Richard Thompson

A great folk and roots mix to welcome in the weekend with featuring new music from Shooglenifty, Richard Thompson, Kila, Blueflint, The Milk Carton Kids and many more.

Our Song of the Day is ‘Beatnik Walking’ a track from Richard Thompson’s forthcoming new album Still, an album of new music produced by Jeff Tweedy. His UK tour kicks off in August at Purbeck Valley Folk Festival.

Richard Thompson will release Still, an album of new music produced by Jeff Tweedy, on June 29, 2015 via Proper Records. Still was recorded in a two-story rehearsal loft in Chicago over the course of just nine days with Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy at the helm, backed by several longtime players from both Thompson’s and Tweedy’s bands.

The lineup for this year’s Purbeck Valley Folk Festival just keeps getting better but they have pulled out all stops this year with their latest announcement that Richard Thompson will headline their Friday night solo. A rare opportunity and a great start to this brilliant family friendly festival.

In a recent interview Richard Thompson revealed that his forthcoming new studio album is to be produced by Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy. The album will feature all new songs.

Read our live review of the highly anticipated Thompson Family gigs at London’s Kings Place. Plus, we have an exclusive chat with Teddy Thompson before he takes to the stage.

With Teddy Thompson as the guiding hand and three generations of the Thompson clan fulfilling their writing brief, the resultant Family album matches the ambition of bringing this extraordinary musical dynasty together.

We bring you your first taste of the long-awaited collaborative Thompson album ‘Family’ with the title track featuring Teddy Thompson, also our Song of the Day.

Rich Musical Heritage Comes Full Circle On Long-Awaited Collaborative Album Featuring Teddy, Richard, Linda and Kami Thompson.

We are giving away a fantastic folk festival prize bundle: Tickets to Fairport’s Cropredy festival plus 4 classic folk vinyl LP re-presses from John Martyn, Sandy Denny, Richard & Linda Thompson and Fairport Convention.

Acoustic Classics is what it claims: a collection 14 tracks culled from Richard Thompson’s 40 plus year career. These all new acoustic recordings will keep even the devoted fans happy.

Listen to the opening track from Richard Thompson’s new album Acoustic Classics – I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight. One of the best.