/04/like-some-cool-river-reimagining-richard-thompson/

Time has not dulled Richard Thompson. On his new record  13 Rivers , the 69-year-old's guitar sounds as barbed as ever, ringing with the same rawness that defines past masterpieces like Shoot ...

https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2018/09/13/richard-thompson-the-aquarium-drunkard-interview/

If there were justice in this world, there would be at least three albums full of Linda Thompson / Sandy Denny duets (under the Crazy Ladies moniker, perhaps?). But no! The post Sandy Denny (R...

https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2018/08/26/sandy-denny-richard-linda-thompson-live-in-london-1972/

A welcome addition to the Richard Thompson official live archive, this three-CD/two-DVD set captures the singer-songwriter-guitarist shortly after his split with Linda Thompson, his longtime per...

https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2018/01/08/richard-thompson-band-live-at-rockpalast/

Like any artist who has been making records for close to five decades, Richard Thompson has tried out various modes and methods in the studio. He's worked with a variety of producers, The pos...

https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2015/04/28/richard-thompson-beatnik-walking/

“Some songs deserve to fall off the radar,” wrote Richard Thompson curtly in response to a question on his website about a handful of “lost” tunes he and his then-wife Linda Thompson ...

https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2013/04/02/richard-linda-thompson-theatre-royal-london-uk-1977/